Background
Brodbeck, William Jan was born on February 14, 1944 in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Richard William and Helen (Stoneman) Brodbeck.
Brodbeck, William Jan was born on February 14, 1944 in Platteville, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Richard William and Helen (Stoneman) Brodbeck.
Bachelor, Hillsdale College, Michigan, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hillsdale College, 2004.
Assistant to vice president Hillsdale College, 1966-1968. Manager advertising Brodbeck Enterprises, Inc., Platteville, 1968-1972, vice president, 1972-1979, president, Chief Executive Officer, 1980-1996. President Relationship Marketing, Sanibel, Florida, since 1996.
Governor Uniform Product Code Council, Dayton, Ohio, 1977—1986. Chairman First National Bank, Platteville, 1986—1992. Chairman Hillsdale College, since 2003, chairman, presidential search committee, 1999—2000, trustee, since 1991, vice chairman, 2000—2003.
Board directors Neenah Springs, Inc., Oxford, Wisconsin, 1997—2006, Noodles and Company, Boulder, Colorado, 1997—2007.
Chairman Third Congressional District Reagan Campaign, 1976. President Platteville Area Industrial Development, 1976-1979. Board directors Thursday's Child, Madison, Wisconsin, 1983-1996, Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival, Platteville, 1986-1996, Barrier Island Group for Arts, since 1999.
Trustee Hillsdale College, since 1991. Board directors Neenah Springs, Inc., Oxford, Wisconsin, since 1997, Noodles and Company, Boulder, Colorado, since 1998. Member National Grocers Association (board directors 1977-1985), Food Marketing Institute (board directors 1982-1996, member efficient consumer response Executive Committee 1993-1996), University of Wisconsin Platteville Foundation (president 1980-1981), Hillsdale College Associations, Hillsdale College Alumni Forum, Platteville Chamber of Commerce (president 1972-1973), Omicron Delta Kappa (chapter vice president 1966).
Married Janet Piwonka, February 4, 1967. Children: Allison S., Courtney K., Stephanie L.