Background
Elster, Toby was born on February 15, 1923 in Calipatria, California, United States. Son of Jack and Pauline (Gelles) Elster.
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Toby Elster
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Bachelor of Business Administration, Wichita State University, 1948, Bachelor in Geology, 1950. Staff geologist, National Cooperative Refining Association, Wichita, 1953-1955, Petroleum, Incorporated., Wichita, 1955-1956. Consultant, Wichita, 1956-1968, 70—.
Senior vice president exploration Acme Oil Corporation, Wichita, 1968-1970.
Board directors American Consolidated Holding Corporation.
Career
Staff geologist National Cooperative Refining Association, Wichita, 1953-1955, Petroleum, Inc., Wichita, 1955-1956. Consultant, 1956-1968, 70—. Senior vice president exploration Acme Oil Corporation, 1968-1970.
Board directors American Consolidated Holding corporation. President, founder Constitutional Foundation, Wichita, Kansas.
Achievements
Membership
Wing Commander Civil Air Patrol, Wichita, 1968-1970, member Civil Air Patrol, since 1965. President, founder Constnl. Foundation, since 2002.
Captain United States Air Force Reserve, 1942-1983. Member Society Indiana Professional Earth Scientists (Service award 1970, 72, chairman Wichita chapter 1970, national director 1971-1972, chairman environmental committee Wichita chapter), American Association Petroleum Geologists, Kansas Geological Society, Society Exploration Geophysicists, Society Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Rocky Mountain Geological Society, Constnl. Foundation, American Arbitration Association, Wichita Indiana Business Association, Wichita State University Alumni Association (advisory counsel to board directors 1988, life), Order of Daedalians-83d Air Capital Flight, Veterans of Foreign Wars (life), National Rifle Association, Petroleum Club, Cosmopolitan Club, Embassy Club (board directors 1988, 89, 90, Wichita Downtown Lions Club, Moose, Elks.
Connections
Married Mary M. Benest, 1949 (divorced 1975). Married T. Alayne Corbell, January 28, 1979. Children: Marc, Louis, Paulette.
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American