Neal Creighton

Background

Creighton, Neal was born on July 11, 1930 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Neal and Charlotte (Gilliam) Creighton.

Education

Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1953; student, University Madrid, 1959-1960; Master of Arts, Middlebury College, 1961; graduate, United States Army Command and Staff College, 1967; graduate, United States Army War College, 1970.

Career

Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Army, 1953, advanced through grades to major general. Troop assignments United States, Germany, 1953-1959. From instructor to assistant professor foreign language United States Military Academy, 1960-1963.

Staff officer Southern Command Panama, 1964-1966. Squadron Commander Vietnam, 1967-1968. Military assistant Office of Secretary Army Washington, 1970-1972.

Commander Combined Arms Training Center Germany, 1973-1974. Brigade Commander Germany, 1974-1976. Deputy director Operations and Readiness Directorate, Department Army, 1977-1978.

Commander 1st Infantry Division Germany, 1978-1980. Deputy chief of staff Allied Forces Central Europe, Brunssum, Netherlands, 1980. Commanding general 1st Infantry Division Fort Riley, Kansas, 1982-1984.

Retired United States Army, 1984. Administrator Robert R. McCormick Trust Foundations, Chicago, 1985. President, Chief Executive Officer R.R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, 1986-1999.

President Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, 1999-2000. Executive director Liberty Memorial, Kansas City, Missouri, 2001—2002.

Achievements

• Neal Creighton has been listed as a noteworthy Foundation administrator, army officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, National Strategy Forum.

Connections

Married Joan Hicks, August 1, 1958. Children: Linda, Lisa, Neal.

Father:

Neal Creighton

Mother:

Charlotte (Gilliam) Creighton

Spouse:

Joan Hicks

child:

Neal Creighton

child:

Lisa Creighton

child:

Linda Creighton