Background
Grant, Philip Robert was born on April 23, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Philip Robert and Nell (Cook) Grant.
Energy resources exploration executive
Grant, Philip Robert was born on April 23, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of Philip Robert and Nell (Cook) Grant.
Bachelor of Science, U. New Mexico, 1951.
Junior geologist, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Albuquerque, 1951-1954; intermediate geologist, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Denver, 1955-1956; intermediate geologist, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Billings, Montana, 1956-1958; senior petroleum geologist, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Casper, Wyoming, 1959-1962; regional petroleum exploration geologist, Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, Albuquerque, 1962-1965; president, Ackerman-Grant, Inc., Realtors, Albuquerque, since 1965; president, Energy Resources Exploration, Inc., Albuquerque, since 1966; president, Cholla Development Corporation, Albuquerque, since 1980.
New Mexico State Republican, 1972-1978. Chairman State of New Mexico Energy R & D Review Committee, Santa Fe, 1979-1981. Chairman of the board of trustees Bernalillo County Mental Health Center, Albuquerque, 1969-1973.
Member Albuquerque Economics Development Svc.,1978-1981. Member New Mexico State Investment Council, Santa Fe. since 1990. Trustee Mathis Foundation, since 1983.
Chairman advising committee Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, since 1992. With Army of the United States, 1953-1954. Fellow Geological Society of Am.
Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (president Rocky Mountain section 1980-1981, academic advising committee 1972-1986, trustee since 1985), Rotary (president Albuquerque chapter 1987-1988).
Married Min Lively, February 11, 1956 (deceased November 1988). Children: Cynthia, Christie, Tracy.