Profile

EDUCATION

• HARVARD LAW SCHOOL - JD - 1961
• STANFORD UNIVERSITY - BA - 1958, mcl, Phi Beta Kappa

BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• 2000-2006
  Professor of Law and Director, National Energy-Environment Law and Policy Institute, University of Tulsa College of Law
• 1997-2000
  Attorney at Law and Consultant for USAID (consulting in Kazakhstan and Georgia); Owner - Petroleum Associates International, Consultants
• 1996-1997
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Naval Petroleum Reserves and Divestment - U.S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D.C.
• 1991-1996
  President and owner of Cherokee Operating Company (oil and gas exploration); Attorney at Law
• 1989-1991
  Chapman Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law - University of Tulsa School of Law; Deputy Director, National Energy Law and Policy Institute (NELPI)
• 1981-1989
  Attorney at Law and owner of Cherokee Operating Company (oil and gas exploration); Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulsa University Law School; Senior Fellow - "Law and Society" Program, Tulsa University College of Arts and Sciences
• 1977-1981
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil, Natural Gas and Oil Shale - U. S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D.C.
• 1964-1977
  Partner in law firm of Doerner, Stuart, Saunders, Daniel and Langenkamp, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1962-1964
  Attorney with Steadman, Collier and Shannon, Washington, D.C.

HONORS

• Susan J. Ferrell Memorial Distinguished Career in Public Policy Award - The University of Tulsa College of Law, 2001
• Patriotism in Energy Award - International Society of Energy Advocates, 1998
• Naval Petroleum Reserves Appreciation Award - 1997
• Outstanding Performance Medal - U.S. Department of Energy, 1980
• Exceptional Service Award - U.S. Department of Energy, 1979
• Outstanding Young Lawyer - Tulsa County Bar Association, 1970

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Oklahoma Nature Conservancy - Trustee, 2001 to present
• Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority - Trustee, 1998-2002; Chairman 2002 to present
• University Center at Tulsa - Trustee and Regent, 1992-96; Chairman 1992-93
• Rogers University - Regent, 1996-98
• Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics - Trustee, 1994-1999