James K. Anderson graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute High School and one year later fought in World War II as an infantry scout in the 319th Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, Third Army. He was later discharged with the rank of buck sergeant. In 1946, Anderson began his sterling college career at the University of Oklahoma, where in just three short years, he graduated with a B.S. in geological engineering in 1949. While at OU, he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity as well as the honor fraternities of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Tau and Sigma Gamma Epsilon. Less than a decade after college, Anderson followed his entrepreneurial spirit and started James K. Anderson Inc., an independent oil and gas exploration and production company where he still serves as president and CEO.
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John H. Moore is a native of Apache, and a graduate of OU, earning a B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1945. He later attended Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and served in the U.S. Navy. Upon leaving the Navy, Moore pursued a 26-year career with Texaco, including assignments in Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, Trinidad and South America, where he held petroleum engineering and management positions. His last position with Texaco was as general manager in charge of Texaco’s Latin American operations. In 1972, John joined Denver-based Ladd Petroleum Corp., quickly rising through the management ranks from executive vice president to president, assuming the role of chairman of the board and CEO in 1986. John retired from Ladd in 1988.
Ted L. Sandridge graduated from OU in 1959 with a B.S. in geological engineering. Following graduation, Ted served briefly with the U.S. Army Infantry, then continued to serve as a member of the U.S. Army Reserve for several years. Ted joined Phillips Petroleum Co. in 1959 as a geological trainee, then served as geologist or chief geologist in various locations ranging from Odessa, Texas to Oslo, Norway, from Bogota, Colombia to Bartlesville. In 1978, he was promoted to director of planning for Phillips Europe/Africa Division, located in London. In 1995, Ted was named vice president for global ventures and international business relations and held that position until his retirement.