Background
Christensen, John William was born on March 14, 1914 in Roselawn, Indiana, United States. Son of Henry Julius and Caroline Belle (Conrad) Christensen.
Christensen, John William was born on March 14, 1914 in Roselawn, Indiana, United States. Son of Henry Julius and Caroline Belle (Conrad) Christensen.
DePauw University (Bachelor of Arts. cum laude, 1935). Indiana University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1939). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, Indiana University Law Journal. 1937-1939. Special Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1939-1946. Member, Board of Trustees, DePauw University, since 1962.
Adjunct Professor, The Ohio State University College of Law1, 1964-1972.
Accountant General Electric Company, Schnectady, New York, 1935-1936. Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, 1939-1944, special counsel utilities division, 1944-1946. Associate, then partner Dargusch, Caren, Greek & King, Columbus, Ohio, 1946-1953.
Partner Gingher & Christensen, 1953-1986. Of counsel Baker & Hostetler, 1986—1998. General counsel Brodhead-Garrett Company, Cleveland, 1955-1986, also board directors.
Vice president, general counsel Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1962-1984. Vice president, general counsel, secretary, board directors O.M. Scott & Sons Company, Marysville, Ohio, 1951-1984. Chairman, president, Chief Executive Officer National Extrusion and Manufacturing, Bellefontaine, Ohio, 1978-1987.
Board directors State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company, United McGill Corporation, Taylor Woodcraft Inc. Adjunct professor law Ohio State University, 1964-1972.
Trustee DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, since 1962. With United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1943-1945. Member American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Columbus Bar Association, Indiana University Law Alumni Academy of Fellows, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Eleanor Schwerak, September 2, 1939. Children: William J., Amy Christensen Fox, Martha Christensen Rand, Nancy Christensen Couyoumjian. Married Beth Pinkley, November 9, 1996.