Background
Schrader, William Joseph was born on September 21, 1929 in Leroy, Texas, United States. Son of Rudolph L. and Lela V. (Gaylor) Schrader.
Schrader, William Joseph was born on September 21, 1929 in Leroy, Texas, United States. Son of Rudolph L. and Lela V. (Gaylor) Schrader.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Baylor University, 1950. Master of Business Administration, Indiana University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1959.
Accountant, Texaco, New Orleans, 1949;
Accountant, A.C. Upleger & Company (Certified Public Accountants), Waco, Texas, 1949-1950;
instructor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1952-1954;
assistant professor to professor accounting, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1954-1991;
head department accounting and management information systems, Pennsylvania State University, 1976-1986;
professor emeritus, since 1992. Board directors various firms including Ceramic Finishing Company, Ultran laboratories, Inc., Applied Science laboratories, Inc., Cenco Associations Inc., since 1968. General partner investment partnerships.
Investment advisor to private clients, since 1993. Fulbright professor of University Dar es Salaam, 1973-1975. Visiting professor U. Zimbabwe, 1987.
Director linkage project with U. Zimbabwe, 1982-1987. Resident advisor management training project U. West Indies, 1989-1990. Member board advisory Institute ofChartered Accts. of The Caribbean, 1988-1992.
Trustee Alpha Real Estate and Mortgage Trust.
Active Centre County (Pennsylvania) Task Force on Housing, 1969-1970. Trustee Fair Housing Inc. Liquidating Trust. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Association of University Professors, American Accounting Association, Academy Accounting Historians.
Clubs: American Philatelic Society, American Philatelic Research Library.
Married Nancy L. Etnier, March 22, 1953 (deceased 1974). Children: Diana, Dale (deceased 1974), Frank. Married Mary Kuhns Maserick, March 6, 1976.