Horatio Alger Association

346 Pages·2007·7.22 MB·English

HORATIO ALGER
ASSOCIATION
of DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS, INC.
A SIXTY-YEAR HISTORY
Ad Astra Per Aspera –
To the Stars Through Difficulties
1947 – 2007
Craig R. Barrett James A. Patterson Louise Herrington Ornelas James R. Moffett Leslie T. Welsh*
Thomas J. Brokaw Delford M. Smith Darrell Royal John C. Portman, Jr. Benjy F. Brooks*
Jenny Craig Linda G. Alvarado Henry B. Tippie John V. Roach Robert C. Byrd
Sid Craig Wesley E. Cantrell Herbert F. Boeckmann, II Kenny Rogers Gerald R. Ford, Jr.
Craig Hall John H. Dasburg Jerry E. Dempsey Art Buchwald Paul Harvey
Clarence Otis, Jr. Archie W. Dunham Joe L. Dudley, Sr. S. Truett Cathy Thomas W. Landry*
Richard M. Rosenberg Bill Greehey Ruth Fertel* Robert H. Dedman* Ruth B. Love
David M. Rubenstein Chuck Hagel Quincy Jones Julius W. Erving J. Paul Lyet*
Howard Schultz James V. Kimsey Dee J. Kelly Daniel K. Inouye John H. McConnell
Roger T. Staubach Marvin A. Pomerantz John Pappajohn Jean Nidetch Fred W. O’Green*
Christ Thomas Sullivan Franklin D. Raines Don Shula Carl R. Pohlad Willie Stargell*
Kenneth Eugene Behring Stephen C. Schott Monroe E. Trout D.B. Reinhart* Henry Viscardi, Jr.*
Doris K. Christopher Philip Anschutz Dennis R. Washington Robert H. Schuller William P. Clements, Jr.
Peter M. Dawkins Carol Bartz Joe L. Allbritton Romeo J. Ventres John B. Connally, Esq.*
J. R. “Rick” Hendrick, III Arthur A. Ciocca Walter Anderson Carol Burnett Nicholas D’Agostino*
Richard O. Jacobson Thomas C. Cundy Dwayne O. Andreas Trammell Crow Helen M. Gray*
Harold F. “Gerry” Lenfest William J. Doré Dorothy L. Brown Robert J. Dole Venita VanCaspel Harris
Boone Pickens Mark Victor Hansen Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. Willie W. Herenton Arthur E. Imperatore, Sr.
Nido R. Qubein Bernard A. Harris, Jr. Terry M. Giles Waylon Jennings* Ben Marcus*
David E. Ritchie R. James Nicholson Ralph A. Hart* W. Thomas Johnson Charles J. Pilliod, Jr.
Anthony J. Terlato Paul Anthony Novelly Bernie Little, Sr.* Donald R. Keough George V. Smith*
Buzz Aldrin, Astronaut Tom Selleck Joseph Neubauer Frank E. Resnik* Alex G. Spanos
Colleen C. Barrett Barbara Barrett Robert G. Schwartz Eddie Robinson Paul Thayer
Dean A. Cortopassi Lou Dobbs Joseph E. Antonini David M. Roderick Howard O. Beaver, Jr.
Dominic D’Alessandro Willie Edward Gary George L. Argyros Wally Amos George Stuart Benson*
Sam Fox Jack M. Gill Alec P. Courtelis* James A. Collins Peter M. Guida
Ebby Halliday M. Douglas Ivester William J. Donlon Raymond L. Danner John O. Hershey
James W. Keyes Lee Liu John E. Fisher* Russell L. Isaacs Edward A. Horrigan, Jr.
Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Craig O. McCaw Jack Kemp Arthur G. James* George E. Johnson
Ronald M. Simon Joseph A. Pichler Alex Kroll Eugene M. Lang Rafer L. Johnson
David W. Wilson Bernard Rapoport Bernard Marcus Marshall Manley Joseph M. Katz*
Michael B. Yanney Sidney D. Wolk Andrew J. McKenna Jerry L. Maulden Augustine R. Marusi*
John Paul DeJoria Michael W. Wright Deen Day Sanders Patrick G. Ryan Charles A. McKee
Duane B. Hagadone Donald R. Beall Oprah Winfrey Harold Burson John J. O’Connor
Sherry Lansing Dennis Franklin Holt Maya Angelou William F. Farley Russell H. Perry*
James Bainbridge Lee, Jr. Delores M. Kesler John R. Block Thomas S. Monaghan Peter G. Scotese
Harvey Mackay Kenneth L. Lay Jack H. Brown Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez Manfred Steinfeld
Gabrielle Kirk McDonald Alfred Lerner* Thomas L. Harken Ralph B. Rogers* Arthur E. Turner*
Frank A. McPherson Frederick K.C. Price H. Wayne Huizenga O. Wayne Rollins* Basil S. Turner*
Gary E. Milgard* John Francis Sandner Henry A. Kissinger William H. Spoor Huey J. Wilson
Angelo R. Mozilo Tommy G. Thompson Richard L. Knowlton Patrick F. Taylor* W. Michael Blumenthal
Jim Pattison Jim L. Turner James W. Rouse* Charles E. Yeager Joseph S. Bruno*
David L. Sokol Anthony Welters John R. Silber Norman Brinker W.W. “Foots” Clements*
Sherian Grace Cadoria E. Margaret Screaton Beebe* Clarence Thomas John C. Crean Thomas S. Haggai
Raymond G. Chambers Carlos H. Cantu* James L. Clayton, Sr. Mario M. Cuomo Morris L. Hite*
Thomas G. Cousins Mary Higgins Clark Phil Gramm Leonard L. Farber* Richard L. Lesher
Michael E. Dougherty Robert L. Crandall John D. Kemp Henry A. Johnson Harry A. Merlo
Wayne Gretzky Michael S. Egan Warren E. McCain Rodrigue Mortel Gilbert F. Richards*
J. Barry Griswell Alan Ace Greenberg Stan Musial Allen E. Paulson* Robert G. Sampson
John J. Mack John F. Grundhofer Harold A. Poling Jack D. Sparks* Beurt R. SerVaas
Harry S. Rinker Jon M. Huntsman Colin L. Powell Fred C. Trump* Lee R. Sollenbarger
Ray W. Scott, Jr. James Earl Jones Albert A. Robin Hicks B. Waldron Jackson T. Stephens, Sr.*
Ronald C. Waranch Patrick C. Kelly Herman J. Russell George Foreman Karl D. Bays*
Carl H. Westcott Walter Scott, Jr. Fred L. Turner J.B. Fuqua Michael Bongiovanni*
Louis C. Brock R.E. Turner Ernest L. Boyer* Harry J. Gray Shepard Broad*
John W. Colloton Byron Allumbaugh Robert J. Brown Paula D. Hughes* Nick A. Caporella
Richard K. Davidson Dean L. Buntrock Helen K. Copley* Earle M. Jorgensen* Curtis L. Carlson*
James L. Doti Herman Cain John W. Davis* Ed McMahon Catherine Taft Clark*
Charles W. Durham Richard M. DeVos Zachary Fisher* George P. Mitchell David C. Collier
George L. Graziadio, Jr.* Melvyn N. Klein James L. Hutchings Charles R. Scott Lee F. Flaherty
Katherine D. Ortega Gordon E. Moore Peter J. Jannetta Mark Shepherd, Jr. E.Y. Harburg*
Charles L. Overby Jim Moran George J. Mitchell Sam M. Walton* Carl N. Karcher
Joseph B. Kirsner Robert Beverley Evans* Joseph Timan* Clarence R. Moll* Frank B. Rackley*
Jack LaLanne Zenon C.R. Hansen* Carl E. Anderson* Edwin J. Thomas* Arthur Rubloff*
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz* Herbert C. Johnson* Max Coffman* Edward A. White James C. Self*
Azie Taylor Morton* Clare Boothe Luce* Davre J. Davidson* John Andrew Barr* Carl J. Sharp*
Frank C. Nicholas J. Willard Marriott* Michael E. DeBakey Dwight D. Eisenhower* Donald S. Smith*
Joseph Robbie* Arthur H. Motley* John A. Howard Richard Prentice Ettinger* Michael Baker, Jr.*
R. David Thomas* Harold G. Scheie* Ewing Marion Kauffman* Warren G. Grimes* Donald R. Brann*
Harold Warp* Norman H. Stone* Robert F. McCune, P.E.* William G. Karnes* John A. Bush*
Henry L. Aaron Frederic Whitaker* Lewis Phillips* Merl C. Kelce* Clifford F. Hood*
Mary Kay Ash* William E. Bailey Lawrence Welk* John D. MacArthur* Fred A. Lawson*
