Walter Cooper Gummere

Background

Gummere, Walter Cooper was born on April 24, 1917 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter Cooper and Glenn (Becker) Gummere.

Education

AB, Brown University, 1940. Master of Business Administration, University Louisville, 1953.

Career

Chief industrial engineer, Colgate Palmolive Company, 1947-1953; general superintendent, director, Rich's Inc., Atlanta, 1953-1957; personnel administrator, Montgomery Ward & Company, Chicago, 1957-1960; vice president, general manager, Plasti-Line Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee, 1960-1962; management consultant, 1962-1963; with, Tappan Company, 1963-1973; executive vice president, Tappan Company, 1966-1972; president, chief Executive officer, Tappan Company, 1972-1973; also director. Chairman, chief Executive officer, The Vendo Company, 1974-1978; president, Square Pegs Associations, Inc., since 1978. Executive-in-residence U. Central Florida, 1982-1983, Centre College Kentucky, winter1983, American College, London, spring and summer 1984.

Goodyear executive professor School Business, U. Akron, 1984-1985. Visiting professor Clemson U., 1986, Lander College, 1987, American College, London, 1988, Centre College Kentucky, 1990, U. Louisville, since 1990.

Achievements

• Walter Cooper Gummere has been listed as a noteworthy Educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member Newcomen Society, Academy Management, Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Pi, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Virginia Lee Jeffries, January 10, 1942. Children: Virginia Glenn Gummere Stewart, Deborah Gummere Lilgendahl (deceased), Rebecca Jane Gummere Pivetta.

Father:

Walter Cooper Gummere

Mother:

Glenn (Becker) Gummere

Spouse:

Virginia Lee Jeffries

child:

Virginia Glenn Gummere Stewart Gummere

child:

Deborah Gummere Lilgendahl Gummere (deceased)

child:

Rebecca Jane Gummere Pivetta Gummere