Background

Anderson, Donald Bernard was born on April 6, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Hugo August and Hilda (Nelson) Anderson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1942.

Career

Vice president, Hondo Oil & Gas Company (formerly Malco Refineries, Inc.), Roswell, New Mexico vice president, Hondo Oil & Gas Company and subsidiary corporations, Roswell, New Mexico, 1946-1963; president, Anderson Oil Corporation, Roswell, since 1963; president, Cotter Corporation, 1966-1970; Chairman of the Board, Cotter Corporation, 1966-1974; founder, president, Anderson Drilling Company, Denver, since 1974; president, Chairman of the Board, Anderson Drilling Company, since 1977.

Achievements

• Donald Bernard Anderson has been listed as a noteworthy oil industry executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Curator fine arts, member acquisitions committee Roswell Museum and Art Center, 1949-1956, trustee, 1956-1985, president of the board, 1960-1985, 87-, trustee, president 1987-1990. Board directors School American Research, Santa Fe, Chairman of the Board, 1985-1988, board directors since 1989. Board directors Jargon Society, Penland, North Carolina.

Regent Eastern New Mexico U., 1966-1972. Commissioner Smithsonian Institution, National Museum American Art, 1980-1988. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.

Connections

Married Patricia Gaylord, 1945 (deceased 1978). Married Sarah Midgette, 1980.

Father:

Hugo August Anderson

Mother:

Hilda (Nelson) Anderson

Spouse:

Patricia Gaylord

Spouse:

Sarah Midgette