Valerie Etta Andrla

Background

Andrla, Valerie Etta was born on June 27, 1948 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Daughter of William Francis and Barbara June (Ballance) Andrla.

Education

Student, Wichita State University, 1969-1971; Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Kansas, 1978; Master of Business Administration in Financial and International Business, University of Chicago, 1982.

Career

Meat packer, Cudahy Company, Wichita, 1968-1975; manager, AB Sand & Rock Company, Wichita, 1975-1976; plant engineer, Food, Machinery & Chemical Company, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas, 1976-1978; engineering liaison, International Harvester Corporation (name changed to Navistar), Chicago, 1979-1980; purchasing engineer, International Harvester Corporation (name changed to Navistar), Chicago, 1981-1982; supervisor purchasing research, International Harvester Corporation (name changed to Navistar), Chicago, 1983-1984; corporation buyer, International Harvester Corporation (name changed to Navistar), Chicago, 1985-1987; product manager, International Harvester Corporation (name changed to Navistar), Chicago, since 1988; president, Three Wooden Horses, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois, since 1988.

Achievements

• Valerie Etta Andrla has been listed as a noteworthy Manufacturing company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Tutor mathematics Community Svc. Center, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, 1982-1986. County member Sister Cities, Rolling Meadows, 1984-1987.

Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society Manufacturing Engineers, American Association of University Women (president northwest suburban branch since 1988, newsletter editor 1984-1987), Chicago Rubber Group.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, writing.

Connections

Married James Edward Baxter, August 4, 1968 (divorced April 1975). 1 child, Janell Renee.

Father:

William Francis Andrla

Mother:

Barbara June (Ballance) Andrla

Spouse:

James Edward Baxter

child:

Janell Renee Andrla