Hamm will speak at IEPC
Harold Hamm, chairman of Continental Resources, will be the keynote speaker for the 2009 International Energy Policy Conference in Oklahoma City Sept. 21-22.
Hamm will be awarded the Energy Advocate of the Year Award by the International Society of the Energy Advocates, a sponsor of IEPC 2009. Described as “the last American wildcatter” by Forbes Magazine, Hamm has a true American “rags to riches” tale.
“Harold Hamm is very deserving of the award. He has dedicated his life to the energy industry, his state and to this nation. He has demonstrated his commitment and dedication to his profession and given back to the community.” said Mark A. Stansberry, 2009 IEPC chairman.
Hamm will speak at the awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Gaylord University Center, Oklahoma Christian University Campus.
Hamm was born December 11, 1945 in Oklahoma, the youngest of thirteen children to Leland Albert Hamm and Jane Elizabeth Hamm, a hardy set of share crop farmers who earned their livelihood by raising crops and livestock and chopping and picking cotton for their neighbors and others.
Hamm moved from his boyhood home of Lexington to Enid at age 16 where he attended high school and worked at a Champlin Products Service Station until he graduated.
Hamm worked for an oilfield service contractor and Champlin Petroleum Co. before taking up payments on a used tank-truck and borrowing $1,000 on a co-signed note to start up a one-truck oilfield service business in Ringwood, Okla., that provided him with his entry into the oil and gas industry.
In 1967, Hamm incorporated Shelly Dean Oil Company (named after his two oldest daughters), which later became Continental Resources, Inc.
Today, various Hamm companies operate in 20 states, employing hundreds of people. In 2007, Harold was named to the Forbes Magazine’s list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. He is No. 42 on the latest list.
Hamm serves as chairman of the boards of Hiland Holdings and Hiland Partners. He is past chairman of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and served as a founding board member of the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board. He was president of the National Stripper Well Association and founder and chairman of Save Domestic Oil, Inc.
The Harold and Sue Ann Hamm Foundation was established in late 2006 to facilitate their charitable giving. Among many other gifts, Harold and his wife Sue Ann donated $10 million to become the founding donors for the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, on The University of Oklahoma’s Health Science Center Campus.
Mary Eisenhower, CEO and president of People to People International will also speak at the conference.
Eisenhower will be speaking on the importance of international relations including global energy development.
Eisenhower is the granddaughter of former U. S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower who was the founder of People to People International. Mary Eisenhower was born during her grandfather’s time as president. She grew up in Gettysburg, Penn., on the Eisenhower Farm, where President Eisenhower retired after his time in office.
For more information, go to www.energypolicyconference.com or call 877-715-1917.