Thomas A. HARWOOD

HARWOOD, HICKS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/13/2008 at 22:59:49

Thomas A. Harwood
Occupation: management consultant.
Born: Goldfield, Iowa, Aug. 7, 1894.
Son of Raoul A. and Jennie (Hicks) H.; A.B., Northwestern U., 1915; LL.D. (honorary), Iowa Wesleyan College, 1962. Junior executive with the Calumet Baking Powder Co., 1915-17; Hart, Schaffner & Marx, 1917; exec., 1919-27; management engineer, Edwin G. Booz Surveys, 1928; sales exec., Bauer and Black Div. of The Kendall Co., 1929-34, gen. mgr., 1934-44; management consultant, mem. firm, Fry-Lawson & Co., Chicago, 1945-46; pres. George Fry & Assos., 1946-55, vice chmn., 1955—. Pres. bd. trustees Chgo. Wesley Meml. Hosp., 1961—. Served to 1st lt., F.A., U.S.A., 1917-19. Pres. Northwestern U. Club of Chgo., 1931-33, Norhhwestern U. Alumni Assn., 1933-35. Trustee Northwestern U., 1935-39, 42-52, 60—, Chgo. Wesley Meml. Hosp., 1937—, (bd. pres., 1961—). Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Nu, Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma (hon.). Clubs: Chicago, Union League (president 1961-62) (Chgo.); University (Evanston, Ill.); Glen View. Home: 729 Emerson St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 135 S. LaSalle St., Chgo. 3
Death: Died Jan. 24, 1964; buried Scales Mound, Ill.