Background
Hay, John Thomas was born on January 30, 1921 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Ronald Harding and Luella (Sands) Hay.
Hay, John Thomas was born on January 30, 1921 in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Son of Ronald Harding and Luella (Sands) Hay.
Graduate, University Nebraska, 1942. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1943.
Secretary, Colby (Kansas) Chamber of Commerce, 1946; manager, Columbus (Nebraska) Chamber of Commerce, 1947-1951; assistant manager, Greater Muskegon (Michigan) Chamber of Commerce, 1951-1952; manager, Greater Muskegon (Michigan) Chamber of Commerce, 1952-1959; executive vice president, St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce, 1959-1967; executive vice president, California Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento, 1967-1986; consultant, since 1986. Commissioner California exhibits Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Expo 88, Brisbane, Australia.
Organizer Michigan Chamber of Commerce, 1958-1959. Vice president Michigan Great Lakes States Industrial Development Council, 1958-1959. Chairman California Governor's Blue Ribbon Committee, Summer Youth Job Campaign, 1968-1969, Institute for Chamber of Commerce Executives, University Colorado, 1965, board regents, 1960-1966, instructor, 1960-1967.
Board regents University Santa Clara, 1973-1975. Member Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards Board, 1986-1993, California Expos and State Fair, 1986-1993. Member American Chamber of Commerce Executives (past director), Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Executives (past president), California City of C. Executives (dir).
Married Mable Margaret Secund, May 26, 1942. Children: Susan Diane, Sally Lynn, John Thomas.