Background
Hoffman, Donald Howard was born on April 6, 1933 in Pittsburgh. Son of Howard Alfred and Helen Aline (Dickson) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Donald Howard was born on April 6, 1933 in Pittsburgh. Son of Howard Alfred and Helen Aline (Dickson) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Science, West Virginia University, 1954. Postgraduate, Graduate School Business University Pittsburgh, 1957. Postgraduate, Graduate School Business Administration Harvard University, 1977.
With, United States Steel Corporation, 1957-1983; general manager labor relations, United States Steel Corporation, 1973-1978; vice president personnel, United States Steel Corporation, 1978-1983; chairman, president, chief Executive officer, Transtar Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, 1988-1993; president, chief Executive officer, Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company and affiliated companies president, chief Executive officer, Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company, Duluth, Minnesota, 1983-1993; president, chief Executive officer, Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, Joliet, Illinois, 1983-1993; president, chief Executive officer, Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company, Conneaut, Ohio., 1983-1993; president, chief Executive officer, United States Ship Great Lakes Fleet, 1988-1993; president, chief Executive officer, Warrior and Gulf Navigation, 1988-1993; retired, 1993.
Chairman board Port Authority of Allegheny County, 1977-1981. Board directors Southwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning Commission, 1979-1984, Industrial Relations Association, 1979-1983, Allegheny Traies Council Boy Scouts American, since 1989. Member State Transportation Advisory Committee, 1980-1982, St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, since 1980.
Chairman Pennsylvania R.R. Association, since 1987. Captain United States Air Force, 1954-1957. Member Association American Railroads (director since 1983), Western R.R. Association (director since 1983), Traffic Club Pittsburgh, Duquesne Club (Pittsburgh), Chartiers Country Club (Pittsburgh), Kitchi Gammi (Duluth), Rolling Rock Club (Ligonier, Pennsylvania), Laurel Valley Golf Club (Ligonier).
Married Mary Lovina Lamb, September 17, 1955. Children: Thomas, James, Timothy, Michael.