Background
Beaver,, Howard Oscar was born on May 18, 1925 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Oscar and Lessie (Yocum) Beaver.
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Howard Oscar Beaver
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Education
Student, United States Naval Academy, 1944. Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy, Pennsylvania State University, 1948. Graduate executive management program, University Pittsburgh, 1967.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Albright College, 1982.
Career
Metallurgist Carpenter Technology Corporation, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1948-1951, plant metallurgist, melting, 1951-1957, manager mill metallurgy, 1957-1960, assistant general superintendent, 1960-1966, assistant vice president steel manufacturing, 1966-1968, vice president production, 1968-1969, group vice president steel, 1969-1971, director, 1969-1983, chairman board, chief executive officer, 1971-1983, board directors. Retired, 1993
Former member advisory panel Congressional Office Technology Assessment, Washington.
Membership
Past president executive board Boy Scouts American Hawk Mountain Council, Reading, Pennsylvania. Past president advisory board Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Reading, general chairman capital campaign. Building campaign committee Community General Hospital, Reading.
Board trustees Chit Chat Foundation, Wernersville, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State University. Active United Way of Berks County, Pennsylvanians for Effective Government, Harrisburg, Keystone State Games. Fellow American Society Metals (Lehigh Valley chapter, Bradley Stoughton award 1967, David Ford McFarland award 1972, medal for advancement of research 1980, Distinguished Life Membership award 1988).
Member American Institute of Mining (Benjamin F. Fairless award 1981), American Iron and Steel Institute (honorary vice president), Association Iron and Steel Engineers, Muhlenberg Lions Club, Berkshire County Club, Skytop (Pennsylvania) Club.
Connections
Married Jean Lillian Shollenberger, June 14, 1945. Children: Bonne Jean Beaver Riefenstahl, Thomas Arthur.
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Nationality
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Religion
Lutheran -
Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient certified of distinction Finance World, 1979, Bronze award Finance World, 1980, Silver award The Wall St. Transcript, 1980, Horatio Alger award, 1981, Humanitarian award B'nai Brith International, 1981, Billy Wallis Founders award Electrical Metal Makers Guild Inc., 1982, Distinguished Alumnus award Pennsylvania State University, 1991. Named Distinguished Pennsylvanian William Penn Committee, Philadelphia, 1981, Businessperson of Year, Berks County Chamber of C., 1982, Wilbur B. Doran award United Way Berks County, 1985, Thun award Meridian Bank, 1990. Named to Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, Junior Achievement Hall of Fame of Reading and Berks County, 1985.Recipient certified of distinction Finance World, 1979, Bronze award Finance World, 1980, Silver award The Wall St. Transcript, 1980, Horatio Alger award, 1981, Humanitarian award B'nai Brith International, 1981, Billy Wallis Founders award Electrical Metal Makers Guild Inc., 1982, Distinguished Alumnus award Pennsylvania State University, 1991. Named Distinguished Pennsylvanian William Penn Committee, Philadelphia, 1981, Businessperson of Year, Berks County Chamber of C., 1982, Wilbur B. Doran award United Way Berks County, 1985, Thun award Meridian Bank, 1990. Named to Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, Junior Achievement Hall of Fame of Reading and Berks County, 1985.