Anthony Athanas* Lee Smith Bickmore* Elmer L. Winter C.R. Smith* William P. Lear*
Wofford B. Camp* James H. Doolittle* Roy L. Ash Walter J. Tuohy* Daniel A. Poling*
Mary C. Crowley* Walter J. Hickel Walter Brennan* James W. Walter, Sr.* Andrew B. Shea*
Gilbert R. Ellis* Ray A. Kroc* Chester Carlson* Frank Armour* Harold V. Smith*
Clarence C. Finley Floyd Odlum* William F. Foster* John W. Galbreath* Joseph Sunnen*
Michel T. Halbouty* Patrick L. O’Malley* William E. Grace* Carl S. Hallauer* Sandy Beaver*
Louis W. Menk* H. Ross Perot Robert Wayne Hawkinson* Garvice David Kincaid* Henry Crown*
Wallace N. Rasmussen James R. Price* George W. Jenkins* Edward C. Leach, Sr.* Walter D. Fuller*
Samuel Rosen* James B. Reston* John H. Johnson* James A. Ryder Byron A. Gray*
George A. Shearing, OBE Henry G. Walter* Samuel H. Levinson* John H. Slater* Paul Gray Hoffman*
William L. Shoemaker* Robert H. Abplanalp* Elmer F. Pierson* Robert S. Solinsky* Herbert C. Hoover*
Joseph Solomon* Lawrence A. Appley* Harold Toppel Albert J. Berdis* John Jay Hopkins*
Johnny Cash* Adron Doran, Ed. D.* Leslie B. Worthington* John F. Ernsthausen* J.C. Penney*
Robert P. Gerholz* Robert S. Fogarty, Jr.* Elmer Homes Bobst* Alfred C. Fuller* Harold L. Schafer*
J. Ira Harris Alexander G. Hardy* Paul Carnahan* Alfred L. Hammell* Thomas J. Watson*
George J. Kneeland* Leon W. Harman R. Carl Chandler* Walter L. Jacobs* Adolph Zukor*
David J. Mahoney* Charles Stewart Mott* Billy Graham James P. Mitchell* Ralph Johnson Bunche*
Ruth Stafford Peale Howard A. Rusk* Joseph E. Maddy* Charles F. Noyes* Milton S. Eisenhower*
Ann Person Edward Durell Stone William A. Patterson* Eric A. Walker* James J. Kerrigan*
Roger Tory Peterson* Lowell Thomas* Jeno F. Paulucci Benjamin H. Wooten* Charles F. Kettering*
Rose Cook Small Harry F. Chaddick* Harland Sanders* J.H. Carmichael* Thomas E. Millsop*
L. Homer Surbeck* Sam M. Fleming* George D. Sax* Benjamin F. Fairless* Norman Vincent Peale*
Sarkes Tarzian* Hiram L. Fong* Louis S. Vosburgh* Milton G. Hulme* William A. Roberts*
Jessie L. Ternberg Luther H. Hodges* Harry Winokur* William T. Payne* Frank Bailey*
Danny Thomas* Harold J. Richards* Gene Autry* T. Claude Ryan* James L. Kraft*
Carlos J. Arboleya Riley V. Sims* Pearl S. Buck* Raymond E. Salvati* Finn H. Magnus*
Loren M. Berry* Carl B. Stokes* Carr P. Collins* William B. Tabler, Sr.* James J. Nance*
Roy J. Carver* Jackie Williams T. Jack Foster* Peter Volid* Frank C. Russell*
William E.C. Dearden* Kemmons Wilson* E. Ellis Johnson* Charles C. Bales* David Sarnoff*
Robert E. Farrell Sam Wyly Nathaniel Leverone* John Bentia* Harold E. Stassen*
J.M. Haggar. Sr.* Ragnar Benson* Charles B. Thornton* Thomas Carvel* Arthur Weisenberger*
Joseph H. Hirshhorn* Winston A. Burnett John C. Warner* Alwin F. Franz* Thomas E. Courtney*
Daniel James, Jr.* Emmett J. Culligan* Herbert J. Watt* Joyce C. Hall* Alexander Harris*
Art Linkletter Charles Deaton* Minoru Yamasaki* Gwilym A. Price* Conrad N. Hilton*
George M. Mardikian* J. Erik Jonsson* Charles R. Anthony* John J. Sheinin* Alexander M. Lewyt*
Rod McKuen Herman Warden Lay* John Bowles* Harry Sugar* Charles Revson*
John Milano Thurgood Marshall* Bernard Castro* John H. Ware* Allen B. Dumont*
Francine I. Neff Gerald C. O’Brien* Albert Dorne* Adam Young* Earl W. Muntz*
Ernest L. Wilkinson* Michael L. Rachunis* Titus Haffa* Louis Zahn* Lee E. Nadeau*
Helen F. Boehm Ronald Reagan* Wayne A. Johnston* Lester W. Carter* Vincent Riggio*
Edward E. Carlson* Meshulam Riklis Abner V. McCall* Armando Conti* Anna Rosenberg*
R.J. Foresman* Walter D. Behlen* George O. Nodyne* Gustav S. Eyssell* Bernard M. Baruch*
Dean W. Jeffers Marvin Chandler John W. Rollins, Sr.* Allen B. Gellman* Earl Bunting*
Ronald V. Markham Arthur J. Goldberg* R. Perry Shorts* Roy T. Hurley* George A. Hamid*
Vincent G. Marotta George S. Halas* W. Clement Stone* John M. Joyce* Charles Luckman*
