Background
True, Henry Alfonso was born on June 12, 1915 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of Henry A. and Anna Barbara (Diemer) True.
True, Henry Alfonso was born on June 12, 1915 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Son of Henry A. and Anna Barbara (Diemer) True.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Montana State College, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (honorary), Montana State University, 1983; Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Wyoming, 1988.
Roustabout, pumper, foreman, The Texas Company, 1937-1945;
superintendent drilling and production for Wyoming, The Texas Company, 1945-1948;
manager, Reserve Drilling Company, 1948-1951;
president, Reserve Drilling Company, 1951-1959;
partner, True Drilling Company and True Oil Corporation, Casper, Wyoming, since 1951;
vice president, secretary, Toolpushers Supply Company, 1952-1953;
president, Toolpushers Supply Company, since 1954;
vice president, secretary, True Svc. Company, 1953;
president, True Svc. Company, 1954-1970;
president, True Building Corporation, 1956-1967;
president, Smokey Oil Corporation, since 1975;
president, Belle Fourche Pipeline Company, since 1957;
president, Black Hills Trucking, Inc., since 1977;
owner, True Ranches, Inc., 1957-1976;
president, True Ranches, Inc., 1977-1986;
president, True Oil Purchasing Company, 1977-1981;
president, True Geothermal Drilling Company, since 1981;
president, True Wyoming Beef, 1987-1994;
partner, Eighty-Eight Oil Corporation, since 1955;
partner, True Geothermal Energy Company, since 1981;
partner, True Ranches, since 1983.
Chairman Powder River Oil Shippers Svc., Inc., 1963-1967. President Camp CreekGas Company, 1964-1977. Vice president George Mancini Feed Lots, Brighton, Colorado, 1964-1972.
Vice president Black Hills Marketers, Inc., 1966-1972, president, 1973-1980. Vice president White Stallion Ranch, Inc., Tucson, since 1965. President Reserve Oil Purchasing Company, 1972-1973.
Board directors Midland Finance Corporation. Former board directors U. Wyoming Research Corporation. Chairman Hilltop National Bank, since 1977, Mountain Plaza National Bank, 1980-1993.
Member Executive Committee Wyoming Oil Industry Committee, 1958-1974, treasurer,1958-1959, president 1960-1962. Director Rocky Mountain Oil Show, 1955. Member of advisory board International Oil and Gas Education Center, since 1964, vice chairman, 1969-1973.
Member natural gas advisory county Federal Power Commission, 1964-1965, member executive advanced.com., 1971-1974. Member executive company committee Gas Supply Committee, 1965-1969, vice chairman, 1967-1969. Member of advisory county Public Land Review Commission, 1965-1970.
Director United States Business and Industrial Council, since 1971, Executive Committee, since 1974. Member National Petroleum Council, since 1962, national oil policy committee, 1965, vice chairman, 1970-1971, chairman, 1972-1973. Member Rocky Mountain Petroleum Industry Advisory Committee, Federal Energy Office, 1973-1977.
Honorary director Mountain Bell, board advisors, 1965-1984. Member Wyoming Committee Newcomen Society United States, since 1974.
Chairman advance gifts committee United Fund, 1962. National associate Boys Clubs American, 1964-1969, honorary chairman local chapter 1971. Trustee Casper Air Terminal,1960-1971, president 1964-1965, 67-68.
Member research fellows Southwestern Legal Foundation, since 1968. Trustee U. Wyoming, 1965-1977, president of the board, 1971-1973, member adult education and community service county, 1961-1964, trustee emeritus, since 1991. Board of Governors Western Indiana Colls.
Foundation, 1963-1965. National trustee Voice of Youth, 1968. Board directors, trustee National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, since 1975, president of the board, 1978-1980, chairman, 1980-1982.
Director Mountain States Legal Foundation, since 1977, Executive Committee since 1984, Chairman of the Board 1988-1990. Director National Legal Center for the Public Interest, 1988-1990. Steering committee Wyoming Heritage Society, since 1979, secretary-treasurer 1988-1991.
Trustee Buffalo Bill Memorial Association, 1983-1992, emeritus, since 1992. Wyoming state finance chairman Reagan-Bush campaign '84. Member International Association Drilling Contractors (director since 1950), American PetroleumInst.
(director since 1960, Executive Committee since 1970, Gold Medal for Distinguished Svc. award 1985), Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association (treasurer 1954-1955, vice president Wyoming 1956-1958, director since 1950, president 1962-1963, Executive Committee since 1954, honorary member, 1978), Indiana Petroleum Association American (vice president Wyoming 1960-1961, Executive Committee since 1962, president 1964-1965, Russell B. Brown Memorial award 1975, Karney R. Cochran Great American Producer award 1991), Rocky Mountain Petroleum Pioneers, Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, Casper Petroleum (director 1954), United States Chamber of Commerce (director 1975-1981), Casper Chamber of Commerce, All-Am Wildcatters, 25 Year Club PetroleumIndustry (president 1979-1980), Indiana Petroleum Association Mountain States (Rocky Mountain Wildcatter of Year award 1982), Petroleum Association Wyoming (director since 1974), American Judicature Society (member committee justice 1976), Montana State University Society Centennial Alumni, Masons, Shriners, Elks, Sigma Chi (Significant Sig award, 1981), Beta Gamma Sigma (honorary member, 1971 Alpha chapter Wyoming).
Married Jean Durland, March 20, 1938. Children: Tamma Jean (Mistress Donald Hatten), Henry Alfonso, III, Diemer D., David L.