Background
Hannon, William Joseph was born on November 11, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Joseph and Margaret Mary (Moran) Hannon.
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Hannon, William Joseph was born on November 11, 1934 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William Joseph and Margaret Mary (Moran) Hannon.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design with distinction, Massachusetts College Art, 1956; postgraduate, Boston Architectural Center, 1956-1957; Master of Science in Management, U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1980; postgraduate, U. Massachusetts, 1982.
Junior designer, Morton Hillis Associations, Boston, 1957-1959; director design, The Macbick Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1959-1963; senior account designer, Williams Associations, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, 1963-1964; president, Chief Executive Officer, Corporation Design Cons., Boston, 1964-1970; chairman division design, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1971-1977; associate dean, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1977-1978; assistant to the president, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1978-1980; vice president external affairs, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1980-1985; professor design, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, since 1980; partner, Keohan & Hannon Associations, Milton, Massachusetts, 1980-1995; principal, Hannon Associations, Boston, since 1995. Board directors Medical Science, Inc., Taunton, Massachusetts, Nardtech Medical Sys. Consultant Polaroid, Cambridge, 1968-1969, Sheraton Hotels, Boston, 1970, Ocean Spray, Gilette, Boston, 1975-1978.
Member Mayor's Communications Committee, Boston, 1972, Governor's Mental Health Advisory Board, Boston, 1975. Juror numerous professional competitions. With United States Army, 1956-1957.
Fellow American Institute of Management, Design Management Institute (founder, board directors), Royal Society Arts.(London). Member Industrial Designers Society American (Walter Teague grantee, founder, chair Boston chapter), Pro Arts Consortium (founder), Creative Club Boston (past trustee).
Married Carol Ann King, October 10, 1959. Children: Jennifer, Jeffrey, Mark.