Gene Batchelder
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of Houston, Texas, graduated from OSU in 1969 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He is currently senior vice president and chief administrative officer for ConocoPhillips in Houston. He serves on both the company’s management committee and strategy committee. While at OSU, Batchelder was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After graduating from OSU and serving in the U.S. Army, Batchelder went to work for Ford Motor Company. He joined Phillips Petroleum Company in 1972 and has held numerous positions throughout his almost 40-year career at ConocoPhillips, including president of Phillips Driscopipe Inc., senior vice president and chief financial officer of GPM Gas Corporation and chief information officer. His past professional affiliations include membership in the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants and the Oklahoma Society of Certified Professional Accountants. He also served on the board of directors and executive committee of the Plastics Pipe Institute. He has attended executive programs at Duke University and Harvard Business School and published articles on information technology management in various publications, including Harvard Business Review. Batchelder also serves or has served on numerous civic, philanthropic and corporate boards. A past national president of the OSU Alumni Association board of directors, Batchelder also served as president of the Alumni Association’s Washington County Chapter. He currently serves as a trustee for the OSU Foundation, is a life member of the OSU Alumni Association, a member of the College of Business Associates and member of the OSU POSSE. Batchelder was recognized as an OSU School of Accounting Distinguished Alumnus and inducted into the OSU College of Business Hall of Fame in 2002 and was named an OSU Distinguished Alumnus in 2005. Batchelder and his wife, Lori, reside in Houston and have a ranch near Anderson, Texas. Between them, they have six children and 13 grandchildren.
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