The History of NPECA

Most Recent Leadership and Site

President Term Conference Site
Steven Harwitz 2023 - 2024 Galveston, TX

History of the Organization

The Southwest Petroleum Credit Association (SWPCA) was founded in 1935 at the Blackstone Hotel in Fort Worth by this group of Credit Executives of the petroleum industry. These founders leave behind the legacy of the growth of a loose fellowship into the present active association representing the petroleum industry in The United States.

J.I Clemons S.S Barrett G.H Kibbee W.C. Samuels R.A. Smothers F.R Springer
Texaco - Chairman Magnolia Petroleum Co. Sinclair Texaco Cities Service Humble Oil Company

In 2001 Retail Risk Managers joined SWPCA at its Annual Conference in Santa Fe, NM and the name of the organization was changed to the National Petroleum Energy Credit Association (NPECA).

History of Presidents and Conference Sites

President Term Conference Site
W.C. Samuels 1943-1944 Dallas
G.H. Kibbee 1944-1945 Fort Worth
G.E. Mahaffey 1945-1946 Galveston
F.R. Springer 1946-1947 Dallas
L.E. Jones 1947-1948 New Orleans
E.P. Simmons 1948-1949 Dallas
J.I. Clemons 1949-1950 Fort Worth
J.F. Butler 1950-1951 Dallas
M.C. Roberts 1951-1952 San Antonio
R.R. Thomas 1952-1953 Houston
H.O. Sims 1953-1954 Dallas
H.J. Denman 1954-1955 Tulsa
W.H. Arnold 1955-1956 Houston
Dewey Walker 1956-1957 Dallas
A.J. Woodward 1957-1958 Oklahoma City
G.B. Wilhelm 1958-1959 Fort Worth
S.J. Barrett 1959-1960 Dallas
M.E. Bruce 1960-1961 Tulsa
W.L. Orr 1961-1962 Houston
L.O. Rydholm 1962-1963 Galveston
J.R. Spence 1963-1964 Dallas
E.S. Winter 1964-1965 Tulsa
H.R. Hancock 1965-1966 Houston
J.R. Pace 1966-1967 Dallas
P.W. Crawford 1967-1968 Tulsa
K.L. Burger 1968-1969 Houston
G.N. Brunner 1969-1970 Dallas
L.W. Brooks 1970-1971 Tulsa
A.W. Crosson 1971-1972 Houston
W.C. Best 1972-1973 Tulsa
D.G. Eaton 1973-1974 Houston
T.D. Hart 1974-1975 Dallas
O.J. Swanson 1975-1976 Tulsa
Herb Bailey 1976-1977 Houston
G.E. Hook 1977-1978 San Antonio
W.T. Little 1978-1979 Tulsa
J.L. Hiller 1979-1980 Dallas
C. Ladd Smith 1980-1981 Houston
P.E. Hockett 1981-1982 Tulsa
W.L. Adkins 1982-1983 Houston
J. Alan Babcock 1983-1984 Dallas
Joanne King 1984-1985 Tulsa
Craig J. Crovetto 1985-1986 Houston
Alex H. McKinnon 1985-1986 Houston
Bob J. Hickman 1986-1987 Dallas
Gail C. Lewis 1987-1988 Austin
Allen M. Wamsley Jr 1988-1989 Tulsa
Jerry F. Dean CCE 1989-1990 Denver
Ivan E. Grimm 1990-1991 Corpus Christi
Karl J. Strobl 1991-1992 El Paso
Don R. Fox 1992-1993 Albuquerque
Patrick Mountain 1993-1994 San Antonio
Jerry W. Burt 1994-1995 Dallas
Bob Raichle CCE 1995-1996 Houston
Arlene Lewis 1996-1997 Austin
Debra Schmalz 1997-1998 Scottsdale
Thomas P. White CCE 1998-1999 Colorado Springs
Robert E. Jopson CCE 1999-2000 San Antonio
Curtis Ray Been 2000-2001 Santa Fe
Terry Batt 2001-2002 Frisco
John D. Maxey 2002-2003 Tucson
Donald L. Staley (Honorary) 2002-2003 Tucson
Randall Warren 2003-2004 Stone Mountain
Michael E. Adamec 2004-2005 Englewood
Wanda J. Stevens 2005-2006 San Diego
Deborah L. Anderson 2006-2007 Austin
Pam Green 2007-2008 Savannah
Rob Saunders 2008-2009 San Antonio
James B. McKay 2009-2010 New Orleans
Trudy R. Eddington 2010-2011 San Diego
Carolyn Pickens 2011-2012 Fort Worth
Dennis Moon 2012-2013 Charleston
Mike Davino 2013-2014 Phoenix
Mike Swillo 2014-2015 New Orleans
Delia White 2015-2016 Austin
Laura Roussel 2016-2017 Memphis
Terry Faber 2017-2018 Seattle
Amy Warwick 2018-2019 Savannah
Erika Curtis 2019-2020 CANCELED: San Antonio
Erika Curtis 2020-2021 St. Petersburg
Terra Bovee 2021 - 2022 Newport Beach, CA
Dan Christian 2022 - 2023 St. Petersburg
Steven Harwitz 2023 - 2024 Galveston, TX