holds the position of Senior Vice President – Exploration.  He joined Devon through its 1999 acquisition of PennzEnergy Corporation where he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager - Offshore.  Van Wie began his career as a geologist for Tenneco Oil Company in 1974 and has more than 30 years of energy industry experience in a wide variety of exploration, development and exploitation capacities.  He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, serves as a Trustee for the American Geological Institute Foundation, is a Vice Chairman of IPAA’s Offshore Committee, is a Board member of the National Ocean Industries Association.  Van Wie received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York and received a Master’s degree and Ph.D in Geology from the University of Cincinnati.