Background
Donnahoe, Alan Stanley was born on August 27, 1916 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Paul Albert and Kate (Stanley) Donnahoe.
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This guide to business statistics offers easy-to-follow explanations of how the numbers work and what they mean. Using examples taken from real-life business situations, this book supplies step-by-step explanations of how to calculate averages, rates of return, compounding rates, chi squares, probability, and more. Readers will quickly become familiar with variance analysis, regression and correlation, trend analysis, compound growth rates, and index numbers. There is a special chapter on the use of statistics with personal computers. Illustrated with charts and graphs, this book is an excellent resource for managers who need to improve their knowledge of how numbers can be developed, used, and interpreted.
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Donnahoe, Alan Stanley was born on August 27, 1916 in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Paul Albert and Kate (Stanley) Donnahoe.
Student in public schools.
Director research, Richmond (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce, 1936-1946;
assistant executive manager, Richmond (Virginia) Chamber of Commerce, 1946-1950;
executive secretary, Richmond Inter-Club Council, 1938-1941;
executive secretary, Virginia Society Public Accountants, Richmond, 1946-1950;
director research, Richmond Newspapers, Inc., 1950-1955;
vice president, Richmond Newspapers, Inc., 1956-1959;
executive vice president, assistant public, Richmond Newspapers, Inc., 1959-1965;
president, director, Richmond Newspapers, Inc., since 1966;
president, chief Executive officer, director, Media General, Inc., 1969-1981;
vice chairman, chief Executive officer, director, Media General, Inc., 1982-1984;
vice chairman, director, Media General, Inc., 1984-1990;
consultant, director, since 1990. Member business advising committee United States Bureau Labor Statistics, 1948-1949, United States Bureau Census, 1948-1949. Lecturer statistics U. Richmond, 1948-1949.
Member Tax Study Commission,1963-1964, Virginia Metropolitan Area Study Commission, 1966-1967. Member fiscal study com.Va. Advisory Legislation Council, 1956-1958;l member of advisory commission to secretary education State of Virginia, 1973.
Member listed company advising committee American Stock Exchange, 1975-1985.
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Former member board directors Richmond Memorial Hospital. Board directors National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc., Washington, Richmond Area Community Council, 1972, Citizens Study Council, 1973. Board governors United Givers Fund, 1960-1963, 66-69.
President Collegiate Schools, 1967-1968. Board directors, past president Richmond Eye Hospital, RPI Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. Member National Commission on Taxes and Internal Revenue Service, since 1979.
Chairman Business Advisory Commission on White Collar Crime, since 1980. Served from private to 1st lieutenant, C.E. Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. As 1st lieutenant General Staff United States Army, 1950-1952.
Member American Statistical Association, American Newspaper Publications Association (newsprint committee 1976-1984), American Marketing Association (president Virginia chapter 1954-1955), United States Chamber of Commerce (communications committee 1970-1975, chairman postal service panel 1976-1980), Richmond Chamber of Commerce (president 1968), Beta Gamma Sigma. Clubs: Commonwealth (Richmond) (director 1972), Country of Virginia (Richmond).
Married Elsie Pitts, 1938. Children– Kate Stanley Donnahoe Vaughan.