Background
Light, Christopher Upjohn was born on January 4, 1937 in Kalamazoo. Son of Richard and Rachel Mary (Upjohn) Light.
Photographer freelance/self-employed writer
Light, Christopher Upjohn was born on January 4, 1937 in Kalamazoo. Son of Richard and Rachel Mary (Upjohn) Light.
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1958;Master of Science, Columbia University, 1962. Master of Business Administration, We. Michigan University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1971.
Editor, public Kalamazoo Magazine, 1963-1966. President Michigan Outdoor Public Company, Kalamazoo, 1965-1968. Product planner Upjohn Company, 1967-1968.
Assistant professor University Utah, Salt Lake City, 1971-1972. Associate professor, chairman finance department Roosevelt University, Chicago, 1975-1978. Visiting professor finance Northern Illinois University, 1978-1979.
Freelance writer, computer musician, since 1979. Editor: Charles Dickens' Village Coquettes, 1992. Manager special projects Sarasota Music Archive, 1992-1996.
Trustee Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation, 1965-1985, 1994-2002, president, 1997-2002. Trustee, board directors Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Association, 1990-1999. Trustee Sarasota Music Archive, 1990-1995, Kalamazoo College, 1991-1993.
Board directors American Symphony Orchestra League, 1992-2000, secretary, 1996-1999. Board director Fontana Chamber Arts, 2002-2008, Sarasota Concert Association, since 2003, vice president, since 2007. Member American Society of Composers, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (voting committee), Finance Management Association, Society Professional Journalists, University Club Chicago, Gull Lake Country Club.
Married Lilykate Victoria Wenner, June 22, 1963 (divorced 1986). Married Margo Ruth Bosker, January 2, 1994. Children: Victoria Mary, Christopher Upjohn Junior.