Robert Edward Turrentine

Background

Turrentine,, Robert Edward was born on October 30, 1927 in San Angelo, Texas, United States. Son of Robert E. and Martha L. Turrentine.

Education

Attended, University Texas, 1944—1948. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Colorado University, 1950.

Career

Petroleum engineer and field supervisor Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Corporation, Monahans, 1950—1958. Production equipment engineer Creole Petroleum Corporation, Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1958—1962. Senior vice president contracts Global Marine, Inc., Houston, London, Los Angeles, 1962—1976.

Vice president marketing Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Houston, 1976. Vice president eastern hemisphere Vetco Offshore, Ltd., London, 1977—1978. Senior vice president Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Houston, 1979—1980, president, chief operating officer, since 1980.

Director Allied Addicks Bank. With Signal Corps United States Army, 1946-1947.

Membership

Active Boy Scouts American. Member of American Institute of Mining, Westlake Club (governor), University Club, Houston Indoor Tennis Club, Houston Club.

Connections

Married Doris Lynelle Higginbotham, April 20, 1951. Children: Robert Edward, Donald R.

Father:

Robert E.

Mother:

Martha L. Turrentine,

Spouse:

Doris Lynelle Higginbotham

child:

Donald R. Turrentine,

child:

Robert Edward Turrentine,