Background
Sparks, Earl Edwin was born on May 6, 1920 in Topeka. Son of Earl Edwin and Utah Gertrude (Rice) Sparks.
consumer products company executive
Sparks, Earl Edwin was born on May 6, 1920 in Topeka. Son of Earl Edwin and Utah Gertrude (Rice) Sparks.
Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska-Omaha, 1952.
Enlisted, United States Army Air Force, 1940;
advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1963;
served in, North Africa-Italy 15th Air Force, World World War II;
as senior navigator, SAC combat crew member
guided missile staff officer. Deputy chief staff, 8th Air Force SAC, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, 1961-1963;
retired, 1963;
with, International Business Machines Corporation, 1963-1966;
manager market planning and administration, Electronic Systems Center, Owego, New York
with, Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation, Elmhurst, Illinois, 1967-1971;
senior vice president marketing, consumer products, Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation, 1969-1971;
vice president consumer products, Undergraduate Student Government Industries, Inc. subsidiary Undergraduate Student Government Corporation, Chicago, 1972-1975;
vice president marketing, Undergraduate Student Government Industries, Inc. subsidiary Undergraduate Student Government Corporation, 1975-1988;
general manager, Castlegate Inc. - A Nortek Company, South Bend, Indiana, 1988-1991;
retired, Castlegate Inc.
- A Nortek Company, South Bend, Indiana, 1991.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Air Force Association, Retired Officers Association, American Marketing Association, American Management Association Clubs: Knights of Columbus.
Children: Patrick M., Monty E., Dianne M., Daniel E., Jack D. Married Marjorie Joyce Voorhees, October 26, 1974.