William Francis Welch

Background

Welch, William Francis was born on March 12, 1909 in Monarch, Wyoming, United States. Son of Frank and Mary Ellen (Scullen) Welch.

Education

Student, Regis College, Denver, 2028—2029. Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, Colorado School Mines, 1933.

Career

Mining engineer Sheridan-Wyoming Coal Company, Monarch, 1933—1940. Ranching and private engineering practice Acme, Wyoming, 1940—1948. Superintendent Welch Coal Company, Sheridan, since 1948, director, since 1948.

President Tongue River Ditch Company, since 1951. Board directors Rocky Mountain Federal Savings and Loan, Steel Creek Producers, Ranchester State Bank, Capital Savings. Vice president Wymo Oil Corporation.

Achievements

• William Francis Welch has been listed as a noteworthy mining engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treas School District 24, 1955—1958, Tongue River Soil Conservation District, 1949—1960. Board directors Whitney Benefits Educational Foundation, 1964—1969. President board Tongue River Fire District, 1954—1978.

Board directors Billings Deaconess Hospital Foundation. Member of Society Mining Engineers, Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, Wyoming Water Resources Association, ATME, Wyoming School Trustees Association, Wyoming Stockgrowers, Wyoming Mining Association, Rotary, Elks, Theta Tau, Alpha Tau Omega.

Connections

Married Lorene Elizabeth Wondra, December 31, 1952.

Father:

Frank Welch

Mother:

Mary Ellen (Scullen) Welch

Spouse:

Lorene Elizabeth Wondra