Background
Wold, John Schiller was born on August 31, 1916 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Peter Irving and Mary (Helff) Wold.
Wold, John Schiller was born on August 31, 1916 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Peter Irving and Mary (Helff) Wold.
AB, St. Andrews University. AB, Scotland and Union College, Schenectady, 1938. Master of Science, Cornell University, 1939.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Wyoming, 1991. Doctor of Science with honors, Union College, 2008.
Director Federation Rocky Mountain States, 1966-1968. Vice president Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, 1967, 68. Member Wyoming House of Representatives, 1957-1959.
Wyoming Republican candidate for United States Senate, 1964, 70. Member 91st Congress at large from Wyoming. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Wold Trona Company, Inc.
President, chairman Wold Talc Company. Retired Wold Nuclear Company, Wold Mineral Exploration Company, Casper, Wyoming. Founding president Wyoming Heritage Society.
Founder Central Wyoming Ski Corporation. Chairman Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority, 1987-1991. Chairman board Nuclear Exploration and Development Corporation, Mineral Engineering Company, chairman, Chief Executive Officer Gastech, 2005^.
Chairman Wyoming Republican Committee, 1960-1964, Western State Republican College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Association, 1963-1964. Member Executive Committee Republican National Committee, 1962-1964. Chairman Wyoming Republican State Finance Committee.
Active Little League Baseball, Boy Scouts American, United Fund, Young Men’s Christian Association, Boys Clubs American. Former president of the board of trustees Casper College. TrusteeUnion College Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Member Wyoming Geological Association (honorary life, president 1956), American Association Petroleum Geologists, Indiana Petroleum Association American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Wyoming Mining Association, Sigma Xi, Alpha Delta Phi.
Married Jane Adele Pearson, September 28, 1946. Children: Peter Irving, Priscilla Adele, John Pearson.