Background
Shawver, Paul Ross was born on February 26, 1922 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Marvin Ross and Nona Mae (McVey) Shawver.
Shawver, Paul Ross was born on February 26, 1922 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Marvin Ross and Nona Mae (McVey) Shawver.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Technology Institute, 1947. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1950.
Plant manager Square D Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1950—1963. Vice president operations Anderson Electric Company, Leeds, Alabama, 1963—1969. Vice president CRST, Inc., Cedar Rapids, 1969—1977, president, 1977—1983, vice chairman, from 1983.
President CRST International, from 1983. Director Iowa National Mutual Insurance, Cedar Rapids, Perpetual Savings & Loan Company, Cedar Rapids. Served to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946, South Carolina, PTO.
Campaign chairman United Way Linn County, Cedar Rapids, 1961. Chairman American Red Cross-Grant Wood Chapter, 1973—1975. Board directors St. Luke's Methodist Hospital, from 1982, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, 1979—1981, Cedar Rapids Public Library., from 1981.
Member of American Trucking Association (long range planning committee Interstate Carrier Conference since 1981), Cedar Rapids Country Club (board directors 1979-1981), Rotary Lodges.
Married Rebecca Florence Burkhardt. Children: Sandra Lynn, Rebecca Sue.