William Lamar Stradley

Background

Stradley, William Lamar was born on October 20, 1940 in Borger, Texas, United States. Son of Forrest W. and Hettie J. (Nolan) Stradley.

Education

BJ, University Texas, 1964. Postgraduate Marketing Management, Northwestern University, 1973.

Career

Dir public information Abilene (Texas) Christian College, 1964-1965. Account supervisor Fidelity Enterprises, Abilene, Dallas, 1965-1967. Group supervisor Ford Tractor/Meldrum & Fewsmith, Detroit, 1967-1971.

Account supervisor Eli Lilly/Gardner Advertising, St Louis, 1971. Advertising manager agricultural and industrial division International Harvester, Chicago, 1972-1974. Communications director Hesston (Kansas) Corporation, 1974-1976.

Membership director Agricultural Council American, Washington, 1976-1977. Marketing vice president Farmer-Stockman Public, Dallas, 1978. Regional manager and trade relations director Progressive Farmer, Memphis and Dallas, 1979-1988, general manager marketing services division, since 1988, director advertising, since 1993.

Achievements

• William Lamar Stradley has been listed as a noteworthy agricultural publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active in Christian activities. Member National Agri-Marketing Association (officer, director various chapters), Agriculture Council American (board directors 1972-1974).

Connections

Married Jeanette Bell, April 20, 1962. Children: William Bradford II, Page Lamar.

Father:

Forrest W. Stradley

Mother:

Hettie J. (Nolan) Stradley

Spouse:

Jeanette Bell

child:

Page Lamar Stradley

child:

William Bradford II Stradley