Ruth Annette Krausé Jacobson

Background

Jacobson, Ruth Annette Krausé was born on June 30, 1925 in Watertown, New York, United States. Daughter of Thomas Mont Rose and Ruth E. (Parmelee) Krausé.

Education

Graduate, Medill School Journalism, Northwestern University, 1947; postgraduate, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Washington University.

Career

Guest editor, Mademoiselle magazine, New York City, 1945; with, Howard G. Mayer & Associations, Chicago, 1947-1948; Midwest area representative, Cooperative American Relief Everywhere, Inc., Chicago, 1948-1950; account executive, Harshe-Rotman and Druck, Chicago, 1950-1951; free-lance public relations counselor, 1955-1957; public relations counselor, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., St. Louis, 1957-1968; director special events, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., since 1968; senior partner, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., since 1971.

Achievements

• Ruth Annette Krausé Jacobson has been listed as a noteworthy Public relations counselor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Forum for Contemporary Art, Chatillon-DeMenil House Foundation, chairman public relations committee. Board directors Vanderschmidt's Secretarial School, chairman marketing committee. Board directors St. Louis Conservatory and Schools for the Arts, chairman communications committee.

Chairman Commerce magazine committee St. Louis Regional Commerce Growth Association. Board directors VP Fair Foundation, Women's Society of Washington University. Member president's advisory cabinet Greater St. Louis council Girl Scouts United States of America.

Director emeritus Downtown St. Louis. Board of Governors, chairman public relations committee Association Churchill Fellows Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in the United States, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri. President Missouri Baptist Hospital.

Member of advisory Council Young Women’s Christian Association. Member of advisory committee Experience St. Louis. Member Public Relations Society American (past secretary St. Louis chapter), St. Louis Society Blind (past board dirs), Landmarks Association St. Louis (counselor-at-large to board directors on public relations 1976-1977), Women in Communications (Mentor award 1986), St. Louis Forum, Intertnat.

Women's Forum, Missouri Women's Forum, Missouri History Society (past board of trustees), St. Louis Symphony Society, Friends of St. Louis Art Museum, St. Croix Landmarks Society, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Visiting Nurse Association (past board directors).

Connections

Married; 1 child, Anne Heyliger Jacobson Nunno.

Father:

Thomas Mont Rose Krausé

Mother:

Ruth E. (Parmelee) Krausé

child:

Anne Heyliger Jacobson Nunno Jacobson