Ramey Wilson Harper

Background

Harper, Ramey Wilson was born on April 15, 1920 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Edgar Batte and Eva (Stephens) Harper.

Education

Student, Westminster College, 1938-1940; Bachelor of Science, University Arizona, 1942.

Career

Senior accountant, Arthur Andersen & Company, Chicago, 1946-1949; general auditor, Midland Valley Railroad Company (and affiliated companies), Muskogee, 1949-1964; special assistant staff studies, A., T. & San Francisco Railway Company, Chicago, 1964-1967; executive assistant finance, A., T. & San Francisco Railway Company, 1967-1970; vice president finance, A., T. & San Francisco Railway Company, 1970-1980; treasurer, Santa Fe Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1968-1977; vice president finance, treasurer, Santa Fe Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1977-1980; senior vice president, Santa Fe Industries, Inc., Chicago, 1981-1984; vice president executive department, Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation, 1984-1985.

Achievements

• Ramey Wilson Harper has been listed as a noteworthy railroad executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Latin School Chicago, 1981-1987, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, 1984. Member Chicago Athletic Assn, Phi Delta Theta.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Martha Smith, July 9, 1966. Children: Elizabeth Martha, Dorothea Louise.

Father:

Edgar Batte Harper

Mother:

Eva (Stephens) Harper

Spouse:

Elizabeth Martha Smith

child:

Dorothea Louise Harper

child:

Elizabeth Martha Harper