Background
Seton, Fenmore Roger was born on November 27, 1917 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
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Fenmore Roger Seton
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Education
Bachelor in English, Yale University, 1938. Master of Education, Southern Connecticut State College/Yale University, 1956. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University New Haven, 1990.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Albertus Magnus College, 1994.
Career
Assistant professor air science and tactics, Yale University, New Haven, 1952-1956; president, chief Executive officer, Seton Name Plate Corporation, New Haven, 1956-1981. President National Association Metal Etchers, Washington, 1968-1969, International Marketing Device Association, Chicago, 1973-1974, manufacturers division New Haven Chamber of Commerce, 1974-1979;chairman American National Standards Committee A13, New York City, 1972-1982.
Achievements
Membership
Appointed President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities, Washington, since 1973. World president Rehabilitation International, World Secretariat in New York City, 1988-1992. Board of Governors U. New Haven, since 1979.
Treasurer Save the Children Federation, Westport, Connecticut, 1984-1988. Associate fellow Calhoun College Yale University, since 1976. Board directors Gaylord Hospital, since 1995.
Trustee Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Foundation, since 1994. Fellow Institute Dirs. (United Kingdom); member Cercle de l'Union Interallié (Paris), Explorers Club (New York City), Circumnavigators Club (New York City), Elizabethan Club (New Haven), Mory's Association (New Haven), New Haven Country Club.
Connections
Married Phyllis Winifred Zimmerman, April 5, 1942. 1 child, Diana Seton Adams Wakerley.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican
Education
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1938
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1956
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1990
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1994
Career
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1952 - 1956
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1956 - 1981
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1956 - 1981
Awards
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Recipient Citation of Honor Secretary Department of Health, Washington, 1976, Preminger medallion People-To-People program Committee for Handicapped, Washington, 1988, Elm and Ivy award Yale University, 1985, Public Service award Social Security Administration, 1992, Yale medal President Yale University on behalf of Board Governors Association Yale Alumni, 1992, Distinguished Service award President of the United States, 1992, Seal of City of New Haven, Connecticut, 1999. Named. National Volunteer of Year, Easter Seal Society, 1997.Recipient Citation of Honor Secretary Department of Health, Washington, 1976, Preminger medallion People-To-People program Committee for Handicapped, Washington, 1988, Elm and Ivy award Yale University, 1985, Public Service award Social Security Administration, 1992, Yale medal President Yale University on behalf of Board Governors Association Yale Alumni, 1992, Distinguished Service award President of the United States, 1992, Seal of City of New Haven, Connecticut, 1999. Named. National Volunteer of Year, Easter Seal Society, 1997.