Background
Kessler, Irving Kenneth was born on February 14, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jack and Regina (Berkowitz) Kessler.
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Irving Kenneth Kessler
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Temple University, 1939; Doctor of Laws, Temple University, 1973; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1944-1946.
Career
Wage and salary administrator Victor division, Radio Corporation of America, 1941-1946; manager management engineering, Radio Corporation of America, 1957-1959; division vice president, general manager airborne systems division, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1959-1961; division vice president, general manager aerospace communications and control division, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1961-1963; division vice president general mgr.aerospace systems division, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1963-1967; vice president defense electronic products, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1969-1970; executive vice president government and commercial systems, Radio Corporation of America, Camden, New Jersey, 1970-1976; group vice president, Radio Corporation of America, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1976-1979; executive vice president, Radio Corporation of America, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, since 1979; vice president, John B. Stetson Company, 1946-1957. Board directors Heritage Bank N.A., Heritage Bancorp, Atlantic Elec. Company; chairman energy committee Atlantic Energy Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
Commissioner Delaware River Port Authority, since 1973. Member Governor's Business Advisory Group, since 1981. Member panel arbitrators Federal Mediation and Conciliation Svc., 1948-1960.
Chairman, Board Of Directors Phila Survey Group, 1951-1952. Chairman industrial committee North branch Young Men’s Christian Association, Philadelphia, 1947-1956. Area industrial chairman Philadelphia County Savings Bond Committee, 1954-1957.
Industrial chairman Junior Baseball Federation, 1956-1958. Chairman dinner of champions South Jersey chapter National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1974. Chairman industry perspective subcommittee, vice chairman Tri-Association Ad Hoc Committee on Indiana Research and Development/Bid and Proposal, 1973-1975.
District chairman Philenape district Boy Scouts American, 1952-1955, president Camden Countychpt. Member Executive Board Camden County county, 1971. Member Philadelphia regional panel President's Commision on White House fellow, since 1972.
Member of advisory committee, chairman awards committee Philadelphia United Fund, 1951-1953. Chairman Camden Share in American Committee, 1973-1975. Trustee New Jersey Ballet, New Jersey State Museum, Pennsylvania Ballet Association.
Vice president Stetson Hospital, Philadelphia, 1955. Member policy committee development program, chairman fund raising campaign Temple University, 1970, chairman of the executive committee, trustee 1970, chairman employee relations committee, 1991. Board directors College Medicineand Dentistry, Cooper Medical Center, Demonstration Industries PhysicallyHandicapped, Action Philadelphia Committee, 1969-1970, Jewish Federation Camden County, 1970.
Board of Governors Rydal-Meadowbrook Civic Association, 1955-1957. Trustee, co-chairman Greater Camden Movement, 1970. Chairman of the board of trustees NSIA, 1978, United Fund of Camden County, 1974, 75.
Trustee Temple University (chairman audit and employee relations com), since 1974. Fellow American Institute Aeronautics an Astronautics (associate). Member National Association of Manufacturers, American Arbitration Association (panel national arbitrators), Industrial Rels.
Association Philadelphia (president 1956-1957), Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (chairman industrial relations committee 1959), South Jersey Chamber of Commerce (director 1971), New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (director), Society Logistics Engineers (life member, board advisors 1973), Woodcrest Country Club (president).
Connections
Married Betina Chertcoff, May 31, 1942;children: Jeffrey Theodore, John Allen.
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Nationality
American