Range Resources Leader Named Engineer of the Year

The Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania recently named Ray N. Walker Jr.—a Range Resources executive and co-founder of the Marcellus Shale Coalition—its Engineer of the Year.

The honor was in recognition of his "pioneering Marcellus Shale natural gas development work."

Walker is senior vice president and chief operating officer at Range Resources, which has a headquarters in Southpointe II. Led by Walker, Range successfully drilled and completed the first Marcellus Shale natural gas well.

“This award is truly a testament to and an affirmation of the tremendous talent and dedicated professionals we are fortunate to have at Range, including some of the industry’s best and brightest engineers,” Walker said in a statement. “Natural gas development from the Marcellus Shale has proven to be one of the most transformative and pivotal energy breakthroughs of our lifetime. It’s been an incredible experience—both professionally and personally—to be so closely involved in this positive progress for the region and our nation.”

Marcellus Shale Coalition President Kathryn Klaber lauded Walker for the achievement.

“Ray’s enthusiasm for the responsible development of clean, American natural gas is matched only by his passion to ensure that our industry remains committed to getting this historic opportunity right,” she said. “This important recognition is well-deserved, and on behalf of the organization he helped to build, I thank Ray again for the enormous steps forward our industry has made, and continues to make, because of his thoughtful leadership and vision.”