Background
Clift, William Orrin was born on March 27, 1914 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Son of M. William and Eliza (Denham) Clift.
consultant oil company executive
Clift, William Orrin was born on March 27, 1914 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Son of M. William and Eliza (Denham) Clift.
Bachelor of Science in Geology with honors, University of Michigan, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1956; graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1962.
Paleontologist, Venezuelan Petroleum Company, Caracas, 1946-1949; with, Sinclair Petroleum Company, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 1949-1956; general superintendent, Sinclair Petroleum Company, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, 1953-1956; manager, Sinclair Somal Corporation, Mogadiscio, Somalia, 1956-1958; president, Sinclair and BP Explorations Company. New York City, 1958-1962; vice president coordinating marketing, exploration production Eastern hemisphere, Sinclair International Oil Company. New York City and Brussels, 1962-1968; president, director, Libyan Oil Corporation, 1962-1968; independent petroleum consultant, 1969-1974, 87-; director explorations science, Forest Oil Corporation, Denver, 1974-1987, retired.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1945. Fellow Geological Society of America. Member American Association Petroleum Geologists (certified, emeritus, active consultant division professional affairs since 1987), Rocky Mountain Association Geologists, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Columbine Country Club, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.
Married Lorraine Marie Badu, March 28, 1951. Children: Eliza Eugenia, William Denham.