Allen H. Neuharth Bob Hope* Charles W. Anderson* Edward V. Rickenbacker* Dorothy Shaver*
Robert L. Rice Wallace E. Johnson* Frank G. Atkinson* W. Cordes Snyder, Jr.* Kenneth Beebe*
William G. Salatich Kenneth J. King, Sr.* James R. Caldwell* Roger W. Babson* Walter S. Mack*
George Shinn Charles W. Lubin* James M. Hill* Hugh R. Cullen* Grover A. Whalen*
Herbert J. Stiefel* Thomas W. Moore J. Patrick Lannan* Percy J. Ebbot* Charles E. Wilson*
Andrew F. Brimmer W. Dewey Presley James J. Ling* William E. Levis* Robert R. Young*
George P. Cullum, Sr.* Margaret Durham Robey* Allen Ludden* James W. McAfee*
HORATIO ALGER
ASSOCIATION
of DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS, INC.
A SIXTY-YEAR HISTORY
Ad Astra Per Aspera –
To the Stars Through Difficulties
1947 – 2007
COPYRIGHT ©2007 BY THE HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS, INC.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Historical Account
Researcher and Writer: Margaret D. Slipek
Members’ Biographies
Researcher and Writer: Jackie Rough
Editorial Assistance Provided by:
Evelyn Bence
Patricia George
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Horatio Alger, Jr., 1832 – 1899
- CONTENTS -
Foreword Message from Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XII
2007 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XIII
A Salute to Horatio Alger Chairmen and Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XV
Chapter 1 Humble Beginnings
One Man’s Vision, 1947 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2 A Growing Vision
Formation of the Horatio Alger Awards
Committee of the American Schools
and Colleges Association, 1947–1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 3 Overcoming Obstacles
The Horatio Alger Awards Committee, Inc., 1970–1975 . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4 Passing the Baton
The Leadership of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, 1975–1977 . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 5 Celebrating Two Anniversaries
Developments between 1977 and 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 6 Expansion of the Association’s Mission
The Formation of Horatio Alger Scholarships, 1982–1987 . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 7 A Pivotal Year in the Association’s History, 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Chapter 8 A Decade of Expansion, 1989–1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Chapter 9 The Horatio Alger Association in the 21st Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Chapter 10 A Path to the Future
The Association’s Four Long-Range Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 11 A Blueprint for the Future, 2007-2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chapter 12 Horatio Alger Distinguished Members
Brief Biographies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chapter 13 National Scholar Honor Roll
Recipients of National Scholarships, 1984-2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION of DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS, INC.
A SIXTY-YEAR HISTORY

- FOREWORD -
FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS
This publication is dedicated to
Horatio Alger Members – 1947 to the present
We are pleased to dedicate this historical account of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans’ first 60 years to the men and
women who have been recognized with the Horatio Alger Award and International Horatio Alger Award since 1947. The Association is com-
posed of more than 600 members, who are united by personal stories of triumph over adversity and by a commitment to perpetuate the values
and freedom that have made the United States of America the greatest nation on earth. Through the commitment of our Members and with
support from friends, the Horatio Alger Association has awarded more than $52 million in scholarships to approximately 11,000 young
Americans.
