Background
Ary, T. S. was born on March 30, 1925 in Eldorado, Illinois, United States. Son of McKinley and Emma (Busby) Ary.
Ary, T. S. was born on March 30, 1925 in Eldorado, Illinois, United States. Son of McKinley and Emma (Busby) Ary.
Student, Evansville (Indiana), 1942-1943; Bachelor of Science in Mineral Science, Stanford University, 1947.
Football, basketball, baseball coach, Jacksonville (Florida) Naval Air Station, 1946-1947;
assistant football coach junior varsity, Stanford (California) U., 1947-1949;
shift boss, assistant superintendent, Anaconda Copper Company, Butte, Montana, 1951-1953;
mining engineer, Union Carbide Corporation (United States Vanadium Company), Rifle, Colorado, 1953-1955;
assistant manager exploration, Union Carbide Corporation (United States Vanadium Company), Grand Juction, Colorado, 1955-1957;
manager domestic exploration, Union Carbide Corporation (United States Vanadium Company), Grand Juction, Colorado, 1957-1962;
land manager, Union Carbide Nuclear Company. New York City, 1962-1967;
vice president mineral exploration mining and metals division, Union Carbide Nuclear Company. New York City, 1967-1974;
manager development, vice president mineral exploration, Utah International Inc., San Francisco, 1974-1980;
president mineral exploration, president resource division, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Oklahoma City, 1980-1987;
director Bureau Mines, unites states department Interior, Washington, 1988-1993;
chairman, National Critical Materials Council, 1989-1993.
Board directors Mineral Information Institute, Denver. Member Department State Advisory Committee to Task Force Committee of United Nations Law of the Sea, Washington, 1966-1977, International Atomic Energy Program Advisory Committee, Vienna, Austria, 1970-1975, National Strategic Materials and Minerals Program Advisory Committee, Washington, 1984-1988. Committee chairman American Mining Congress, Washington, 1960-1988.
Member minority staff Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee, since 1993.
Secretary-treasurer Lakehurst Homeowners Association, Oklahoma City, 1983-1988. Director Last Frontier Council Boy Scouts American, Oklahoma City, 1980-1986. Trustee Westminister Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, 1984-1987.
Telethon chairman Oklahoma Society for Crippled Children, 1985-1986. President Lido Isle Homeowners Association, Foster City, California, 1978-1980, secretary 1976-1978. Director Internat.Student Superior vena cava syndrome International Young Men’s Christian Association, New York City, 1973-1975, School Board District 51, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1959-1965.
Committeeman We. Colorado Boy Scout Council, Grand Junction, Colorado, 1960-1964. Director Grand Mesa Ski Corporation, Grand Junction, 1960-1965, president 1963-1964. Regional director National Ski Patrol Association, Denver, 1952-1965.
Director Colorado Expenditure Council, Denver, 1961-1965, South Rocky Mountain Ski Association, Denver, 1955-1965, Butte (Montana) Ski Club, 1952-1953. Active Boy Scouts American, 1935-1965. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1947, European Theatre of Operations.
Member American Institute Professional Geologists, Circum-Pacific Council Energy and Mineral Resources (program chairman 1978-1980), American Association Professional Landmen, Wyoming Mining Association (Outstanding Man of Year 1991), Colorado Mining Association (Education Foundation award 1990), N.W. Mining Association (Mining Man of Year 1988, Distg. Svc. award 1989), California Mining Association, New Mexico Mining Association (MiningMan of Year 1988), Arizona Mining Association, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers (secretary, treasurer, vice-chairman, chairman 1955-1965, Distinguished Svc. award Wyoming section 1990, President citation 1992, Robert Earll McConnell award 1993, Ben Dickenson III award 1994,Krumb Distg. Lector award 1994), Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Mining Club of New York, Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, Forum on Fgn.Affairs (San Francisco), National Association Manufacturers (chairman natural resource committee 1985-1987), Society Mining Engineers Gem Foundation (trustee), Sigma Nu.
Married Martha K. Metz, December 23, 1945. 1 child, David Metz.