Background
Rogers, Gardner Spencer was born on September 16, 1926 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Gardner Spencer and Frances (Lloyd) Rogers.
Rogers, Gardner Spencer was born on September 16, 1926 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Gardner Spencer and Frances (Lloyd) Rogers.
Student, Episcopalian Academy, 1944. Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1945. Bachelor of Science, University Colorado, 1951.
Registered profile engineer, California With Western Pacific Railroad Company, San Francisco, 1947-1970, engineer costs, valuation and statistics, 1964-1969, assistant to general manager planning and control, 1969, assistant general.mgr., 1970. General manager Civil & Mechanics Maintenance Proprietary Limited., 1970-1977.
Manager Western Australian operations Fluor Australia Proprietary Limited., 1971-1973, general.mgr. railway division, 1973-1977.
General manager Pilbara Industries, 1971-1973. Director budgets and control Consolidated Rail Corporation, 1978-1979, senior director budgets, planning and control, 1980, director corporation planning, 1981-1987.
Consultant, 1987;member special advisory team Railroad officials to the United States Government, 1962. Advising committee on Railroad property Interstate Commerce Commission, 1966-1970.
Managing trustee Daniel B. Gardner Trust, Chicago.
Alternate trustee Cathedral Square Foundation, Perth. Vestryman Church of England, 1971-1977, member synod and provincial synod, 1973-1977, member diocesan county,1974-1977, board directors school"s trust, 1975-1977. Vestryman, chairman finance committee, senior warden Saint Mary"s-by-the-Sea Episcopalian Church, Pacific Grove, California,1989-1991.
Vestryman, chairman stewardship committee, junior warden Saint Mark"s Episcopal Church, Medford, Oregon, 1996-1998.
Managing trustee Daniel B. Gardner Trust, Chicago. Alternate trustee Cathedral Square Foundation, Perth. Vestryman Church of England, 1971-1977, member synod and provincial synod, 1973-1977, member diocesan council, 1974-1977, board directors school's trust, 1975-1977.
Vestryman, chairman finance committee, senior warden St. Mary's-by-the-Sea Episcopalian Church, Pacific Grove, California, 1989-1991. Vestryman St. Mark's Episcopalian Church, Medford, Oregon,, 1996-1998, since 2007, chairman stewardship committee, junior warden, 1996-1998, personnel committee, welcoming committee since 1998. Member Institution Engineers Australia, American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (board directors, vice president, chairman We.
Australian executive committee 1976-1977), Swanleigh (chairman executive committee 1974-1977, council), American Management Association, American Railway Engineer Association (secretary committee 11 1983-1987), Epis. Diocese of El Camino Real (board directors 1991-1993, lay Eucharistic Minister 1991-1994), Diocese of Oregon (lay Eucaristic Minister since 1995, licensed lay reader since 1996), Railway and Locomotive History Society, Society of Cincinnati, Military Order Loyal Legion (vice Commander), Colorado Alumni Association Northern California (president 1951-1952), Rogue Valley Manor (president residents council 1999-2000), Berkeley Tennis Club, Pacific Railway Club, Commonwealth Club, Australian-American Club, Alpha Tau Omega (high council 1964-1968, 82-90).
Married Margaret Elizabeth Windsor, July 18, 1954. Children: Ann Rogers Wilbanks, Barbara Rogers Coombs.