Background
Smith, Avery Edward was born on March 28, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of George William Eppard and Lois Berniece (Avery) Smith.
Smith, Avery Edward was born on March 28, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of George William Eppard and Lois Berniece (Avery) Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Geology, U. Oklahoma, 1949; Master of Science in Geology, U. Oklahoma, 1950.
District production geologist, Sun Oil Corporation, Morganfield, Kentucky, 1950-1953; division geologist, Felmont Oil Corporation, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1953-1961; consultant geologist, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1961-1962; senior geologist, Kentucky Geological Survey, U. Kentucky, Owensboro, 1962-1975; consultant geologist, Owensboro, since 1975; partner, Magnum Oil, LLC (formerly Magnum Drilling Company), since 1993.
Second lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1952. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (certified petroleum geologist), American Institute Petroleum Geologists (certified professional geologist, Kentucky section president 1972), Indiana-Kentucky Geological Society (president 1970-1971), Rotary.
Married Marjorie Kathleen Thomas, December 22, 1946. Children: Thomas Avery, Edward William, Peggy Jane Smith Rates, Patricia Anne Smith Bourne.