Background
Christian, Richard Carlton was born on November 29, 1924 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Raymond A. and Louise (Gamber) Christian.
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Christian, Richard Carlton was born on November 29, 1924 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Raymond A. and Louise (Gamber) Christian.
Bachelor of Science in Business Adminstrn, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1948. Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University, 1949. Doctor of Laws (honorary), National-Louis University, 1986.
Postgraduate, Denison University. Postgraduate, The Citadel. Postgraduate, Biarritz American University.
Marketing analyst, Rockwell Manufacturing Company, Pittsburgh, 1949-1950;
executive vice president, Marsteller Inc., Chicago, 1951-1960;
president, Marsteller Inc., 1960-1975;
board directors, Executive Committee, Young and Rubicam, Inc., 1979-1984;
Chairman of the Board, Marsteller Inc., 1975-1984;
chairman emeritus, Marsteller Inc., since 1984;
associate dean Kellogg Graduate School Management, Northwestern University, 1984-1991;
associate dean Medill School Journalism, Northwestern University, since 1991. Director, chairman Business Publs. Audit Circulation, Inc., 1969-1975.
Speaker, author marketing, sales management, marketing research and advertising.
Trustee Northwestern University, 1970-1974, National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois, 1970-1992, James Webb Young Fund for Education, University Illinois, 1962-1995. President National Advertising Review Council, 1976-1977. Board advisory council member Miami University.
Member advisory council J.L. Kellogg Graduate School Management, Northwestern University. Vice president, director Museum Broadcast Communications. Director Canada United States Educational Exchange (Fulbright Foundation), 1988-1992.
With infantry Army of the United States, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Marketing association, Industrial Marketing Association (founder, chairman 1951), Business Professional Advertising Association (life member Chicago, president Chicago 1954-1955, national vice president 1955-1958, G. D. Crain award 1977), University Illinois Foundation, Northwestern University Business School Alumni Association (founder, president), American Association Advertising Agencies (director, chairman 1976-1977), American Academy Advertising (1st distinguished service award 1978), Northwestern University Alumni Association (national president 1968-1970), Mid-American Club, Commercial Club, Economic Club Chicago, Kenilworth Club, Westmoreland Country Club, Alpha Delta Sigma, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Gamma Delta.
Married Audrey Bongartz, September 10, 1949. Children: Ann Christian Carra, Richard Carlton Junior.