Background
Wood, Quentin Eugene was born on March 5, 1923 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lloyd Paul and Greta (Myers) Wood.
Wood, Quentin Eugene was born on March 5, 1923 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Lloyd Paul and Greta (Myers) Wood.
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1948.
Petroleum engineer, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1948-1952; chief engineer, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, Bradford, Pennsylvania, 1952-1955; manager production, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, 1955-1968; vice president production, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, Oil City, Pennsylvania, 1968-1970; executive vice president, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, Oil City, 1970-1973; president, chief operations officer, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, Oil City, 1973-1975; president, chief Executive officer, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, 1975-1982; chairman, chief executive officer, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, 1982-1988; Chairman of the Board, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, 1988-1990; director, Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation, 1990-1993. Board directors Pennsylvania Manufacturers Insurance Company. Chairman industry technical advising committee United States Bureau Mines, 1960-1970, Penn Grade Technology Advisory Committee, 1955-1969, Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 1961-1971.
Trustee Pennsylvania State University, 1976-1994, president, 1979-1987. First lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Institute Metallurgical Engineers, Pennsylvania Grade Crude Oil Association (director), Pennsylvania Oil Producers Association (past president, director Bradford district), American Petroleum Institute (director), National Petroleum Refiners Association (director).
Married Louise Lowe, April 14, 1958.