Background
Decio, Arthur Julius was born on October 19, 1930 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. Son of Julius A. and Lena (Alesia) Decio.
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Arthur Julius Decio
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Education
Student, DePaul University, 1949-1950; Doctor of Business Administration (honorary), Salem College, West Virginia, 1973; Doctor of Laws, U. Notre Dame, 1975; Doctor of Laws, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1978; Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1996; D. Business (honorary), Vincennes U., 1991; D Humanitarian Svc. (honorary), Hillsdale College, 1993.
Career
President, Skyline Corporation, Elkhart, 1956-1972;
Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, Skyline Corporation, 1959-1998;
Chairman of the Board, Skyline Corporation, since 1998. Board directors Schwarz, Morton Grove, Illinois, NIPSCO Industries, Inc., Hammond, Indiana, St. Joseph Capital corporation, South Bend. Past director advisory council College Commerce DePaul University.
Past Board of Governors NFL Alumni. Founding dir.Elkhart (Indiana) Community Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Director Special Olympics International, Washington. Fellow, trustee U. Notre Dame. Past member of advisory board Goshen (Indiana) College, Indiana U., South Bend.
County advisors Center for the Homeless, South Bend. Past member, president county Indiana U. Past member Logan Cmty.
Advisory Council, South Bend. Past chairman Elkhart Urban League Membership Drive, Elkhart General Hospital Major Expansion Drive, Bicentennial Commission Elkhart County, Salvation Army New Headquarters Building Drive, 1975. Honorary chairman Salvation Army Christmas Fund Drive, 1972-1997.
Past member Commision on Presidential Scholars, Presidential appointment, 1978. President Elkhart General Hospital Foundation. Past director National Italian-American Foundation, Washington.
Past chairman advisory county United Way, Elkhart, past director, campaign chairman, 1966. Past director Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, board directors diocesan finance county. Past director Banc One Indiana Corporation, Indianapolis, Bank One., Indianapolis, Midwest Commerce Banking Company, Elkhart, Indiana, Federal Reserve Bank Chicago.
Trustee Aux Chandelles Trust for Mentally Retarded, Elkhart. Past chairman, trustee Holy Cross College, Notre Dame, Indiana. Trustee Hillsdale (Michigan) College.
Life member, past chairman, chairman of the executive committee national advisory board Salvation Army, Washington. Conference chairman Salvation Army Advisory Orgns. Conference, London, 1989.
Life member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Executive Board Elkhart County chapter, 1980-1982. Chairman Salvation Army capital campaign,1990. Co-chairman capital campaign Station WNIT-television Public television, 1991.
Chairman sign hope campaign Congregation Holy Cross, Indiana. Life trustee., past member, Marmion Academy, Aurora, Illinois. Board advisors Mundelein (Illinois) Seminary of U. St. Mary of the Lake.
Past director Elkhart Urban League, Elkhart General Hospital, Northern Control Indiana Medical Education Foundation, South Bend, National Junior Achievement, Greencroft Foundation, Elkhart. Past director Junior Achievement Elkhart, president 1965-1966. Past trustee Stanley Clark School, South Bend, LaLumiere School, Laporte, Indiana.
Member Council on Development Choices for the 80's, Urban Land Institute. Presidential appointment Low Income Housing task force, 1970. Past Presidential appointee as commissioner Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission, Washington.
Member International Summer Special Olympics Committee, Inc., 1987. Co-chairman capital campaign Association for Disabled of Elkhart County, 1985. Honorary chairman capital campaign for Elkhart Cmty.
Day Care Center, 1987. Board of Governors Indiana Colls. of Indiana. Chairman annual bishop'sappeal fund drive Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, 1987.
Board directors, past chairman Regional Approach for Progress, South Bend. Past president Elkhart Park Foundation, Elkhart. Founding director, charter board directors Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation, Elkhart.
Past member and past chairman Manufactured Housing Institute Washington, Indiana Academy (appointed 1978), Chicago President Association, Chief Executives Organisation, World Business Council, Marmion Benedictine Abbey (life affiliate, Aurora, Illinois), Knights of Malta. Honorary member Elkhart Rotary Club.
Connections
Married Patricia George, January 6, 1951. Children: Terrence, Jamee, Linda, Jay, Leigh Allison.
