Background
Putka, Andrew Charles was born on November 14, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of Andrew George and Lillian M. (Koryta) Putka.
Putka, Andrew Charles was born on November 14, 1926 in Cleveland. Son of Andrew George and Lillian M. (Koryta) Putka.
Student, John Carroll U., 1944; student, United States Naval Academy, 1945-1946; Bachelor of Arts, Adelbert College Bachelor of Arts, Western Reserve U., 1949; Juris Doctor, Western Reserve U., 1952.
Practice law, Cleveland instructor government, Notre Dame College vice president, Koryta Brothers Coal Company, Cleveland, 1952-1956; superintendent division building and loan associations, Ohio Department Commerce, 1959-1963; president, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, American National Bank, Parma, Ohio., 1963-1969; director finance, City of Cleveland, 1971-1974; director port control, 1974-1978; director, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, 1974-1978.
Member Ohio House of Representatives, 1953-1956, Ohio Senate, 1957-1958. Deputy auditor, acting secretary Cuyahoga County Board Revision, 1970-1971. Member executive committee Cuyahoga County Democratic Committee, 1973-1981, Association Indiana Colleges and Universities Ohio, 1983-1989.
Board governors School Law, Western Reserve University, 1953-1956. Member executive committee World Service Student Fund, 1950-1952. United States representative International Pax Romana Congress, Amsterdam, 1950, Toronto, 1952.
Member lay advisory board Notre Dame College, 1968-1990, trustee, 1990-1993, honorary trustee, since 1993, life member, since 1993. Member advisory board St. Andrew's Abbey, 1976-1988. Trustee Case-Western Reserve University, Newman Foundation Northern Ohio, 1980-1993, honorary trustee, life member, since 1993.
1st vice president First Catholic Slovak Union of the United States, 1977-1980. President United Service Organizations Council of Cuyahoga County, 1980-1983. Member DAV (life), Knights of Columbus (4th degree), National Conference of Christians and Jews, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Bar Association, National Association State Savings and Loan Supervisors (past. national president), United States Savings and Loan League (member legis com, 1960-1963), American Legion, Ohio Municipal League (board trustees 1973), Parma C. of Chamber (board director, treasurer 1965-1967), Newman Federation (past national president), Catholic Lawyers Guild (treasurer), American Ohio Bankers Association, American Institute Banking, Adelbert Alumni Association (executive committee), Cathedral Latin Alumni Association (trustee since 1952), International Order Alhambra (international parliamentarian since 1971, past grand Commander, supreme advocate 1973), Amvets, Pi Kappa Alpha, Delta Theta Phi (past. president Cleveland alumni senate, master inspector 1975).