Craig Snover Thompson

Background

Thompson, Craig Snover was born on May 24, 1932 in Brooklyn. Son of Craig F. and Edith (Williams) Thompson.

Education

Graduate, Valley Forge Military Academy, 1951; Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, 1954.

Career

Newspaper and radio reporter, Easton (Pennsylvania) Express, 1954-1955, 57-59; Newspaper and radio reporter, Wall St. Journal, 1959-1960; account executive, Moore, Meldrum & Associations, 1960; manager public relations, Center National Bank of Cleveland, 1961-1962; account executive, Edward Howard & Company, Cleveland, 1962-1967; vice president, Edward Howard & Company, 1967-1969; senior vice president, Edward Howard & Company, 1969-1971; director public relations, White Motor Corporation, Cleveland, 1971-1976; vice president public relations, Northern Telecom Inc., Nashville, 1976-1977; vice president public relations, White Motor Corporation, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1977-1980; vice president corporation communications, White Motor Corporation, 1980-1981; director executive communications, Rockwell International Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1981-1986; director executive communications, Rockwell International Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1986-1991; director executive communications, Rockwell International Corporation, Seal Beach, California, 1992-1997; senior communications executive, Rockwell International Corporation, Seal Beach, California, 1997; president, Craig S. Thompson. Inc., since 1997.

Membership

Board directors Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center, 1970-1973. Served to 1st lieutenant, infantry United States Army, 1955-1957. Member Public Relations Society of America (accredited), Alumni Association Valley Forge Military Academy (board directors 1988-1994).

Connections

Married Masae Sugizaki, February 21, 1957. Children: Lee Anne, Jane Laura.

Father:

Craig F. Thompson

Mother:

Edith (Williams) Thompson

Spouse:

Masae Sugizaki

child:

Lee Anne Thompson

child:

Jane Laura Thompson