John A. Brock

Apache Corp. operates as an energy company, which engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids. The company was founded by Truman Anderson, Raymond Plank, and Charles Arnao on December 6, 1954 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Part of Aviva Petroleum, Inc., Garnet Resources Corp. is a company that specializes in crude petroleum and natural gas extraction. The company is based in Dallas, TX. Garnet Resources was acquired by Aviva Petroleum, Inc. on October 20, 1998.

Kerr-McGee Corp. is an energy and inorganic chemical. It subsidiaries, joint ventures and other affiliates have operations throughout the world. The company core business, which include exploration, production of oil and gas resources. It was founded in 1929 and is headquartered Oklahoma City, Ok

Petrohawk Energy Corp. operates as an oil and natural gas company which is engages in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and natural gas properties. The company was founded by Richard K. Stoneburner in 2003 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

U.S. Personnel, Inc. provides temporary staffing services. It offers human resource management, sourcing and recruiting, employee benefits administration, web-based human resource management systems and information systems and payroll administration solutions. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

First International Oil Corp. explores for and produces crude oil. The company is based in Houston, TX. First International Oil was acquired by China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. on August 02, 2004 for $153 million.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

Carneros Energy, Inc. provides oil and gas exploration services. The company pursues a strategy, which utilizes modern 3D seismic acquisition and exploration techniques to identify prospects with reserve potential in under explored areas. Carneros focuses its activities in the Great Valley comprised of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Basins in central & Northern California. Carneros Energy was founded by John L. Rainwater & John L. Moran in May, 2001 and is headquartered in Bakersfield, CA.

New York State Bar Association is a non-profit organization, which provides legal services and offers a membership program for lawyers. It also publishes an array of books, bar journals, law digest, and State Bar news. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Alban, NY.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Peat Marwick Main & Co. provides audit, tax, and advisory services. The private company is based in San Mateo, CA.

The National Association of Seed and Venture Funds (NASVF) is a global non-profit organization with members in different U.S. states and countries. It promotes investments in seed and early-stage companies by supporting entrepreneurship and job creation through the formation of capital programs. The firm connects investors, economic development organizations, public and private funds and tech transfer professionals in building their local economies through commercializing technologies. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Alpha PetroVision (U.S.) Inc. engages in production and exploration of oil and gas services. It develops old and depleted oil fields. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cimarron Capital Partners LLC (Cimarron Capital Partners ) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Michael A. Tharp and Robert G. Heard. The firm is headquartered in Oklahoma City.

Gaffney, Cline & Associates, Inc. provides global oil and gas consulting services to clients across the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

DEPCO Enterprises LLC develops and markets educational curriculum for K-12 and the post-secondary market. It offers science, business, marketing, IT, careers and technology, family and consumer sciences, and industrial automation and preengineering topic details as educational products. The company was founded 1982 and is headquartered in Frontenac, KS.

Foothills Texas, Inc. provides oil and gas acquisition, exploration, and production services. The company was founded on August 15, 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Vigilant Aerospace Systems, Inc. provides flight safety technologies. Its products include FlightHorizon GCS, FlightHorizon AIR, FlightHorizon PILOT and FlightHorizon FLEET. The company was founded by Kraettli Lawrence Epperson, Robert G. Heard, and Michael A. Tharp in 2015 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK.

Development Capital Networks LLC operates as an association for management, training development, and entrepreneurial network.