ANCHORAGE, AK – Kevin M. Hostler, President and CEO of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, will be inducted into the State of Alabama’s Engineering Hall of Fame this weekend at a Feb. 21 ceremony in Auburn, Alabama. Hostler is one of seven new inductees to join the prestigious Hall of Fame.  

The organization cited Hostler's 30-year career in the oil industry. A statement from the Hall of Fame said that Hostler “has not only helped protect the environment and develop one of Alaska's most valuable resources, but he has also taught future generations to follow his example by ethically handling the nation's crude oil supply and the environment.”  

Hostler became president of Alyeska in fall 2005 and is the ninth executive to lead the company since its establishment in 1970. On behalf of five owner companies, Alyeska operates and maintains the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, which transports crude oil some 800 miles from the North Slope of Alaska to the Valdez Marine Terminal, supplying about 16 percent of the nation's crude oil supply.  

Before coming to Alyeska, Hostler served as Senior Vice President for BP's global human resources organization and, before that, was the Business Unit Leader and Associate President of BP’s subsidiary in Colombia. Hostler's diverse 30-year career in the oil and gas industry includes leadership assignments in the United States, England, Scotland, and Columbia and extensive experience in the production and operations side of the business. Hostler and his wife, Becky, live in Anchorage, and have two adult children. 

Officials with the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame credited Hostler's stewardship of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, his commitment to mentoring future oil industry professionals, and his commitment to education and scholarships, including his leadership in helping to endow a chairperson for the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the University of Alaska.  

The Engineering Hall of Fame was founded in 1987 by proclamation of the Alabama governor. The organization honors, preserves, and perpetuates the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of individuals, projects, and corporations/institutions that have brought and continue to bring significant recognition to the State of Alabama.

Hostler was previously honored as a Distinguished Engineering Fellow by the University of Alabama in April 2008. Hostler graduated from that university in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.   

For further information, contact Michelle Egan, Alyeska Corporate Communications Director, at 787-8870. 

For more information on Alyeska, visit the company’s website at www.alyeska-pipe.com.