Background
Roningen, Jewel Edgar was born on January 15, 1922 in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, United States. Son of James Marion and Effie Amanda (Holt) Roningen.
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Jewel Edgar Roningen
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Jewel Edgar Roningen, American stockyards executive. Recipient Pilot Study Grant, Environmental Protection Agency, 1970, Gamma Sigma Delta award, 1966. Member of West Fargo Chambers Commerce (member stewardship committee since 1968), Fargo (chairman North Dakota highway users conference 1973-1977, chairman North Dakota Highway Hall of Honor committee 1974-1977), Rotarian, Elk, Mason (Shriner).
Education
Bachelor of Science, North Dakota State University, 1943.
Career
Instructor vocational agriculture, Pelican Rapids, 1944—1945. County extension agent McIntosh, Minnesota, 1945—1947. District superintendent United States Department Agriculture Packers & Stockyards Administration, Sioux City, Iowa, 1948—1958.
President, general manager Sioux Falls Stockyards Company, South Dakota, 1958—1967, Union Stockyards Company Fargo, West Fargo, North Dakota, since 1967. Director
Member North Dakota Beef Commission, 1979—1982. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1944.
Achievements
Membership
Member of West Fargo Chambers Commerce (member stewardship committee since 1968), Fargo (chairman North Dakota highway users conference 1973-1977, chairman North Dakota Highway Hall of Honor committee 1974-1977), Rotarian, Elk, Mason (Shriner).
Connections
Married Grace Marlyn Carlen, January 16, 1943.
