Richard Bender Guggenheim

Background

Guggenheim, Richard Bender was born on April 22, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Milton S. and and Sylvia (Bender) Guggenheim.

Education

Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1945.

Career

With Julius Bender, Inc., 1945-1953. Manager Midwest Terrace Design, Inc., St. Louis, 1953-1957. Vice president marketing Americana Congress Hotels, Chicago, 1957-1987.

President, chief operating officer Comfort Inns of Elmhurst, Illinois, from 1987. Regional advisory board Quality International.

Achievements

• Richard Bender Guggenheim has been listed as a noteworthy hotel chain company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors American Lung Association DuPage and McHenry Counties. Member Economic Development Commission, Highland Park, Illinois. Active executive committee Anti-Defamation League.

Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1945. Member American Hotel and Motel Association (public relations committee), Hotel Sales Management Association.

Connections

Married Gail Porges; children: Paul, Jenny, Michael, Robert.

Father:

Milton S. Guggenheim

Spouse:

Gail Porges

child:

Jenny Guggenheim

child:

Michael Guggenheim

child:

Robert Guggenheim

child:

Paul Guggenheim