Background
June Brooks was born on June 24, 1924 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Lillian Eva (née Berry) and Major McKinley Brooks.
June Brooks was born on June 24, 1924 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Lillian Eva (née Berry) and Major McKinley Brooks.
University of Oklahoma.
She advocated for energy independence and spoke throughout the world on responsible energy development. She went to university studying at both the University of Oklahoma and North Texas State Teachers College. She established June Brooks Oil and Gas Company and served on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission in the 1970s.
In 1975, she attended the World Petroleum Congress in Tokyo and was the only woman present.
The conference strengthened her belief in energy independence and she became a vocal advocate, traveling throughout the world speaking for responsible development of the industry. Brooks continued lobbying on behalf of the oil and gas industry throughout the 1980s, urging industry officials to become politically involved, write their congress members and the president of the United States in protest of moratoriums on exploration.
Brooks died on August 29, 2010 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.