William Major Buck

Background

Buck,, William Major was born on June 4, 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Major and Mabel Irene (Mattis) Buck.

Education

Bachelor in Liberal Arts, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1953. Master of Business Administration, University Chicago, 1960.

Career

Management trainee, supervisor training, assistant to labor relations manager The Budd Company, Philadelphia and Gary, Indiana, 1953-1962. Labor relations manager Miles Laboratories, Elkhart, 1962-1964. Employee relations manager International Minerals & Chemical Company, Bartow, Florida, 1964-1966.

Vice president employee relations Consumer Products Group, The Singer Company, New York City, 1966-1975. Vice president employee relations, officer Berwind Corporation, Philadelphia, 1975-1978. Senior vice president administration Peabody Holding Company, Inc., St. Louis, since 1978.

Membership

Trustee Station KETC Public Broadcasting Station. Board directors Junior Achievement Greater Mississippi Valley, 1981, American Red Cross, St. Louis Bi-State Development Agency chapter, 1986. Served with Military Intelligence Corps, Army of the United States, 1953-1955.

Member of Missouri Athletic.

Connections

Married Jacquelin Rae Machin, June 26, 1959. Children– Allyson Paige, Jennifer Leigh.

Father:

William Major Buck,

Mother:

Mabel Irene (Mattis) Buck,

Spouse:

Jacquelin Rae Machin

child:

Allyson Paige Buck,

child:

Jennifer Leigh Buck,