Symposium Schedule

8:30 am Registration Opens 

9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcoming Remarks 
Melissa Williams Murphy, Executive Director, The Bryan Museum 
Amelia White, History Specialist, The Bryan Museum  

9:15 am – 10:00 am Legacy of the Early Gulf Coast Cowboys 
Tom Linton, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Texas A & M University, Galveston 

10:00 am – 10:15 am 
Break 

10:15 am – 11:00 am Spindletop, the Quasquicentennial 
Paul Spellman, PhD, Historian 

11:00 am – 11:15 am 
Break 

11:15 am – 12:15 pm 
Moderated Panel: The Future of Texas Energy 

Nikki Morris, MBA, MS, Executive Director, Ralph Lowe Energy Institute at Texas Christian University 
Marilu Hastings, MBA, MS, Executive Vice President, Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation  
Joseph Powell, PhD, Aspire Shell Endowed Executive Director of the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute 

12:15 pm – 1:45 pm 
Lunch 

12:45 pm – 1:30 pm AI and the Texas Medical Industry 
Peter McCaffrey, MD, MS, FCAP, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, UTMB Health  

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Pioneering Aviation in Texas 
Barbara Ganson, PhD, Professor, Florida Atlantic University 

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm 
Highlights of the Museum Tours 
Eric Broussard, Curator, The Bryan Museum – First Floor Galleries 
Meg Tucker, Programs Manger, The Bryan Museum – Second Floor Galleries 
Bryan Museum Docent – Orphans' Home Exhibition 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm 
Closing Reception