Dr. Stephen A. Holditch joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 1976 and retired in January 2013. From January 2004-January 2012, Dr. Holditch was the Head of the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering.

Dr. Holditch started S.A. Holditch & Associates, Inc. in 1977, which was a full service petroleum engineering and geologic consulting company. The company specialized in tight gas reservoirs, coalbed methane and shale gas reservoirs. Schlumberger Ltd. purchased the company in 1997, and Dr. Holditch became a Schlumberger Fellow. As a Fellow, Dr. Holditch was an advisor to the top executives in Schlumberger and represented the company in numerous technical meetings from 1997 to 2004.

Dr. Holditch was the Society of Petroleum Engineers, International (SPE) President 2002, SPE Vice President-Finance and a member of the Board of Directors for the SPE from 1998-2003. He was elected as an SPE and AIME Honorary Member in 2006.

In 1995, Holditch was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Dr. Holditch was named a 2014 Distinguished Alumnus from Texas A&M University.