John Charles Franke

Background

Franke, John Charles was born on June 21, 1937 in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. Son of John Paul and Sophie (Thorson) Franke.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1959; Master of Arts in Industrial Rels., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1968.

Career

Research assistant, University of Minnesota Industrial Rels. Center, Minneapolis, 1960-1961; group personnel director, Mead Johnson & Company, Evansville, Indiana, 1961-1969; director personnel, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, Dayton, Ohio., 1969-1972; vice president personnel, Association Mortgage Companies, Inc., Washington, 1972-1974; founder, principal, Johns Associations, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, 1974-1977; division director human relations, TRW Motor Division, Dayton, 1977-1982; director human resources, Miami Valley Public Company, Dayton, 1983-1984; director personnel, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., 1984-1985; vice-president, director human resources, Sverdrup Corporation, St. Louis, 1986-1993; director human resources, service contracts division, Calspan Corporation, Tullahoma, Tennessee, since 1993. Adjunct Professor Wright State University, Dayton, 1982-1983, visiting assistant professor, 1983-1984.

Consultant, Adjunct Professor U. Evansville, Indiana, 1964-1967. Conference speaker Professional Superior vena cava syndrome Management Association, Washington, 1986. Seminar speaker Professional Women in Architecture/Engineering, Phoenix, 1988.

Achievements

• John Charles Franke has been listed as a noteworthy Human resources executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Fairfax (Virginia) Little League, 1975-1976. Vice president Executive Committee Fairfax Police Youth Club, Inc., 1974-1977. Board directors Inroads of St. Louis, Inc., 1988-1993.

Member Tullahoma Regional Planning Commission and Board ZoningAppeals, since 1994. Member Society Human Resource Management, American Management Association, Human Resource Mgmt.Assn. Greater St. Louis (board directors 1990-1993), Highland Rim Human Resource Management Association (treasurer Executive Committee 1985, president 1994, chair Executive Committee 1994, Executive Committee 1995), Tennessee State Council, Society Human Resource Management (secretary-treasurer 1995), St. Louis Area Health Care Buyers Coalition (advisory board 1992), Franklin/Coffee County Health Care Coalition (vice president 1985), Rotary, Lakewood Country Club.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, classic films, music.

Connections

Married Marlys Jean Nordin, Jun 4, 1960 (divorced December 1978). Children: John Richard, Gregory Wayne. Married Lois Ann Monnin, December 22, 1979.

Step child, Timothy Jones.

Father:

John Paul Franke

Mother:

Sophie (Thorson) Franke

Spouse:

Lois Ann Monnin

Spouse:

Marlys Jean Nordin

child:

John Richard Franke

child:

Gregory Wayne Franke