Background
Atha, Joseph Samuel was born on February 18, 1898 in Grayville, Illinois, United States. Son of Frank Perry and Edith Louise (Shaw) Atha.
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Joseph Samuel Atha
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Joseph Samuel Atha, American Coffee company executive. Decorated chevalier Order Leopold II, 1959. President Jackson County Society Crippled Children, 1942-1943; president Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1954, trustee, from 1944; trustee Drury College, Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, Midwest Research Institute With United States Army, 1918. Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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Education
Student, University Kansas, 1916-1918; Doctor of Fine Arts (honorary), Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1953.
Career
With, J.A. Folger & Company, Kansas City, Missoury, from 1918; Chairman of the Board, J.A. Folger & Company, Kansas City, Missoury, from 1961. Also director Chairman National Coffee Association, from 1963.
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Membership
President Jackson County Society Crippled Children, 1942-1943. President Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1954, trustee, from 1944. Trustee Drury College, Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, Midwest Research Institute With United States Army, 1918.
Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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Connections
Married Ethel B. Shufflebotham, January 13, 1923. Children: Ethelyn Chase, Elaine Merriman, Donald J.
Education
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1918
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1953