Background
Gilfillan, Ross W. was born on October 1, 1926 in Kewanee, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clifford and Anna P. (Briggs) Gilfillan.
agricultural feeds and chemicals company executive
Gilfillan, Ross W. was born on October 1, 1926 in Kewanee, Illinois, United States. Son of William Clifford and Anna P. (Briggs) Gilfillan.
B. in Business, Management & Marketing, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1949.
Sales supervisor Douglas County Services Company, Tuscola, Illinois, 1951-1952. Assistant manager Champaign County Farm Service, Champaign, 1952-1954. General manager Twin County Services Company, Marion, 1954-1956.
Business service district manager, director business research Growmark Inc., Chicago, 1960-1964, regional manager Mount Vernon, 1964-1966, executive director Field Services Bloomington, 1966-1971, vice president field services, 1971-1972, vice president merchandising, 1972-1977, vice president energy and farm supplies, 1977-1980, vice president corporation services, 1980-1982, senior vice president, member corporation services, 1982-1984, senior vice president, member services and grain operations, 1984-1986. Director Universal Cooperatives Inc., Minneapolis, since 1976, chairman board directors, since 1982. Director Agricultural Cooperative Development International, Washington, since 1980.
President, 2d Presbyterian Church Foundation, Bloomington, Illinois, since 1974. Served to staff sergeant United States Army, 1944-1946.
Married Joyce L. O'Keefe, February 9, 1948. Children– Tom (deceased), Gary, Leeann.