THE NATIONAL PETROLEUM ENERGY CREDIT ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1935 AT THE BLACKSTONE HOTEL IN FORT WORTH BY THIS GROUP OF CREDIT EXECUTIVES OF THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY. THESE FOUNDERS LEAVE BEHIND THE LEGACY OF THE GROWTH OF A LOOSE FELLOWSHIP INTO THE PRESENT ACTIVE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY IN THE U.S.
J. I. CLEMONS (TEXACO) CHAIRMAN
S. S. BARRETT (MAGNOLIA PETROLEUM CO)
G. H. KIBBEE (SINCLAIR)
W. C. SAMUELS (TEXACO)
R. A. SMOTHERS (CITIES SERVICE)
F. R. SPRINGER (HUMBLE OIL COMPANY)
Past Presidents
Name
Term
Site
Pamela Green 2007-2008 Savannah, GA Deborah Anderson 2006-2007 Austin, TX Wanda Stevens 2005-2006 San Diego, CA Mike Adamec 2004-2005 Englewood, CO Randall S. Warren 2003-2004 Stone Mountain John D. Maxey 2002-2003 Tucson Donald S. Staley (Honorary) 2002-2003 Tucson Terry Batt 2001-2002 Frisco Curtis Ray Been 2000-2001 Santa Fe Robert Jopson, CCE 1999-2000 San Antonio Thomas W. White, CCE 1998-1999 Colorado Springs Debra C. Schmalz
1997-98
Scottsdale
Arlene F. Lewis
1996-97
Austin
Robert P. Raichle, CCE
1995-96
Houston
Jerry W. Burt
1994-95
Dallas
Patrick Mountain
1993-94
San Antonio
Don R. Fox
1992-93
Albuquerque
Karl Strobl
1991-92
El Paso
Ivan E. Grimm
1990-91
Corpus Christi
Jerry F. Dean, CCE
1989-90
Denver
Al M. Wamsley, Jr.
1988-89
Tulsa
Gail C. Lewis
1987-88
Austin
Bob J. Hickman
1986-87
Dallas
Alex H. McKinnon
1985-86
Houston
Craig J. Crovetto
1985-86
Houston
Joanna (Jody) King
1984-85
Tulsa
J. Alan Babcock
1983-84
Dallas
Walter (Walt) L. Adkins
1982-83
Houston
Paul E. Hockett
1981-82
Tulsa
Charles Ladd Smith
1980-81
Houston
John L. Hiller
1979-80
Dallas
William T. Little
1978-79
Tulsa
Grant E. Hook
1977-78
San Antonio
Herb Bailey
1976-77
Houston
John Swanson Jr.
1975-76
Tulsa
Thomas D. Hart
1974-75
Dallas
Darwin (Doc) G. Eaton
1973-74
Houston
W. Clancy Best
1972-73
Tulsa
A. W. Crosson
1971-72
Houston
Lloyd W. Brooks
1970-71
Tulsa
George N. Brunner
1969-70
Dallas
Kenneth L. Burger
1968-69
Houston
Paul W. Crawford
1967-68
Tulsa
John R. Pace
1966-67
Dallas
Hayden R. Hancock
1965-66
Houston
Ernest S. Winter
1964-65
Tulsa
J. Richard Spence
1963-64
Dallas
Larry O. Rydholm
1962-63
Galveston
William L. Orr
1961-62
Houston
Martin E. Bruce
1960-61
Tulsa
S. J. Barrett
1959-60
Dallas
George B. Wilhelm
1958-59
Fort Worth
A. J. (Woody) Woodward
1957-58
Oklahoma City
Dewey Walker
1956-57
Dallas
W. H. (Hap) Arnold
1955-56
Houston
Henry J. Denman
1954-55
Tulsa
H. O. Sims
1953-54
Dallas
Richard R. Thomas
1952-53
Houston
Matt C. Roberts
1951-52
San Antonio
J. E. Butler
1950-51
Dallas
Jim I. Clemons
1949-50
Fort Worth
Eldred P. Simmons
1948-49
Dallas
Leo E. Jones
1947-48
New Orleans
F. R. (Duke) Springer
1946-47
Dallas
G. E. Mahaffey
1945-46
Galveston
Guy H. Kibbee
1944-45
Fort Worth