Huntsman Corp.

Jon Meade Huntsman, Sr. is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of Huntsman Corporation and the father of Republican politician and diplomat Jon Huntsman Jr. Huntsman was born in Blackfoot, Idaho. His mother, Sarah Kathleen , was a homemaker, and his father, Alonzo Blaine... Huntsman, was a school teacher. The family moved to Palo Alto, California in 1950, where Alonzo pursued graduate studies at Stanford University. Jon became student body president of Palo Alto High School, where he was recruited by Harold Zellerbach, Chairman of Crown-Zellerbach Paper Company, to attend the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on a Zellerbach scholarship. He graduated at the top of his class in the spring of 1959. Mr. Huntsman married Karen Haight, daughter of David B. Haight, in June, 1959. In July Huntsman left to serve for two years in the U.S. Navy. He subsequently earned an MBA from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and has been awarded thirteen honorary doctorate degrees at various universities. Huntsman was first employed by Olson Brothers, Inc., an egg-producing company in Los Angeles.
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Ms. Marsha Johnson Evans served as president and chief executive officer of the American Red Cross from August 2002 to December 2005. She previously... served as the national executive director of Girl Scouts of the USA from January 1998 until July 2002. Ms. Evans was a career officer in the United States Navy, retiring as a rear admiral in January 1998.
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