Background
Hart, Donald John was born on August 9, 1917 in Milwaukee. Son of Edward William and Minnie Marie (Keller) Hart.
management consultant business educator
Hart, Donald John was born on August 9, 1917 in Milwaukee. Son of Edward William and Minnie Marie (Keller) Hart.
Bachelor of Arts, Lake Forest (Illinois) College, 1938; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1951.
Director publicity, Lake Forest College, 1938-1940; graduate assistant economics, University of Wisconsin, 1940-1941, 1946-1947; chief priorities clerk purchasing department, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, 1941; assistant business manager, Iowa State College, 1942-1943; associate professor economics, Carroll College, 1947-1950; dean College Business Administration, U. Idaho, 1950-1956; dean College Business Administration, U. Florida, 1956-1968; professor management, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1968-1969; president, St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1969-1975; professor management, U. North Carolina at Asheville, 1975-1981; department chairman, U. North Carolina at Asheville, 1975-1981; management consultant, since 1981. Vice president Idaho Institute Christian Education, 1952-1956. Public member, chairman advanced.council Employment Security Agency, Idaho, 1950-1956.
Trustee Florida Presbyterian College, 1961-1965, Asheville-Buncombe Library System, 1984-1991. Board advisors Warren Wilson College, since 1986, chairman, since 1990, trustee, since 1990. Ruling elder Presbyterian Church, member synod county Synod of Mid-Atlantic, 1989-1992.
Served as Lieutenant supply corps United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member Laurinburg Chamber of Commerce (board directors), American Assembly Collegiate Schools Business (Executive Committee, secretary-treasurer 1965-1966, president 1967-1968).
Married Margaret Ellen Thorpe, June 22, 1940. Children: Roger, Susan Hart Johnston, Charles, Mary Hart-Paul.