Background
Ferree, John Newton was born on November 21, 1946 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Newton and Mary Cleo (Tice) Ferree.
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Ferree, John Newton was born on November 21, 1946 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Newton and Mary Cleo (Tice) Ferree.
Associate of Arts, Bluefield (Virginia) College, 1966; Bachelor, Baylor University, 1968; Juris Doctor, Samford U., 1975.
Contractor, Aetna Life Insurance Company, Seattle, 1972;
attorney, Ferree & Armstrong, Alabaster, Alabama, 1975-1982;
executive director, Northwest Baptist Foundation, Portland, Oregon, 1982-1984;
assistant vice president, Harris Trust Company of Arizona, Scottsdale, 1984;
vice president, Baptist Foundation of Arizona, Phoenix, 1985-1989;
director planned giving, Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1989-1991;
president, Scottsdale (Arizona) Healthcare Foundation, since 1991;
board director, National Committee Planned Giving, 1994-1996. Board directors Federal Bureau of Investigation Citizen's Academy Foundation, vice president 1994-1996, 98, Charitable Accord, vice president, 1996-1998. Instructor Cannon School Foundation Management, since 1995.
Adjunct Professor Arizona State University, since 1998. Consultant in field.
Member National Society Fund Raising Executives (president 1990), Planned Giving Roundtable of Arizona (president 1992, 97), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
Married Ginger Ann Rogers, June 6,1969 (divorced 1991). Married Patricia Gayle Kruger, November 19, 1994.