Deane Baker

Background

Baker, Deane was born on April 29, 1925 in Marquette, Michigan, United States. Son of Albert Max and Elizabeth (Berryman) Baker.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Wisconsin, 1949; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1955.

Career

Project engineer, R.H. Fulton Company, Lubbock, Texas, 1955-1959; vice president, Somerville Construction Company, Ada, Michigan, 1959-1966; president, H.F. Campbell Company, Detroit, 1966-1972; president, Deane Baker Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1972-1984; president, Ann Arbor (Michigan) Group, Inc., since 1984.

Achievements

• Deane Baker has been listed as a noteworthy construction company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Detroit Urban League, 1968-1972. Trustee Grand Valley U., 1969-1972. Regent University of Michigan, since 1972.

Board directors Laymen's National Bible Committee. Member Detroit Area Council Boy Scouts American, History Society Michigan, Ann Arbor Senior Citizens Guild. Elder 1st Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor.

Major United States Air Force, 1943-1945, 51-53. Member Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce (board directors), Detroit Rotary, Economics ClubDetroit (board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: flight instructor, golf, photography, traveling.

Connections

Married Marilyn Jane Hesse, December 27, 1951. Children: Jamie Elizabeth, Wendy Lyn, Betsy Berryman, John Deane.

Father:

Albert Max Baker

Mother:

Elizabeth (Berryman) Baker

Spouse:

Marilyn Jane Hesse

child:

John Deane Baker

child:

Betsy Berryman Baker

child:

Wendy Lyn Baker

child:

Jamie Elizabeth Baker