Background
Sosnowy, John Kenneth was born on November 26, 1941 in Galveston, Texas, United States. Son of John H. and Stella Margarete (Spiller) Sosnowy.
rancher investment company executive
Sosnowy, John Kenneth was born on November 26, 1941 in Galveston, Texas, United States. Son of John H. and Stella Margarete (Spiller) Sosnowy.
Bachelor of Science, Texas Tech University, 1963. Master of Science, Texas Tech University, 1967.
Mathematics teacher Lubbock (Texas) High School, 1964-1965. Distribution engineer Union Carbide Corporation, Texas City, Texas, 1967-1969. Senior account executive Merrill Lynch & Company, Houston, 1969-1974.
Assistant vice president Blyth Eastman Dillon & Company, 1974-1978, Merrill Lynch & Company, Houston, 1978-1981. Senior vice president Schneider, Bernet & Hickman, 1981-1983. Managing partner Oakway Farms, Cameron, Texas, since 1971, The J. Sosnowy Group, Houston, since 1983.
Owner Sosnowy Investment Management Company, since 1984. Consultant Lutheran Hospital Foundation, Houston, since 1986.
Scholarship donor Cameron High Future Farmers American Student, 1982-1987, Pi Kappa Alpha Leadership Award, Lubbock, 1984-1987. Endowed donor Texas Tech Loyalty Fund, 1985. Fund raiser Cameron Chamber of Commerce, 1986, American Cancer Society, 1986.
Board directors Milam County Junior Livestock Association, Cameron, 1983-1984. President Abiding Savior Lutheran Church Council, Cameron, 1985. Member International Association Finance Planners, American Red Brangus Association (president 1985, board directors), National Cattleman's Association (board directors), Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, Texas Purebred Cattle Alliance (board directors).
Married Patricia LaGayle Henson, August 10, 1968. 1 child, Kori Elizabeth.