Background
Creel, Dana Shannon was born on May 24, 1912 in College Park, Georgia, United States. Son of Dana Anderson and Mary Virginia (Shannon) Creel.
Creel, Dana Shannon was born on May 24, 1912 in College Park, Georgia, United States. Son of Dana Anderson and Mary Virginia (Shannon) Creel.
Bachelor of Laws, Emory University, 1934; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1936; Doctor of Laws, Cornell College, 1962.
With, Irving Trust Company, 1936-1939;
with, Prentice Hall Company, 1939-1940;
associate philanthropy, John D. Rockefeller Junior, 1940-1942, 46-60;
secretary, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1947-1951;
director, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1951-1968;
president, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1968-1975;
vice chairman, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1975-1978;
trustee, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, 1968-1981. Secretary Sealantic Fund, 1947-1951. Director, trustee, 1951-1973.
President, trustee Sleepy Hollow Restorations, since 1951. Trustee Seaman's Bank for Savings, since 1961. Director Morningside Area Alliance, 1960-1976.
Member senior executives council Conference Board, 1969-1976. Trustee African-American Institute, 1957-1983, chairman board, 1964-1979. Trustee, vice president Interchurch Center, 1958-1983.
Trustee Institute College and University Administrators, 1960-1967, American Conservation Association, 1963-1983. President, trustee Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music, 1962-1971, chairman, since 1971. Director Rockefeller Family Fund, 1967-1972.
Governing council Rockefeller Archive Center Rockefeller University, since 1974, chairman, since 1978, trustee, Sharon Hospital With Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Council Foreign Relations, Century Association University Club, The Sharon County Club.
Married Jane Rebecca Haislip, June 11, 1955.