Joseph Lewis Lewis Dionne

Background

DIONNE, Joseph was born on June 29, 1933 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of Antonio Ernest Joseph Dionne and Myrtle Mae (Armstrong) Dionne.

Education

Bachelor, Hofstra University, 1955. Master of Science, Hofstra University, 1957. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1965.

Career

Guidance counselor, Long Island Public Schools, 1956-1961; assistant professor, Hofstra U., Hempstead, New York, 1962-1963; director instruction, project director, Ford Foundation School Improvement grant Brentwood (New York) Public Schools, 1963-1966; vice president research and development, Ednl. Developmental laboratories, Huntington, New York, 1966-1968; vice president, general manager, CTB/McGraw-Hill, Monterey, California, 1968-1973; senior vice president corporation planning, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York City, 1973-1977; executive vice president operations, McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York City, 1979-1981; president, McGraw-Hill Information Systems Company. New York City, 1977-1979; former president, McGraw Hill, Inc., New York City, since 1981; chairman, Chief Executive Officer, McGraw Hill, Inc., New York City, 1988-1998; chairman, McGraw Hill, Inc., New York City, since 1998.

Board directors The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, The Equitable Coms. Inc., Harris Corporation, Ryder System, Inc.

Achievements

• Joseph Lewis Dionne has been listed as a noteworthy Publishing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Elder Presbyterian Church, New Canaan. Past president Society to Advance Retarded. Past chairman board trustees Hofstra University.

Member of Blind Brook Club, Inc. (Purchase, New York ), Woodway Country Club (Darien, Connecticut), Phi Delta Kappa, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Alpha Theta.

Connections

Married Joan F. Durand, June 12, 1954. Children: Marsha Joan Dionne Guerin, Gary Joseph, Darren Durand.

Father:

Antonio Ernest Joseph Dionne

Mother:

Myrtle Mae (Armstrong) Dionne

Spouse:

Joan F. Durand

child:

Marsha Joan Dionne Guerin Dionne

child:

Darren Durand Dionne

child:

Gary Joseph Dionne