Background
Ferguson, John Robert was born on December 25, 1915 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of John Robert and Jane (Gray) Ferguson.
Ferguson, John Robert was born on December 25, 1915 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of John Robert and Jane (Gray) Ferguson.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1937; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1950.
With, Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation, 1940-1950; assistant chief engineer, Orinoco Mining Company, 1950-1954; chief engineer project development, United States Steel Corporation, 1954-1955; assistant vice president engineering, United States Steel Corporation, 1956-1963; vice president design and construction, United States Steel Corporation, 1963-1966; vice president for appropriations, United States Steel Corporation, 1966-1969; executive vice president engineering and research, United States Steel Corporation, 1974-1979; senior vice president, assistant to president, United States Steel Corporation, 1979-1980. Vice president engineering services United States Ship Engineers and Consultants, Inc., 1969-1973, president, 1973-1974.
Vice president Action Housing, Inc., 1967-1968, president, 1968-1971, member board, 1967-1986, Chairman of the Board, 1975-1986. Chairman of the Board, chairman of the executive committee Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation, 1968-1970, member board Executive Committee, 1970-1974. Trustee Sewickley Valley Hospital, 1973-1990, honorary trustee, since 1991.
President Valley Care Association, 1980-1988, trustee, since 1980. Director MonYough Human Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., since 1991. Member Engineers Society Western Pennsylvania, American Iron and Steel Institute, Association Iron and Steel Engineers.
Married Dorothy Berry, December 29, 1939. Children— Darryl, John Robert III.