Background
Sprague, John Louis was born in 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Chapman and Florence Antoinette (van Zelm) Sprague.
Sprague, John Louis was born in 1930 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Chapman and Florence Antoinette (van Zelm) Sprague.
AB, Princeton, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford, 1959.
With Sprague Electric Company, North Adams, Massachusetts, 1959-1987, co-director engineering laboratories, senior vice president engineering, 1964-1965, vice president research and development, 1965-1966, senior vice president semi-conductor division, 1967-1976, president, 1976-1987, chief executive officer, 1981-1987. President John L. Sprague Associates Inc., 1988—2003. Self-employed, since 2003.
Board directors MRA Laboratories, Inc.
Chairman Williamstown United Fund-American Red Cross Campaign, 1961. Trustee Pine Cobble School, 1978, Middlesex School, 1994-1996. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1955.
Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Electrochemical Society, American Chemical Society, Science Research Society of America, Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs, Princeton Club (New York City), Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Married Mary-Jane Whitney, June 19, 1952. Children: John Louis, William Whitney, Catherine van Zelm, David Hyatt.