Forrest I. Rettgers

Background

Rettgers, Forrest I. was born on November 20, 1921 in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of I. B. and Laura T. (Hartenstein) Rettgers.

Education

Student, State Teachers College, Millersville, 1947—1950. Student, Texas Western College, El Paso, 1951—1954. Bachelor of Arts in History with honors, University Maryland, 1958.

Postgraduate in History, University Maryland, 1959. Postgraduate in Personnel Management, George Washington University, 1960. Master of Arts in International Relations, George Washington University, 1964.

Postgraduate in International Economics, American University, 1967.

Career

Served to colonel United States Army, 1640—1960. Representative of secretary army United States Senate Special Contact Senate Appropriations Committee, 1956—1960. Deputy assistant secretary, international security affairs Department Defense, Washington, 1960—1961.

Representative of secretary Defense to Congress, 1964—1966. Administrative assistant to senator Harry F. Byrd Junior Virginia, 1966—1972. Chief-of-staff, 1966—1972.

President Midwestern Industries Inc., Washington, 1972—1974. Senior vice president, policy program division National Association of Manufacturers, 1974—1976, senior vice president, operations, 1976—1977, executive vice president, 1977—1983. President Administrative Assistants & Executive Secretaries Association United States Senate, 1970—1972.

Achievements

• Forrest I. Rettgers has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing association executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman board trustees Heritage Foundation, from 1973. Member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Exchange Capitol Hill Club (board governors 1968-1972), Lions Lodge, Masons Lodge.

Connections

Married Virginia M. Felix, April. Children: Robin Stone, Pamela Vandervort-Jones, Bonnie J. Student State Teachers.

Father:

I.B. Rettgers

Mother:

Laura T. (Hartenstein) Rettgers

Spouse:

Virginia M. Felix

child:

Bonnie J. Student State Teacher. Rettgers

child:

Pamela Vandervort-Jones Rettgers

child:

Robin Stone Rettgers