Harold Hamm, energy industry leader, is slated to be the keynote speaker, as well as to be honored at the 2009 International Energy Policy Conference Awards Dinner in Oklahoma City, OK on September 21st. Hamm will be awarded the Energy Advocate of the Year Award (Individual) by the International Society of the Energy Advocates, a sponsor of IEPC 2009.
WHO: Harold Hamm, Chairman/CEO of Continental Resources (NYSE:CLR)
WHAT: 2009 International Energy Policy Conference (IEPC) Awards Dinner
WHERE: Gaylord University Center, Oklahoma Christian University Campus – Oklahoma City, Ok.
WHEN: Monday, September 21st, 2009 at 6:30pm
MORE INFO: Information and Registration at www.energypolicyconference.com or by calling 877-715-1917
Sept 13, 2009 – Oklahoma City, OK – Harold Hamm, Chairman/CEO of Continental Resources will be honored with the Energy Advocate of the Year Award (Individual) for his diligent service and contributions to the energy industry, State and Nation.
Described as “The Last American Wildcatter” by Forbes Magazine, Hamm is slated to keynote the Awards dinner as well as receiving his award. His story is a true American “rags to riches” tale, yet Hamm’s accomplishments are equally impressive as his contributions to the community and higher education in his home state of Oklahoma.
“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.” Commented Mark A. Stansberry, 2009 IEPC Chairman.
The awards dinner is set for Monday evening, September 21st, 2009 at 6:30pm. The awards will be held at the Gaylord University Center on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University in Oklahoma City, Ok.
For more information about the conference or to register, visit the official conference website at www.energypolicyconference.com; You can also register for the conference by calling 877-715-1917.
About The International Energy Policy Conference (IEPC): The International Energy Policy Conference was founded in the fall of 1992 By Mark A. Stansberry, Chairman of the GTD Group. The first conference was held at the University of Oklahoma with the conference founding corporation being The Oklahoma Royalty Company.
Each year IEPC selects a host city in which to hold the event at. Past conferences have been held in Washington, D. C., Tulsa, OK, Denver, CO., Dallas, TX. The 2007 was the official Oklahoma Centennial Salute to the energy sector of Oklahoma. For that celebration, IEPC had events held in both Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Washington D.C. was once again the selected location for 2008’s conference held in conjunction with the Oklahoma State Chamber’s annual “D.C. Fly-in.”
About Harold G. Hamm: Harold 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 Hamm: Harold Hamm was born December 11, 1945 in Oklahoma, the youngest of thirteen their livelihood by raising crops and livestock and chopping and picking cotton for their neighbors and others. Harold 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. Harold was a good student with a strong work ethic.
After graduating from high school, Harold worked for an oilfield service contractor and Champlin Petroleum Co. before taking up payments on a used tank-truck and borrowing $1000 on a cosigned note to start up a one-truck oilfield service business in Ringwood, Oklahoma that provided him with his entry into the oil and gas industry.
In 1967, Harold 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.
Harold currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Continental Resources (NYSE:CLR), a successful independent oil and natural gas company that is a leader in applied technology. He is also 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. Recently, he co-founded the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance to preserve the domestic oil and gas markets for oil and gas produced domestically.
Harold was recently honored with the regional Ernst and Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the National Ernst and Young award in the Energy, Chemicals and Mining category for his accomplishments in the oil industry over the past 40 years. He has also been recognized by the Enid Chamber of Commerce as Businessman and Citizen of the year.
A leading advocate of education in northwest Oklahoma, Harold has received numerous awards and recognition for his contributions. In 2009, the University of Oklahoma conferred their Doctor of Humane Letters Degree upon him. In 1996, after playing a pivotal role in bringing branches of Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Northern Oklahoma College to Enid, providing increased access to public higher education for students in the area, Harold received the first honorary master’s degree ever given by Northwestern, a Masters of Letters of Law. In 2008, Oklahoma State University benefited from Continental’s generosity when the company donated $1 million to create a petroleum engineering chair. The City of Enid also endowed a Chair in Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s School of Business in his honor. He continues to award four-year scholarships to deserving graduates of Ringwood High School who attend Northwestern and Northern Oklahoma College. In 2008, for his continued support of education in northwest Oklahoma, Harold was inducted into the Enid Public School Foundation Hall of Fame. According to Harold, “If it hadn’t been for education, I would have never had a chance to break away from the poverty cycle my family and I were caught up in ever since the Depression years.”
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, renowned for its doctors, facilities and research.
Harold has four daughters, a son and ten grandchildren.