None of this would be possible without the vision and determination of the Association’s founder, Dr. Kenneth J. Beebe. As a youth, Dr. Beebe
was an avid reader of books by the 19th-century author Horatio Alger, Jr. Memories of these stories about young people overcoming adversity
through hard work and right actions, often with the assistance of a mentor, fueled Dr. Beebe’s drive to create and nurture an organization that
would inspire American youth to use the free enterprise system to achieve their goals and dreams.
We also wish to honor Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. He received the Horatio Alger Award in 1952, and steadfastly assisted Dr. Beebe with Horatio
Alger activities. After Dr. Beebe died in 1970, Dr. Peale ensured the continuation of the organization through wise and inspirational leadership.
We are grateful to both of these gentlemen for allowing us to participate in their vision that has created an ongoing legacy to America and its
young people.
This account of the Horatio Alger Association’s history is “painted in broad strokes.” Individuals are noted for major initiatives, but the
Association rests securely on the commitment of all of its members. We are proud to share brief accounts about the life experiences of each mem-
ber in the section following the historical overview.
Much has changed since the founding of the Association in the years following World War II. The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished
Americans has prospered through temporal transitions because it is based on a bedrock of truth and values that never change. Freedom, honesty,
courage, integrity, perseverance, and individual initiative have contributed to a strong America, and these values will ultimately serve to build a bet-
ter global community. The Horatio Alger Association has a distinguished past, and we are honored to play a part in expanding its legacy today. We
hope this historical account will encourage future members and Horatio Alger scholars to hold fast to the American Dream as they aim ever higher.
Ad Astra Per Aspera — To the Stars through Difficulties.
MESSAGE FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS | XII
HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2007
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Herbert F. Boeckmann, II Terry M. Giles Peter J. Jannetta
Owner/President President Vice Chairman of Neurosurgery
CHAIRMAN
Galpin Motors, Inc. Giles Enterprises Allegheny General Hospital
Dennis R. Washington
Chairman, Washington Group Jack H. Brown Jack M. Gill CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
International Chairman & CEO Founder, General Partner Dean W. Jeffers
Founder, The Washington Stater Bros. Markets Vanguard Venture Partners General Chairman and CEO,
Companies Retired
Robert J. Brown Bill Greehey
Nationwide Insurance
PRESIDENT AND CEO Founder, Chairman, and CEO CEO and Chairman
Companies
Joseph Neubauer B&C Associates, Inc. VALERO Energy Corporation
Chairman and CEO Dee J. Kelly
Arthur A. Ciocca Alan Ace Greenberg
ARAMARK Corporation Senior Founding Partner
Chairman and Owner Chairman of the
Kelly, Hart & Hallman, P.C.
EXECUTIVEVICE PRESIDENT The Wine Group, Inc. Executive Committee
David L. Sokol Bear Stearns Delores M. Kesler
James L. Clayton, Sr.
Chairman and CEO Chairman & CEO
Clayton Bank & Trust J. Barry Griswell
MidAmerican Energy Adium, LLC
Chairman and CEO
Holdings Company John H. Dasburg
The Principal Financial Group Melvyn N. Klein
Chairman and CEO
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Melvyn N. Klein Investments
Astar Air Cargo, Inc.
ANDTREASURER John F. Grundhofer
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
George L. Argyros Lou Dobbs Chairman Emeritus
Richard L. Knowlton
Chairman and CEO Anchor and Managing Editor U.S. Bancorp
Chairman
Arnel & Affiliates Lou Dobbs Tonight
Duane B. Hagadone The Hormel Foundation
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS William J. Doré Founder, President and CEO
Craig O. McCaw
Walter Scott, Jr. Executive Chairman The Hagadone Corporation
CEO
Chairman of the Board Global Industries, Ltd.
Thomas S. Haggai Eagle River, Inc.
Level 3 Communications, Inc. President
Chairman and CEO
Doré Energy Corporation Ed McMahon
BOARD MEMBERS IGA, Inc.
Founder
Joe L. Dudley, Sr.
Byron Allumbaugh Venita VanCaspel Harris McMahon Communications, Inc.
President and CEO
Chairman of the Board, Retired Founder and CEO
Dudley Products, Inc. CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Ralphs Grocery Company VanCaspel & Co., Inc.
Harry A. Merlo
Archie W. Dunham
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS President
Barbara Barrett Chairman (Retired)
H. Wayne Huizenga Merlo Corporation
Owner, President ConocoPhillips
Chairman
Triple Creek Guest Ranch
Huizenga Holdings, Inc.
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