Background
Sersen, Howard Harry was born on April 20, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry S. and Bertha A. Sersen.
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Howard Harry Sersen
Edit Profileinterior designer cabinetry consultant
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, School The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1956.
Career
Engaged in store planning, merchandise display, furniture design, Paul MacAlister and Associations, Lake Bluff, Illinois, 1952-1955;
engaged in store planning, merchandise display, furniture design, Silvestry Art, Chicago, 1955-1956;
engaged in store planning, merchandise display, furniture design, Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago, 1956-1960;
engaged in store planning, merchandise display, furniture design, Riebold Company, Chicago, 1960-1961;
engaged in store planning, merchandise display, furniture design, Sears, Roebuck & Company, Chicago, 1961-1968;
custom cabinet and kitchen design, Reynolds Enterprises, Inc., River Grove, Illinois, 1967-1976;
principal, Howard Sersen design, Park Ridge, Illinois, since 1976. Design and planning consultant for kitchens and related storage cabinetry for homes and offices. Manufacturer, distributor to showrooms.
Visual merchandising display consultant to small retail stores.
Achievements
Membership
Art director park Ridge Party, 1964. Member Park Ridge Heritage committee, since 1992. Vice president Park Ridge History Society, 1996-1997, board directors, 1995, vice president, 1996-1997, president, since 1998.
Served with United States Army, 1952-1954. Member Society Certified Kitchen Designers (secretary Chicago-Midwest chapter 1974-1975, board councillors 1977-1981, governor 1978-1982, designer emeritus 1998, Kitchen Design award 1972), Park Ridge Junior Chamber of Commerce, Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, park Ridge University Club, Park Ridge Rotary (board directors, bulletin editor), Masons, Order de Molay (chevalier).
Connections
Son of and Bertha A. Sersen. Married Judith Ann Nelson, September 22, 1956. Children: Mark Howard, Diane Lynn Krause, Karen Judith Skadow, Amy Louise Gibbons.
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Born
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Nationality
American
Education
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1956
Career
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1952 - 1955
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1955 - 1956
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1956 - 1960
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1960 - 1961
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1961 - 1968
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1967 - 1976
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1976 - 2002
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2002
Awards
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Recipient 1st Place award Bicentennial Kitchen Design Contest, Wood-Mode Cabinets, 1974, Design award Wood Office Furniture Institute Design Competition, 1952, award Design in Hardwoods Competition, 1958, Showroom Design award National Kitchen and Bath Association, 1st Place award for kitchen design/21st Century Elkay Manufacturing Company, 1996, Community Star award Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 2005, others.Recipient 1st Place award Bicentennial Kitchen Design Contest, Wood-Mode Cabinets, 1974, Design award Wood Office Furniture Institute Design Competition, 1952, award Design in Hardwoods Competition, 1958, Showroom Design award National Kitchen and Bath Association, 1st Place award for kitchen design/21st Century Elkay Manufacturing Company, 1996, Community Star award Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 2005, others.