Background
Monroe, Roger George was born on March 28, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Zack Oral and Frieda (Rhode) Monroe.
public relations/development executive
Monroe, Roger George was born on March 28, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Zack Oral and Frieda (Rhode) Monroe.
Bachelor of Science, Bradley University, 1955. Master of Arts, Bradley University, 1956.
Sports director, Armed Forces Network, Frankfurt, Germany., 1957-1958; staff announcer, WSIV Radio, Peoria, Illinois, 1958-1960; news director, WPEO Radio, Peoria, Illinois, 1960-1961; sales executive, WIRL Radio, Peoria, Illinois, 1961; sales manager, WJIL Radio, Jacksonville, Illinois public relations and training, Nathan Hale Life Insurance, Springfield, Illinois, 1962-1965; public relations and training, Georgetown Life Insurance, Illinois, 1965-1968; vice president community relations, The Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria, 1968-1993; owner, Roger G. Monroe Marketing, since 1994. President Illinois Hospital Public Relations Society, 1977-1978.
Member Peoria Zoning Board of Appeals, 1974-1975, Peoria City Housing Board of Appeals, 1975-1980, Peoria City/County Health Department. Supervisor Peoria County Board of Supervisors, since 1980. Member Illinois Hospital Public Relations Society (charter), International Association of Business Communicators, American Society for Hospital Marketing and Public Relations, Downtown AMBUCS.
Married Nancy Jane Hanson, May 22, 1960. Children: Roger Daniel, Zackie Scott.