1933
Mr. Coppedge is born in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Jess Rayborn and Pearl Juanita Coppedge.
1953
Mr. Coppedge serves as a Third Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy.
1954
Mr. Coppedge marries Martha Alice McGhee.
1956
Mr. Coppedge receives an Associate of Arts from NEO A&M College.
1958
Mr. Coppedge receives a Bachelor of Science in geological engineering from the University of Oklahoma.
1959
Mr. Coppedge becomes a geological engineer for Tenneco Oil Co. in Great Bend, Kansas.
1966
For the next seven years, Mr. Coppedge serves as a district and then division geological engineer for Tenneco Oil Co. in Casper, Wyoming; Midland, Texas; Lafayette, Louisiana; and Houston, Texas.
1973
Mr. Coppedge becomes vice president of exploration for Southwestern Gas Pipeline in Dallas, Texas.
1976
Mr. Coppedge serves as a consulting geologist in Dallas, Texas.
1977
Mr. Coppedge becomes president of Coppedge Oil & Gas, Inc. in Plano, Texas.