Background
Frizzell, Kent was born on February 11, 1929 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Elton Sanderson and Irma A. (Hays) Frizzell.
Frizzell, Kent was born on February 11, 1929 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Son of Elton Sanderson and Irma A. (Hays) Frizzell.
Friends University (Bachelor of Arts). Washburn University of Topeka (Juris Doctor).
Private practice, Wichita, 1955-1963. Partner firm McCarter, Frizzell & Wettig, 1963-1968. Member Kansas Senate, 1965-1969.
Attorney general Kansas, 1969-1971. Assistant attorney general Land and Natural Resources division United States Department Justice, Washington, 1972-1973. Solicitor Department Interior, 1973-1975, undersecretary, 1975-1976.
Director National Energy Law and Policy Institute University Tulsa, 1976-1994. Professor emeritus University Tulsa, 1995. Chief government negotiator Wounded Knee, South Dakota, 1973.
Member National Petroleum Council, 1977-1979. Member Barteltt Council of Energy Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 1984-1989. Member National Advisory Board Washington Legal Foundation, since 1986.
Member, board trustees William Allen White Foundation, University Kansas, 1987-1990.
President Board of Education, Wichita, 1959-1965, member National Coal Council, 1991-1996. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1948-1952. Member Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Kappa Psi.