Background
Dentzer, William Thompson was born on August 29, 1929 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Thompson and Elizabeth Gertrude (Campbell) Dentzer.
Dentzer, William Thompson was born on August 29, 1929 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Thompson and Elizabeth Gertrude (Campbell) Dentzer.
Bachelor, Muskingum College, 1951; Doctor of Humane Letters, Muskingum College, 1987; postgraduate, Yale University, 1953-1954; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1954-1955.
Executive secretary, President's Committee Foreign Economics Assistance, Agency for International Development, Washington, 1963; director, Agency for International Development Mission to Lima, Peru, 1965-1968; deputy United States ambassador to, Organization of American States, 1968-1969; executive director, New York Council Economics Advisors, New York City, 1969-1970; superintendent banks, State of New York, 1970-1972; chairman, chief Executive officer, Depository Trust Company. New York City, 1972-1994. Board directors Custodial Trust Company.
Trustee Muskingum College, since 1974. Elder, trustee Larchmont Avenue (New York) Presbyterian Church, since 1972. Chairman New York State Temporary Commision on Judicial Compensation, 1981-1982, Member Overseas Development Council, since 1983, Bretton Woods Committee, since 1992.
Board of trustees American Management Association, 1982-1985. Board directors Fund for Modern Court Justices, since 1987. With Army of the United States, 1955-1956.
Married Celia Caroline Hill, June 15, 1952. Children: James, Susan, Ardith, William, Emily.