ALLEN T. MCINNES - Corporate Board Profile

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2004-04-28	Allen T. McInnes, 66 Chairman of the Board from July 1993 to March 2004; Secretary from November 1997 to March 2004; Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1993 to March 1996; Executive Vice-President and Director of Tenneco, Inc. 1960-1992; President and CEO of Tetra Technologies, Inc. from April 1996 to August 2001; Director of Tetra Technologies, 1996 to present; Dean, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University from August, 2001 to present; Director of Alamosa PCS, a wireless communication company which is an affiliate of Sprint since February, 2003.
2005-04-29	The Company 2s directors are not currently receiving any cash compensation for their services. However, on March 18, 2004, the Company 2s Board of Directors approved the granting to each director the number of shares of the Company 2s Common Stock equivalent to $5,000 (based upon the March 17, 2004 closing price of the Common Stock of $.86 per share 6 5,814 shares) in lieu of cash compensation. In addition, on April 2, 2003, the Company 2s Board of Directors approved the granting of 7,500 shares of the Company 2s Common Stock per director for each year of service as a director up to a maximum of five (5) years (or a maximum of 37,500 shares of Common Stock per director) in lieu of cash compensation. The Board of Directors has an Executive Committee comprised of Messrs. McInnes, Barrett and Gardner, an Audit Committee comprised of Messrs. McInnes, Gardner and Hurtt, and a Stock Option Committee comprised of Messrs. McInnes, Barrett and Gardner. The Board of Directors has determined that the following three directors have no material relationship with the Company that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment and are therefore independent directors of the Company: Allen T. McInnes, Herbert M. Gardner and William C. Hurtt, Jr.
2006-04-21	Allen T. McInnes, 68 None Chairman of the Board from July 1993 to March 2004; Secretary from November 1997 to March 2004; Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1993 to March 1996; Executive Vice-President and Director of Tenneco, Inc. 1960-1992; President and CEO of Tetra Technologies, Inc. from April 1996 to September 2001; Director of Tetra Technologies, from 1996 to present; Dean, Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University from August, 2001 to present; Director of Alamosa PCS, a wireless communication company (an affiliate of Sprint) from February 2003 to February 2006.
2007-04-30	The Board of Directors has an Executive Committee comprised of Messrs. McInnes, Barrett, and Gardner, an Audit Committee comprised of Messrs. McInnes, Gardner, and Hurtt, and a Stock Option Committee comprised of Messrs. McInnes, Barrett, and Gardner.
2008-04-25	Allen T. McInnes, 70 Director of the Company since 1993; Chairman of the Board from July 1993 to March 2004; Secretary of the Company from November 1997 to March 2004; Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1993 to March 1996; Executive Vice-President and Director of Tenneco, Inc. from 1960-1992; President and Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Technologies, Inc. from April 1996 to September 2001; Director of Tetra Technologies, a chemical manufacturer, from 1996 to present; Chairman of the Board, President, and Treasurer of Chase Packaging Corporation, a development stage company, since 1997; Dean of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University from August 2001 to present.
2009-04-28	Allen T. McInnes, 71 Director of the Company since 1993; Chairman of the Board from July 1993 to March 2004; Secretary of the Company from November 1997 to March 2004; Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1993 to March 1996; Executive Vice-President and Director of Tenneco, Inc. from 1960-1992; President and Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Technologies, Inc. from April 1996 to September 2001; Director of Tetra Technologies, a chemical manufacturer, from 1996 to present; Chairman of the Board, President, and Treasurer of Chase Packaging Corporation, a development stage company, since 1997; Dean of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University from August 2001 to present.
2012-04-24	Allen T. McInnes, Ph.D., 74 Director of the Company since 1993; Chairman of the Board from July 1993 to March 2004 and Presiding Director of the Board since March 2004; Secretary of the Company from November 1997 to March 2004; Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 1993 to March 1996; Director of Tetra Technologies, a chemical manufacturer, since 1993; President and Chief Executive Officer of Tetra Technologies, Inc. from April 1996 to January 2000; Chairman of the Board, President, and Treasurer of Chase Packaging Corporation, a development stage company, since 1997; and Dean of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University from September 2001 to present. Dr. McInnes was selected to serve as a director of the Company due to his extensive background as an experienced leader of major organizations, his experience serving on the boards of other public companies, and his experience as chief executive officer of another public company. In addition, Dr. McInnes 27 current position as Dean of the Business School at Texas Tech University provides the Board with a link to recent developments in business management practices. Dr. McInnes qualifies as an 3audit committee financial expert 4 under the guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee has the responsibility to oversee the Company 27s guidelines to govern the process by which risk assessment and risk management is undertaken by management. The Company 27s Executive Committee is comprised of Dr. McInnes, and Messrs. Barrett and Gardner. The Company 27s Compensation Committee is comprised of Dr. McInnes, Mr. Flynn, and Ms. Hurtt. The Company 27s Audit Committee is comprised of Dr. McInnes, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Flynn, and Ms. Hurtt. The Company 27s Stock Awards Committee is comprised of Dr. McInnes, Mr. Flynn, and Ms. Hurtt. For services performed in 2011, each outside director received fees of $55,000, consisting of $22,000 representing quarterly cash payments of $5,500, and stock options with a value of $33,000. In 2010, the Company 27s Stock Awards Committee failed to grant stock options to the outside directors, and in 2011 the Board determined to issue an additional cash payment of $33,000 to each outside director instead which are included in the Fees Earned column in the table below. In addition, each outside director received $1,650 for each Board meeting attended and $825 for each committee meeting attended, respectively. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional $10,500. Directors who are employees of the Company do not receive directors 27 fees. The following table provides information about the compensation earned by the outside members of the Board during fiscal year 2011. Allen T. McInnes 116,325 33,000 149,325