Background
Paulson, Bernard Arthur was born on July 12, 1928 in Lakeview, Michigan, United States. Son of Arthur Bernard and Genevieve Talbard (Bushley) Paulson.
consultant oil industry executive
Paulson, Bernard Arthur was born on July 12, 1928 in Lakeview, Michigan, United States. Son of Arthur Bernard and Genevieve Talbard (Bushley) Paulson.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University-East Lansing, 1949.
Process engineer Mid-West Refineries Inc., Alma, Michigan, 1949-1957. Plant manager Kerr-McGee Corporation, Cleveland and Wynnewood, Oklahoma, 1957-1966. Vice president Coastal States Petrochemical, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1966-1971, Koch Industries Inc., St. Paul and Wichita, 1971-1988, consultant Corpus Christi, Texas, 1988-1994.
President Koch Refining Company, Wichita, 1981-1988. Chairman The Automation Group Inc. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer The Inspection Group Inc.
Chairman Tor Minerals International, 1997, also board dirs. Director Orion Refining Corporation, since 1999. 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1955-1957.
Chairman, president Cleveland Area Hospital Corporation, 1962. Board governors Water Development Board Texas Region 10 Water JCom. President Corpus Christi Board Trade.
Commissioner Port of Corpus Christi Authority, vice chairman, 1997. Board directors Ada Wilson Hospital Foundation, Driscoll Hospital Foundation, Coastal Bend Community Foundation, Del Mar College Foundation, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University Corpus Christi Foundation, Art Museum South Texas. Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (fuels and petrochemical award 1989), Board Trade, Refining American Petroleum Institute, National Petroleum Refiners Association, Corpus Christi Town Club, Elks.
Married Joan Lee Curtiss, December 4, 1954. Children: James, Joseph (deceased), Ann, Thomas (deceased), Bernadette, Patricia, Steven.