Dallas - 1981

INROADS/Dallas opened with 48 interns sponsored by 25 companies in 1981. Mobil Oil contributed a four-year challenge grant of $100,000 to the start of both the college and pre-college programs in Dallas.

Initial Board members included:
Fred Bird, Manager of Operations, Mobil Oil
Adelfa Callejo, Attorney, Callejo & Callejo
Clyde Clack, President, Commercial Truck & Trailer
William Nolen, VP/Administration, Halliburton
Frank Ross, Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen
Paul Thayer, Chairman and CEO, LTV
Allan Tomlinson, President, Diamond Shamrock
Lee Turner, EVP, Texas Utilities
Daniel Weston, Associate Dean, Southern Methodist University
Richard Williams, SVP, ENSERCH

The following were some of the initial companies that sponsored students:
Alexander and Alexander
Arco
Atlas Power
Arthur Andersen
Campbell-Taggart
Central and Southwest Public Service
Cullum Companies
Diamond Shamrock
Dresser Industries
ENSERCH
Equable Life
Fidelity Union Life
Halliburton/Otis Engineering
LTV
Mercantile National Bank of Dallas
Mobil Oil
Nieman-Marcus
Republic National Bank of Dallas
Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Life
Sun Production
Texas Oil & Gas
Texas Utilities
Western Electric
Xerox

By the year 2000, Dallas had 192 interns.

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