Larry Alan Tharp

Background

Tharp, Larry Alan was born on September 25, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Garland Edgar and Zola Louise (Grigor) Tharp.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Tulsa, 1963. Master of Business Administration, Oklahoma City University, 1991.

Career

Engineer/technical assistant to paper mill manager, International Paper Company, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1963-1969; product/project engineer, Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation, Gore, Oklahoma, 1969-1980; senior process engineer, Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corporation, Gore, Oklahoma, 1980-1986; production manager, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, 1986-1988; process engineering manager, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, 1988-1989; production manager, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, 1989-1991; engineering department manager, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, 1991-1993; senior staff engineer, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, Gore, 1993-1995; chemical engineering consultant, president, The Latest Inc., Gore, since 1995. President Tenkiller Valley Ranch, Gore, since 1974. Chairman of the Board I-40 Industrial Parkand Port, Gore, 1995.

Achievements

• Larry Alan Tharp has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Lake Tenkiller Association, Cookson, Oklahoma, since 1975. Member American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Chemical Society, Lions (Melvin Jonas award 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: scuba diving, photography/video, water sports, flying.

Connections

Married Paula Jane Keesee, September 8, 1962. Children: Julie Ann Tharp Cotherman, Janet Dawn Tharp.

Father:

Garland Edgar Tharp

Mother:

Zola Louise (Grigor) Tharp

Spouse:

Paula Jane Keesee

child:

Julie Ann Tharp Cotherman Tharp

child:

Janet Dawn Tharp