Background
Chaffee, Jerome Norton was born on January 18, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of Dempster Dirias and Hulda Idella (Ingram) Chaffee.
Chaffee, Jerome Norton was born on January 18, 1938 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Son of Dempster Dirias and Hulda Idella (Ingram) Chaffee.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Iowa State University, 1960; B. Foreign Trade, American Institute Foreign Trade, 1962.
Assistant export manager, Thomas Industries, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, 1963-1966; assistant export manager, Waukesha (Wisconsin) Motor Company, 1966-1967; sale manager, DeVilbiss Company, Toledo, Ohio., 1967-1972; vice president international, Kwikway International Inc., Marion, Iowa., 1972-1977; president, Gordon Fennell Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., 1977-1982; president, Aeon International Corporation, Marion, Iowa., 1982-1988; board directors, Aeon International Corporation, since 1988; director international sales, Diamond V Mills, Inc., Cedar Rapids, since 1988.
Program chairman International Trade Bureau, Cedar Rapids, 1980-1981. Chairman Kirkwood Community College International Advisory Council, 1983-1985. Member Executive Committee International Trade Bureau, since 1986.
Advisory council Center Industrial Research and Service, 1984-1987. Member District Export Council, Rotary, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce (chairman international trade bureau 1995-1996).
Married Mary Kathleen Faulkner, Apr.20, 1957. Children: Christopher B., Susan R., T. Theron, Kathleen I., Jennifer L.