Background
Mohler, Harold Sheaffer was born on March 8, 1919 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Milton Keller and Esther Landis (Sheaffer) Mohler.
Mohler, Harold Sheaffer was born on March 8, 1919 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Milton Keller and Esther Landis (Sheaffer) Mohler.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, 1948; Doctor of Laws, Lehigh University, 1975; Doctor of Laws, Elizabethtown College, 1979.
With, Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Pennsylvania) (name changed to Hershey Foods Corporation 1968), 1948-1984;
assistant to president, Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Pennsylvania) (name changed to Hershey Foods Corporation 1968), 1957-1962;
vice president, Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Pennsylvania) (name changed to Hershey Foods Corporation 1968), 1962-1965;
president, chief Executive officer, Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Pennsylvania) (name changed to Hershey Foods Corporation 1968), 1965-1974;
Chairman of the Board, president, Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Pennsylvania) (name changed to Hershey Foods Corporation 1968), 1974-1976;
Chairman of the Board, chairman of the executive committee, Hershey Chocolate Corporation (Pennsylvania) (name changed to Hershey Foods Corporation 1968), 1976-1984. Chairman of the Board, director Hershey Bank. Former chairman, board of directors Hershey Trust Company, 1986.
Director Herco, Inc. (formerly Hershey Estates), Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, Ashland Oil, Inc.
Former board directors, former member Executive Committee Pennsylvania Economy League. Past chairman Pennsylvanians for Effective Government. Member, past chairman Business-IndustryPolit.
Action Committee; board of managers Milton Hershey School, until 1985, Master of Science Hershey Foundation, until 1985. Trustee Hershey Fund, until 1984. President of the board of trustees Lehigh University, 1973-1985, trustee for life.
Served to First lieutenant navigator United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Newcomen Society, American Cocoa Research Institute (past Chairman of the Board), Chocolate Manufacturers Association United States (past chairman), Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce (director, past chairman), Alpha Kappa Psi (honorary), Alpha Pi Museum.
Married Melda Lorraine Artz, July 21, 1945. Children: Jeffrey Lee, Susan Lorraine, Julie Lynn.