John Edgar Peterson

Background

Peterson, John Edgar was born on March 26, 1916 in Radford, Virginia, United States. Son of John Edgar and Mary Elizabeth (Dolan) Peterson.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1936.

Career

Junior auditor, Arthur Andersen & Company. New York City and Atlanta, 1937-1939; senior auditor, Arthur Andersen & Company. New York City and Atlanta, 1939-1944; secretary-treasurer, Magnet Cove Barium Corporation, Houston, also Jamestown, Tennessee, 1944-1946; assistant to contractor, Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1946-1947; secretary-treasurer, director, Burlington Mills International Corporation, 1947-1948; co-division manager, Burlington Mills International Corporation, 1948-1949; division contractor, Burlington Mills International Corporation, 1949-1956; area contractor, Burlington Mills International Corporation, 1956-1958; assistant corporation contractor, Burlington Mills International Corporation, 1958-1970; assistant corporation vice president, Burlington Mills International Corporation, from 1970; now retired, Burlington Mills International Corporation.

Chairman, Board Of Directors, president Lane Processing, Inc., 1985-1986, now retired. Chairman of the board of trustees The Lane Processing Trust, 1985-1996. Board directors, secretary-treasurer Everetts Lake Corporation, since 1958.

Examiner, trustee United States Bankruptcy Court, 1982-1987. Chairman of the board of trustees The Evergreens, Inc., since 1982. Former commissioner Greensboro Housing Authority.

Achievements

• Certified Public Accountant, New York, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina. Certified internal auditor.

Membership

Member advisory county Pamplin College Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, since 1969. Member AICPA, North Carolina Society Certified Public Accountants, Institute Internal Auditors, Starmount ForestCountry Club, Off Island Gun Club, Three Lake Club (board directors), Brush Creek Hunting Club (board directors), Tar Heel State Senior Golf Association, Masons.

Connections

Married Mary Jane Crowell, May 8, 1943. Children: John Edgar III, Mary Stuart Peterson Henegar, William Early.

Father:

John Edgar Peterson

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Dolan) Peterson

Spouse:

Mary Jane Crowell

child:

William Early Peterson

child:

Mary Stuart Peterson Henegar Peterson

child:

John Edgar III Peterson