Jerald Gershon

Background

Gershon, Jerald was born on January 16, 1924 in Kansas City. Son of Samuel and Ruth (Mnookin) Gershon.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, 1943.

Career

President Modern Pharmacal Company, Kansas City, 1946—1947, Vet Products Corporation, Kansas City, 1974—1975, Chemical Commodities, Inc., Olathe, Kansas, since 1955. Served to lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO.

Achievements

• Jerald Gershon has been listed as a noteworthy chemicals executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Israel Bonds, Kansas City, 1976—1981. Member of American Chemical Society.

Interests

• Golf, tennis.

Connections

Married Hortense Joy Kahn, March 9, 1946. Children: Susan Jean Gershon Osman, Sharon Kay, Steven Alan.