Background
Schanck, Jordan Thomas was born on February 5, 1931 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Francis Raber and Kathryn (Short) Schanck.
Schanck, Jordan Thomas was born on February 5, 1931 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Francis Raber and Kathryn (Short) Schanck.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1952.
With Signode Industries, Inc., since 1954, sales engineer, 1958-1960, assistant sales manager, Paslode division, 1960-1961, general sales manager, 1961-1965, assistant vice president, general sales manager, 1965-1966, general sales manager, Eastern division, 1966-1967, assistant to corporation president, 1967-1968, director corporation planning, 1968-1969, assistant to vice president corporation planning, 1969-1970, vice president corporation planning, 1970-1971, executive vice president corporation planning and physical distribn., 1971-1973, president, from 1973, chief executive officer, since 1975, now also chairman, director. Former director Amsted Industries, Chicago, Walter Heller International Corporation, Chicago. Director American National Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, Maytag Company, Newton, Iowa, Lindberg Corporation, Chicago.
Past board governors United Republican Fund Illinois, since 1974, Chicago Symphony Orchestra. President York Woods Community Association, 1971. Member advisory board Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, Kellogg Graduate School Management, Northwestern University.
Past member board directors United Charities of Chicago. Former trustee, former chairman George Williams College. Active Christ Church of Oak Brook, Illinois Served with Army of the United States, 1952-1954.
Member Chicago Association Commerce and Industry (past director), Illinois Manufacturers Association (past director), Dartmouth Alumni Association Chicago (past director) Clubs: Hinsdale (Illinois) Golf (director). Economic, Chicago, Commercial (Chicago). Macatawa Bay Yacht (Michigan).
Lobloley Bay Yacht, Mariner Sands (Florida).
Married Barbara Burgoyne, April 27, 1957. Children: Karen, William, Rebecca.