Ralph Edwin Petering

Background

Petering, Ralph Edwin was born on April 26, 1908 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Son of George H. and Magdalena (Droege) Petering.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1931; postgraduate, Loyola University, Chicago, 1938; Doctor of Laws, Christ Seminary, St. Louis, 1980.

Career

Senior accountant, Lybrand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery, Chicago, 1931-1933, 35-42; comptroller, Silver Fleet Motor Express, Inc., Louisville, 1933-1935; auditor, Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago, 1935; comptroller, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1942-1946; comptroller, assistant secretary, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1946-1950; comptroller, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1950-1951; vice president, assistant treasurer, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1951; vice president, treasurer, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1952-1965; senior vice president, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1965-1973; also director, Emerson Electric Company (formerly Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company), St. Louis, 1951-1972.

Achievements

• Ralph Edwin Petering has been listed as a noteworthy electrical manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Elijah Watts Sells Gold medal 1938), Illinois Society of Certified Public Accountants (Gold medal 1938), Beta Gamma Sigma.

Connections

Married Ernestine Hohengarten, October 14, 1939. Children: Nancy Jane, Elizabeth Anne, Robert R.

Father:

George H. Petering

Mother:

Magdalena (Droege) Petering

Spouse:

Ernestine Hohengarten

child:

Elizabeth Anne Petering

child:

Nancy Jane Petering

child:

Robert R. Petering