Background

Avery, Cameron Scott was born on May 9, 1938 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William H. and Eugenie P. Avery.

Education

Princeton University (Bachelor of Science in Engineering, cum laude, 1960). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1963). Chairman of the Board of Trustees, North Shore Country Day School, 1980-1984.

Career

Worked at Bell, Boyd & Lloyd (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Corporate, Securities, Financing, Investment Companies. Admitted to the bar, 1963, Illinois. President, Harvard Law Society of Illinois, 1991-1993.

Chairman of the Board of Trustees, North Shore Country Day School Foundation.

Trustee, Ravinia Festival Association, 1975—. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Committee on Investment Companies, 1979-1981), Illinois State and American (Vice Chairman, Committee on Charitable Trusts, 1970-1972) Bar Associations.

Achievements

• CAMERON AVERY has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member community advisory board Station Window To The World-television, Chicago, 1979-1982. Member Northwestern University Associations, since 1983. President Opportunity Centers, Chicago 1975-1977.

Trustee North Shore County Day School, Winnetka, Illinois, 1977-1992, chairman of the board of trustees, 1980-1984. Trustee Ravinia Festival Association, Highland Park, Illinois, since 1976, president, since 1995. Trustee The Cartwright Foundation, Chicago, since 1968, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, since 1984, Chicago Music and Dance Theatre, since 1993.

Trustee North Shore Country Day School Foundation, since 1987, chairman of the board of trustees, since 1994. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman investment companies subcommittee 1979-1982), Commercial Club, Commonwealth Club (president 1990-1991), Economics Club (vice president 1988-1989), Harvard Law Society Illinois (president 1991-1993), Law Club, Legal Club, Princeton Club Chicago (president 1977-1978), University Club.

Connections

Married Anne Forster, August 7, 1965. Children: Christopher, Joanne.

Father:

William H.

Mother:

Eugenie P. Avery

Spouse:

Anne Forster

child:

Christopher Avery

child:

Joanne Avery