Industry Advisory Council

Situated in the heart of America’s energy complex, The University of Tulsa enjoys many strong ties with the energy industry. TU graduates in business, law, petroleum and chemical engineering, geoscience, and other disciplines are actively involved in energy company leadership around the world. Consequently, these ongoing relationships and ties back to industry are one of the strongest selling points of the Master of Energy Business. From conception to implementation, the program has greatly benefitted from the direct input and generous support of industry representatives and partners.

To insure future success and alignment with the ongoing and evolving needs of industry, an advisory council of industry leaders convenes periodically to review progress and make recommendations. These individuals generously volunteer their time and energy to help make the program the very best it can be. While members rotate on and off of the panel as needed, the current membership consists of:

  • John Chowdhury, Director, Utility Industry Practice, Fujitsu Network Communications
  • Stuart Crum, President, Jiffy Lube (a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company)
  • Randy Foutch, Chairman & CEO, Laredo Petroleum
  • Ralph Hill, President & CEO, WPX Energy
  • Merl Lindstrom, VP, Technology, Phillips 66
  • C. Michael Ming, Secretary of Energy, State of Oklahoma
  • Bob Parks, President, Superior Pipeline
  • Stacey Schmidt, Group Publisher, PennEnergy, PennWell Corporation
  • Greg Sills, Vice-President - Upstream Developments, Marathon Oil 
  • Stuart Solomon, President, Public Service of Oklahoma (an AEP company)
  • Bob West, CEO, Anchor Drilling Fluids