Leader Remembers Appleton Roots
Bach, Pete
2007
A Closer Look
Here are the highlights of Walter Wriston's life: | |
-1919: Born Middletown, Conn., moves six years later to Appleton with his father, Henry Merritt Wriston, president of Lawrence University. | |
-1937: Graduates from Appleton High School, attends Eastern universities. | |
-1941: Works a year as U.S. Department of State officer in Washington, D.C., then serves four-year Army tour as officer in World War II. | |
-1946: Joins Citibank as a junior inspector, rises through vice president ranks and 10 years later joins overseas division, appointed executive vice president in 1960. | |
-1967: Named president and chief executive officer of the bank and corporation a year later. | |
-1970: Named chairman. | |
-1984: Retires after 38 years with the company. | |
-May 2004: Inducted with J.J. Keller, Edna Ferber and Ken Sager into Appleton West High School Hall of Fame. | |
-June 2004: Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom. | |