Background
Petersen, William Otto was born on November 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Ferdinand and Alma Schmidt Petersen.
Petersen, William Otto was born on November 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Ferdinand and Alma Schmidt Petersen.
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1949). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1952). Director, 1960— and President, 1975, Chicago Youth Centers.
Vice President, 1984 and Chairman, since 1988, Taylor Institute.
Member, 1967— and Vice Chairman, since 1989, Executive Committee, Auditorium Theatre Council.
Worked at Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Corporate, Estate Planning, Investment Advisers, Mutual Funds. Admitted to the bar, 1952, Illinois. 1958, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
Director, 1960 and President, 1975, Chicago Youth Centers.
Director, 1980, Vice President, 1984 and Chairman, 1988, Taylor Institute. Member, 1967-1993 and Vice Chairman, 1989-1990, Executive Committee, Auditorium Theatre Council.
Director, 1986, Secretary, 1988, Chicago Commons Corporation. Member, Visiting Committee to the University of Chicago Libraries, 1992.
Director, Court Theatre, University of Chicago, 1992.
Director, Luther I. Replogle Foundation, 1985. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Corporation Law Committee, 1976), Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Member of executive board Court Theatre, since 1992. Member visiting to University of Chicago Library., since 1992. Board directors Chicago Youth Centers, since 1958, president, 1971, 72.
Board directors, vice president Luther I. Replogle Foundation, Chicago and Washington, since 1986. With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman corporation law com.1976), Racquet Club of Chicago (president 1981, 82), University Club, Lake Geneva (Wisconsin) Country Club, Lake Geneva Yacht Club, Caxton Club.
Married Jane Browne, November 25, 1978.