John Hamilton Dickason

Background

Dickason, John Hamilton was born on June 3, 1931 in Wooster, Ohio, United States. Son of Donald Eugene and Martha Himes (Hamilton) Dickason.

Education

AB, Dartmouth College, 1953. Master of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, 1954. Graduate, Institute Organization Management, Michigan State University, 1965.

Graduate, Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1980.

Career

With, Scott Paper Company, 1954-1958; personnel technician, Illinois Civil Service Commission, Springfield, 1958-1960; business manager, then associate director, Illinois Bar Association, 1960-1970; executive director, Illinois Bar Association, 1970-1985; vice president finance and administration, Markey Charitable Trust, Miami, Florida, 1985-1997; vice president disolution administration, Markey Charitable Trust, Miami, 1997-1998.

Membership

President Springfield Mental Health Association, 1965-1966. Senior warden Christ Episcopalian Church, Springfield, 1973-1975, licensed lay reader, 1970-1985, treasurer, 1966-1969, 76-85. Member finance committee Diocese Springfield, 1975-1977.

Treasurer St. Philip's Episcopalian Church, Coral Gables, Florida, 1986-1993, senior warden, 1988. Chair St. Philips Foundation, 1998-2002. Licensed eucharistic minister, since 1997.

Troop leader local Boy Scouts American, 1966-1985, member council executive committee, 1978-1980. Trustee Palmer Trinity School, since 1999. With Army of the United States, 1954-1956.

Member American Bar Association (associate), Illinois State Bar Association (honorary), American Society Association Executives (life), Illinois Society Association Executives (president 1972), National Association Bar Executives (president 1976-1977, Man of Year 1983), American Judicature Society, Foundation Finance Officers Group (steering committee, editor newsletter), Council on Foundations (past chairman legislation and regulations committee, research committee), Riviera Country Club (board governors 1999-2002).

Connections

Married Barbara Helen Fee, June 20, 1953. Children: John Harold, Kathryn Helen.

Father:

Donald Eugene Dickason

Mother:

Martha Himes (Hamilton) Dickason

Spouse:

Barbara Helen Fee

child:

Kathryn Helen Dickason

child:

John Harold Dickason