Background
Bowsher, Arthur LeRoy was born on April 29, 1917 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. Son of Dallas and Sally Loraine (Fox) Bowsher.
geologist researcher petroleum company executive
Bowsher, Arthur LeRoy was born on April 29, 1917 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, United States. Son of Dallas and Sally Loraine (Fox) Bowsher.
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering, University Tulsa, 1941. Postgraduate, University Kansas, 1941-1942, 46-47.
Associate curator, United States National Museum, Washington, 1947-1952; geologist, United States Geological Survey, Fairbanks, Alaska., 1952-1957; chief exploration strategist, United States Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, 1978-1981; explorationist, Arco and Sinclair Oil and Gas Company, Tulsa, Dallas, 1957-1970; staff geologist, Arabian American Oil Corporation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia., 1970-1978; senior geologist, Yates Petroleum Corporation, Artesia, New Mexico, 1981-1986; consultant, Yates Petroleum Corporation, Artesia, New Mexico, since 1986. Instructor U. Tulsa, 1938-1941. Instructor and geologist U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1941-1942, 46-47.
Served to captain United States Army Corps of Engineers. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (emeritus), Roswell Geological Society, Paleontologic Society.
Married Lanorah Jane Higgins, October 17, 1943 (divorced December 1965). Married Ruth E. Webber, August 29, 1967. Children: Sally Jane Drake, Arthur L. Junior, Anne Lorraine Atkinson, Dale C.