Irving M.J. Kaplan

Background

Kaplan, Irving M.J. was born on September 5, 1919 in Pittsburgh. Son of Frank R.S. and Madeline (Roth) Kaplan.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1941.

Career

Vice president, secretary, director, Copperweld Corporation, Pittsburgh, 1954-1985.

Achievements

• Irving Michael Jackson Kaplan has been listed as a noteworthy steel company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Republican ward committeeman 14th Ward, Pittsburgh, 1964-1974. Member executive board Republican Finance Committee Allegheny County, 1966-1974. Republican state committeeman 43d District, 1966-1974.

President Vocational Rehabilitation Center, 1961-1963, board directors, 1955-1974. Board directors Planned Parenthood Center Pittsburgh, 1968-1974, American Lung Association Southwestern Pennsylvania. Trustee Alumni Council Shady Side Academy, 1960-1963.

Member Union American Hebrew Congregations, 1975-1978, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, 1979-1983. Member American Iron and Steel Institute, American Society Corporation Secretaries, American Society Metals, Pittsburgh Athletic Association. Clubs: Masons, Duquesne, Concordia, Harvard-Yale-Princeton.

Connections

Married Joan Marie Meyerhoff, November 10, 1955. Children: William A., Thomas R., Fred M.

Father:

Frank R.S. Kaplan

Mother:

Madeline (Roth) Kaplan

Spouse:

Joan Marie Meyerhoff

child:

William A. Kaplan

child:

Thomas R. Kaplan

child:

Fred M. Kaplan