MR. DAVID H. HAWK
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT
**Mr .David H. Hawk has just retired from the JR Simplot Company and continues to consult for them and other end users on energy and regulatory related issues. He is also on several volunteer boards associated with K-12 and higher education. He serves on the Board of Directors of Intrepid Technology an alternative energy company. He is serving as an Ambassador on Energy for the Northwest Food Processors.
PAST EMPLOYMENT
Previously, Mr. Hawk was the Director of Energy Natural Resources, on the corporate staff of the J.R. Simplot Company in Boise, Idaho. He was responsible for determining current and future Company energy needs, identifying and managing the methods by which the needs are met, and the administration of the Company’s activity in governmental, utility matters. Coupled with this was the identification and acquisition of natural gas reserves and the initiation and management of electrical generation projects. He also managed a hydroelectric project, and co-generation contracts. Mr. Hawk has an extensive record providing testimony to Canadian and U.S. federal and state regulatory bodies on natural gas pricing, pipeline and utility rate making and avoided cost (PURPA) issues. He has been a frequent lecturer and keynoter at a variety of conferences on renewable and alternative energy sources along with traditional sources including conservation and efficiency.
In addition to the above, Mr. Hawk formerly held the position, for six years, of Chairman of the Board of Directors, for Remington Oil and Gas Company, a publicly traded Oil and Gas exploration and production company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Prior to his association with the J.R. Simplot Company, Mr. Hawk was an exploration geologist with Atlantic Richfield and Tenneco. He has been a vice-president with an affiliate of Intermountain Gas Company, Sundance Oil and Horn Resources Corp.
Mr. Hawk has had a long association with K-12 and higher education board and committee service. He has served as President of the Idaho School boards Association and is currently on the Advisory Board of Wireless Generation located in Brooklyn, New York. He has been a guest speaker on board leadership and school management and has provided testimony at numerous policy and standards hearings. He is a strong advocate for earth science education. He has also been an invited motivational speaker.
David Hawk previously held the positions of Exploration Geologist with Atlantic Richfield and Tenneco; Vice President with IGC Production Company (a non-regulated resource subsidiary of Intermountain Gas Company); Vice President with Sundance Oil Company; and Senior Vice President with Horn Resources Corporation. These positions included responsibility for directing and managing the exploration for and production of natural resources throughout the United States, including prospect generation, leasing, drilling, producing, product marketing and the preparation and administration of all related contracts.
EDUCATION
BS, Geology, University of Idaho
MS, Geology, University of Oklahoma
Registered Professional Geologist, Idaho
Idaho Secondary Teaching Certificate – Math and Science
MEMBERSHIPS, Achievements & Other Significant Activities
Invited visitor, U.S. Army War College during 2003-04 Class
Co-Chair, Idaho Army and Air National Guard Recruitment and Retention Advisory
Board
Recipient, U.S. National Guard Association Patrick Henry Award
Past Member, Board of Directors, Gas Technology Institute
American Association of Petroleum Geologists, House of Delegates and Past President,
Rocky Mountain Section
Personal Representative, current and past three Governors, Idaho Geological Survey Advisory Board
Member, U.S. Potential Gas Agency Committee, Colorado School of Mines
Past President: Idaho Association of Professional Geologists
Past President, Northwest Industrial Gas Users
Western Governors' Advisory Committee on Clean and Renewable Energy (Idaho
Representative)
Boy Scouts, Silver Beaver Award, Past Assistant Scoutmaster and Past Ore-Ida Executive Council Member
Active Rotarian, Paul Harris Fellow
Chairperson, Energy Council Northwest Food Processors
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Past member Idaho High School Activities Association Board of Directors, six years
Member, University of Idaho College of Science Advisory Board, Past Chairman U of I College of Mines
Idaho Commissioner, Education Commission of the States
Member, Wireless Generation Advisory Board (a private New York education company)
Distinguished University of Idaho College of Mines Graduate including the Jim Lyle, Alumni Service Award and several Awards of Achievement.
Past Boise School Board President and Member, 22.5 years
Past President, Idaho School Board Association
Past Member, Boise Schools Math and Science Academy Advisory Board
Board Member, Northwest Association of Accredited Schools Commission
Past Board Member, Idaho State University - College of Education: Intermountain Center
for Effectiveness Commission
Member, numerous educational, geological and energy related, local and national
organizations; frequent lecturer and presenter of papers and testimony on the same topics at state, regional and national symposia
Member, University of Idaho College of Science Advisory Board
Past Chairman Boise State University Geology and Geophysics Advisory Board
Past President Ada Legion Baseball Board
Frequent Host at Idaho State Basketball Championships
Board of Governors, Simplot Games
Past Member, Junior Achievement Advisory Board, 17 years
Governor Kempthorne’s Education Transition Coalition
Idaho School Facilities Funding Committee appointed by the Governor
Official at District and State Track Meets for more than many years
Idaho School Boards Association Region 3 Chairperson
National School Boards Association Committees
Past Little League and YBA Baseball and Basketball Coach
Greater Boise Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
Member of the Idaho Business Coalition for Educational Excellence
Family & Personal Interests
David’s wife, Bonnie, recently retired as a Middle School Teacher. They live in Boise, Idaho. Personal interests: church service, volunteer service, geology, energy, K-12 and higher education issues, fishing, golf and bird hunting.
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