Frank Shrontz
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Installations and Logistics | |
| In office February 10, 1976 – January 19, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald R. Ford |
| Preceded by | John J. Bennett (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations and Logistics | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald R. Ford |
| Preceded by | Lewis E. Turner (acting)[1] |
| Succeeded by | J. Gordon Knapp[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Anderson Shrontz December 14, 1931 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet A. Houghton (died 2012)[3] |
| Education | University of Idaho (LLB) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation | Corporate Executive |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954-1956 |
Frank Anderson Shrontz (born December 14, 1931) is an American corporate executive and former government official. He is the former CEO and chairman of the Boeing Company.
Born and raised in Boise, Idaho, Shrontz was the son of sporting goods merchant. He graduated from Boise High School in 1949 and the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1954 with a Bachelor of Laws degree,[4] where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.[5] Following a commission and service in the U.S. Army from 1954–1956, he attended the Harvard Business School where he received an MBA in 1958 and then joined Boeing.
Beginning in 1973, he served in the Nixon and Ford administrations at the Department of Defense, and returned to Boeing in January 1977 as a vice president. He served as CEO from 1986–1996, and stepped down as chairman in 1997.
While serving on the board of directors for Chevron, a new double-hulled supertanker was named in his honor in November 1998.[6] The South Korean-built ship was renamed the Antares Voyager in 2003.[7][8]
Shrontz was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2004.
Shrontz is part of the Seattle Mariners ownership group and is a member on the team's board of directors.[9]
References[]
- ^ The United States Government Manual (1973-1974)
- ^ The United States Government Manual (1976-1977)
- ^ Obituary: Harriet Shrontz, arts supporter, wife of former Boeing CEO
- ^ "College of Law". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1954. p. 239.
- ^ "Beta Theta Pi". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1954. p. 129.
- ^ Press release - 1998-11-30 - accessed 2010-04-10
- ^ aukvisser.nl - supertankers - accessed 2010-04-10
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2008-03-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ seattletimes.nwsource.com'Mariners' nearly invisible owners stand firmly behind struggling team' - accessed 26 September 2011
External links[]
- Boeing.com - Frank Shrontz
- UI Alumni Assoc. Hall of Fame - Frank Shrontz - inducted 1986
- Boise High School Hall of Fame - Frank Shrontz
- Beta Theta Pi.org - Frank A. Shrontz
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - Frank Shrontz
- DOD Key Officials History (1947-2014)
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- Harvard Business School alumni
- American chairpersons of corporations
- Chairmen of Boeing
- University of Idaho College of Law alumni
- United States Army officers