Orlo E. Childs was a geologist and educator. He taught at Weber College (now Weber State University) from 1937 to 1942, the University of Michigan, Colgate, and the University of Wyoming (1949). He was a geologist for Phillips Petroleum Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver, Colorado, from 1949-1962. He was president of the Colorado School of Mines from 1963-1970, vice president for Research and Special projects at Texas Tech University from 1970 to 1974, and a university professor from 1974-1979. He served on energy related federal advisory panels, and was president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists in 1965.
From the description of Papers, 1940-1984. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27303130
