Dan Dinges

Lone Star Technologies, Inc. manufactures and markets steel tubular products. The company provides alloy and carbon welded oil tubular goods, including casing and production tubing which are used in the completion of production from oil and natural gas wells. Lone Star Technologies was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Part of Chevron Corp., Samedan Oil Corp. is a private company that explores for and produces oil and gas. The company is based in Ardmore, OK.

American Petroleum Institute (API) is the only national trade association that represents all aspects of America's oil and natural gas industry. Its more than 400 corporate members, from the largest major oil company to the smallest of independents, come from all segments of the industry. They are producers, refiners, suppliers, pipeline operators and marine transporters, as well as service and supply companies that support all segments of the industry.

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

Sam Houston Area Council provides scouting programs for boys and young adults. It prepares young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.