Background
Dykstra, Paul Hopkins was born on July 13, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul C. and Frances Marie (Hopkins) Dykstra.
Dykstra, Paul Hopkins was born on July 13, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul C. and Frances Marie (Hopkins) Dykstra.
Student, Exeter College University of Oxford, England, 1964; AB, Princeton University, 1965; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1968.
Worked at Gardner, Carton & Douglas (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Corporate Law, Securities Law, Mutual Funds. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Illinois. 1977, District of Columbia.
Member, 1991.
Chairman, Administration and Finance Committee, Chicago Public Library Board. Member: Cultural Affairs Advisory Board of the City of Chicago, 1990. The Economic Club of Chicago, 1981.
Chicago Commonwealth Club, 1990.
The Commercial Club of Chicago, 1992. Blue Skies for Kids of the Chicago Community Trust, 1991.
Chicago Committee of the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 1992. The Law Club of the City of Chicago, 1984.
The Legal Club of Chicago, 1979.
Chicago Theatre Group, Incorporated. (Goodman Theatre, Trustee, 1975. Vice Chairman, 1988-1992.
President, 1992-1997).
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Arlen Mutual Fund Handbook, 1986. Member: Chicago (Member, Committee on Investment Companies) and American (Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, 1981.
Member, Subcommittee on Investment Companies and Investment Advisers, 1986) Bar Associations.
Trustee Chicago Theatre Group, Inc., since 1975, president, 1983-1985, vice chairman,1988-1992, president, 1992-1997. Member auxiliary board The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1973-1977, 79-88, Executive Committee, 1976-1977, 82-87. Chairman Orange and Black Club of Princeton Club of Chicago, 1987-1990.
Chairman major gifts Princeton University Class of 1965, 1982-1985. Member cultural affairs advisory board City of Chicago, since 1990, Blue Skies for Kids, Chicago Cmty. Trust, Chicago Public Library.
Board, 1991-1997, chairman administrative and finance committee, since 1996. Member American Bar Association (federal and regulation of securities committee), Chicago Bar Association (secretary 1976-1977), Chicago History Society (member Making History awards committee since 1994), Economics Club of Chicago (reception committee 1982-1985), Legal Club of Chicago, Law Club Chicago, Racquet Club of Chicago (Board of Governors, vice chairman membership committee 1980-1983), Chicago Club (board directors, secretary since 1996), Shoreacres, Chicago Commonwealth Club, The Commercial Club of Chicago, Princeton Club of New York, Chicago Council Foreign Rels. (Chicago committee).