Background
Lake, Charles William was born on June 21, 1918 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Son of Charles William and Jessie Mae (Lyon) Lake.
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Charles William Lake
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Student, University Wisconsin, 1936-1937; Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1941; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1949.
Career
With, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1946-1990; successively assistant to treasurer, manager management studies, director industrial engineering, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1947-1956; director engineering research and development, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1956-1958; director operating, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1958-1959; director Chicago manufacturing division, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1959-1962; director sales division, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1963-1964; vice president company, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1953-1963; senior vice president, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1963-1964; president, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1964-1983; chairman of the executive committee, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1983-1990; Chairman of the Board, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1975-1983; honorary director, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member visiting committee graduate school business University of Chicago, library visiting committee. Member devel.adv. committee Cornell Univercity, chairman emeritus, engineering county, emeritus trustee, presidential councillor, university county. Active Northwestern University Associations.
Board directors Executive Svc. Corps.; life trustee Museum Science and Industry. Director John Crerar Library.
Foundation Captain Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member University Club, Sunday Evening Club (honorary trustee), Commercial Club, Chicago Club, Cornell Club, Hinsdale Golf Club, Old Elm Club, Royal Poinciana Golf Club, Hole in the Wall Golf Club, Naples Yacht Club, Tau Beta Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Connections
Married Louise Safford Sprague, July 4, 1946. Children: Charles William III, Elizabeth L. Dolan.
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Political Party
Congregationalist