Background
Blough, Roger M. was born on January 19, 1904 in Riverside, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Christian E. and Viola (Hoffman) Blough.
lawyer steel company executive
Blough, Roger M. was born on January 19, 1904 in Riverside, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Christian E. and Viola (Hoffman) Blough.
AB, Susquehanna University, 1925. Doctor of Laws, Susquehanna University, 1953. Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1931.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Baylor University, 1955. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Washington and Jefferson College, 1956. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Rollins College, 1958.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Trinity College, 1958. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Syracuse University, 1959. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Roanoke College, Gettysburg College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Allegheny College, 1960. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wartburg College, 1963. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Washington University, 1966.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dickinson School Law, 1967. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Akron University, 1970. Distributed control system, University Pittsburgh, 1957.
Data Control Language, University of the South, 1958. Data Control Language, Bucknell University, 1961. HHD, Pace College, 1964.
HHD, Wagner College, 1965.
Associate, White & Case, New York City, 1931-1942; partner, White & Case, New York City, 1969-1975; general solicitor, United States Steel Corporation Delaware, 1942-1951; executive vice president law, secretary, United States Steel Corporation, 1951; vice chairman, United States Steel Corporation, 1952-1955; director, member finance committee, United States Steel Corporation, 1952-1976; general counsel, United States Steel Corporation, 1953-1955; Chairman of the Board, chief Executive officer, United States Steel Corporation, 1955-1969; member Executive Committee, United States Steel Corporation, 1956-1976. Chairman of the Board 1st State Bank, Hawley, Pennsylvania.
Fellow Pierpont Morgan Library. Associate fellow Timothy Dwight College, Yale University. Trustee United States Steel Foundation, 1955-1976, Grand Center Art Galleries, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City.
Trustee, chairman finance committee Hawley library association. Board directors commercial Union. Trustee, Executive Committee International Chamber of Commerce.
Chairman, councilor Conference Board. Chairman of the Board Council for finance Aid to Education. Board of directors, founding member Business Committee for Arts.
Chairman emeritus national advisory board National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame. Fellow Institute Judicial Administration (president), American Bar Found. Member Metropolitan Museum Art, Pennsylvania Society (president, council), Business Council (chairman), American, New York State, Allegheny, Pike, Wayne County bar associations, American Iron and Steel Institute (honorary vice president), Yale Law School Association (honorary member Executive Committee), Academy Political Science, Association of Bar of City of New York, New York County Lawyers Association, American Forestry Association, Legal Aid Society, Construction User Anti-Inflation Roundtable(chairman), Business Roundtable (co-chairman), Committee for Economics Development (honorary trustee), Japan Iron and Steel Federation (honorary), Pine Valley Golf Club, Links, The Board Room, Recess Club, Cotton Bay Club, Lords Valley Country, Blooming Grove Hunting and Fishing Club, Skytop Club.
Married Helen Martha Decker, June 13, 1928. Children: Jane Blough French, Judith Ann Wentz.