Background
Gruer, William E. was born on December 21, 1937 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of William Earle and Marguerite (Schramm).
Gruer, William E. was born on December 21, 1937 in Oak Park, Illinois, United States. Son of William Earle and Marguerite (Schramm).
Bachelor of Business Administration, Southern Methodist University, 1962. Master of Business Administration, California Coast University, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia Pacific University, 1986.
Assistant manager personnel, Missouri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis, 1962-1967; manager personnel planning, Missouri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis, 1969-1972; labor relations officer, Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. (now part of Union Pacific Railroad system), Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1967-1969; superintendent personnel, Monsanto Company, Cincinnati, 1972-1979; superintendent personnel, Monsanto Company, Ligonier, Indiana, 1979-1982; director personnel and risk management,, El Paso Products Company, Odessa, Texas, 1982-1989; president, Commerce and Emergency Insurance, Odessa, Texas, 1988-1989; president, Environmental Enterprises Inc., since 1989; president, Gruer & Associations, since 1990. Chairman advisory county Human Resource Management, U. Dallas, 1990-1994.
Board directors Odessa Private Industry Council, 1984-1989, Odessa United Way, 1987-1989. With United States Air Force, 1955-1959. Member American Society Personnel Administrators (district director 1983-1988), Texas Association Business (chairman board 1985-1987), Permian Basin International Trade Association (chairman board 1985-1988), Permian Basin Personnel Association (board directors, president 1984-1985), Texas Alliance Minority Engineers (board directors) Cincinnati Personnel Association (board directors, president 1978-1979), Society for Human Resource Management (president Texas State Council 1989-1991, director national committee training and development since 1991), 40 Plus of Dallas (chairman board 1991-1993, professional development area IV since 1991), Los Rios Country Club.
Married Jewel Susan Gourley Gruer, November 15, 1958. Children: Lynn, Mark.