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West, Robert Van Osdell was born on April 29, 1921 in Kansas City, Missoury.
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Robert Van Osdell West
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Robert Van Osdell West, American petroleum executive. Registered profl engineer, Texas. Named Distinguished Graduate, University Texas College Engineering, 1973; recipient People of Vision award National Society Prevention of Blindness, 1982, International Citizens award World Affairs Council, 1986, Good Scout award Boy Scouts American, 1987, Alexis de Tocqueville award United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1942; Master of Science, University Texas, 1943; Doctor of Philosophy, University Texas, 1949.
Career
Petroleum engineer, Slick Urschel Oil Corporation, 1949-1956; president, Slick Secondary Recovery Corporation, 1956-1959; vice president, Texstar Corporation, 1959; president, Texstar Petroleum Company subsidiary Texstar Corporation, 1959-1964; founder, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, San Antonio, 1964; Chairman, Board Of Directors, chief Executive officer, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, San Antonio, 1971-1988; Chairman of the Board, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, San Antonio, 1989-1992; chief Executive officer, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, 1964-1992; retired. Board directors Frost National Bank.
Achievements
Membership
Member engineering foundation advisory county University Texas, member at large and life Centennial Commm. Former board visitors McDonald Observatory and Astronomy. Member development board University Texas San Antonio Health Science Center.
Associate member board visitors University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Trinity U. Association, San Antonio. Member of advisory county, trustee St. Mary's U. School Business.
Past trustee San Antonio City Public Service Board. Trustee S.W. Research Institute. Past chairman San Antonio Economics Development Foundation.
Board directors World Affairs Council, San Antonio. Chairman St. Luke's Lutheran Hospital Foundation, San Antonio. Emeritus chairman of the board of trustees San Antonio Symphony.
Founder, former Chairman, Board Of Directors Tiwanaku Archaeol. Foundation, Bolivia. Founder, former chairman of the executive committee Caribbean/L.Am.
Action, Washington; trustee Americans Society New York. Chairman general campaign United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, 1986, vice chairman of the board of trustees, since 1988. Chairman public sector campaignsubcom.
United Way of America, since 1988. Member Indiana Petroleum Association American, Society Petroleum Engineers (past chairman San Antonio-Austin chapter), 25 Year Club Petroleum Industry, Private Enterprise Education (Herman W. Lay Memorial award 1986), American's Society, All-American Wildcatters Club, Sigma Chi (Significant Sig award 1979).
Connections
Son of Robert Van Osdell and Josephine (Quistgaard) W. Divorced; children: Robert Van Osdell III, Kathryn Anne, Suzanne Small, Patricia Lynn;m. Helen L. Boecking, 1978.
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Episcopalian
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Named Distinguished Graduate, University Texas College Engineering, 1973. Recipient People of Vision award National Society Prevention of Blindness, 1982, International Citizens award World Affairs Council, 1986, Good Scout award Boy Scouts American, 1987, Alexis de Tocqueville award United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, 1990.Named Distinguished Graduate, University Texas College Engineering, 1973. Recipient People of Vision award National Society Prevention of Blindness, 1982, International Citizens award World Affairs Council, 1986, Good Scout award Boy Scouts American, 1987, Alexis de Tocqueville award United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, 1990.