LARAMIE, Wyo., June 25 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

The University of Wyoming has named Pete Obermueller as the new executive director of the School of Energy Resources (SER).

Obermueller, currently the president and chief executive officer of the Petroleum Association of Wyoming (PAW), is a leading voice and policy leader for the state's oil and gas industry.

Obermueller's appointment was approved by the UW Board of Trustees and the UW Energy Resources Council (ERC), the two governing bodies for SER. Obermueller was selected following a national search conducted by the ERC and Spencer Stuart, a leading global executive search and leadership consulting firm.

"The Energy Resources Council is pleased to ...