Education
Yale University; Harvard Law School.
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Russell Meyer
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Career
He was also inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2009. Meyer graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954 and was awarded a Doctor of Law degree from Harvard Law School in 1961. Between 1961 and 1966, Meyer was an attorney with Arter & Hadden in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Grumman American Aviation Corporation from 1966 to 1974.
Meyer joined Cessna in 1974 as an Executive Vice President and became its Chief Executive Officer from 1975 to 2000 and again from June 2002. Meyer served with the Marine Corps Reserve from 1958 to 1961.
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Awards
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Collier Trophy; Meritorious Service Award
The Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made 'the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year'.The Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made 'the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space vehicles, the value of which has been thoroughly demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year'.