Background
Tankersley, George Jackson was born on April 21, 1921 in Ruston, Louisiana, United States.
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George Jackson Tankersley
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Auburn University, 1943. Honorary Doctor of Science, Auburn University, 1982.
Career
Instructor, Auburn U., 1946-1948;
engineer, Gas Light Company of Columbus, Georgia, 1949-1954;
executive vice president, Gas Light Company of Columbus, 1954-1957;
president, director, Western Kentucky Gas Company, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1957-1966;
director, Western Kentucky Gas Company, 1957-1970;
president, Wesken Corporation, Owensboro, 1957-1966;
director, Wesken Corporation, 1957-1970;
president, director, E. Ohio Gas Company, Cleveland, 1966-1973;
Chairman of the Board, director, E. Ohio Gas Company, 1973-1974;
chairman, W. Ohio Gas Company, 1969-1972;
director, W. Ohio Gas Company, 1969-1974;
president, director, Consolidated Natural Gas Company, Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1974-1979;
chairman, chief Executive officer, Consolidated Natural Gas Company, Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1979-1987;
chairman of the executive committee, Consolidated Natural Gas Company, Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc.
, Pittsburgh, 1987-1991;
also board directors, Consolidated Natural Gas Company, Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc., Pittsburgh
past Chairman of the Board, director Pittsburgh branch Federal Reserve Bank Cleveland.
Achievements
Membership
Past chairman board trustees Institute Gas. Technology, Chicago; past member Ohio Board Regents, distribution committee Cleveland Foundation. Past vice chairman board trustees University Pittsburgh.
Past president Pittsburgh Symphony Society. Past president United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Allegheny County. Board directors Auburn (Alabama) University Foundation Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945.
Member American Gas Association (chairman 1970-1971, past board directors), Kentucky Chamber of Commerce (past president, director), National Alliance Businessmen (Cleveland metropolitan chairman) Clubs: Rolling Rock (Liqonier, Pennsylvania). Duquesne (Pittsburgh).
Connections
Son of Homer (Kendall) and Gladys (Nash) T. Married Mary Louise Armstrong, July 31, 1943. Children: Betty Carol Harvey, George Jackson.
