Roland S. Boreham Jr.

Roland S. Boreham Jr.

Roland Stanford "Bud" Boreham (2 September 19245 February 2006) was an American businessman best known for building Baldor Electric in Fort Smith, Arkansas into an international corporation.

After graduating Beverly Hills High School, he earned bachelor’s degrees in physics and meteorology and completed graduate studies in electrical engineering at UCLA. He joined the Army Air Corps and served in the Pacific during World War II.

Beginning as a sales manager at Baldor, he rose to the position of chairman of the board during his 40 years' service. In 2002 he was inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Baldor Electric Company — Infobox Company company name = Baldor Electric Co. company | company type = Public (NYSE|BEZ) foundation = St. Louis, Missouri (1920) location = Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States key people = John A. McFarland, Chairman CEO Ronald E. Tucker,… …   Wikipedia

  • Deaths in February 2006 — Deaths in 2006 : ← January February March April May June July August September October November December → The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2006. February 2006 28 James Ronald Bunkie Blackburn, 69, NASCAR driver …   Wikipedia

  • List of World War II topics (R) — # R planes # R Adams Cowley # R boat # R. Burnett Miller # R. D. Oliver # R. F. Patrick Cronin # R. G. Waldeck # R. Harmon Drew, Sr. # R. Horne # R. Norris Williams # R4M rocket # Raab Katzenstein RK 26 # RAAF Station Bairnsdale # Rab battalion # …   Wikipedia

  • Rod Harrington — Darts player infobox playername = Rod Harrington fullname = nickname = Prince of Style dateofbirth = birth date and age|1957|12|30 cityofbirth = Boreham, Essex countryofbirth = England dateofdeath = cityofdeath = countryofdeath = hometown =… …   Wikipedia

  • 1990 New Year Honours — Contents 1 United Kingdom 1.1 Life Peers 1.2 Privy Counsellors 1.3 Knights Bachelor 1.4 Order of the …   Wikipedia

  • Uckfield — Coordinates: 50°58′N 0°06′E / 50.97°N 0.10°E / 50.97; 0.10 …   Wikipedia

  • Silverstone Circuit — Home of British Motor Racing [1] Silverstone Circuit – 2010 Onwards Location …   Wikipedia

  • Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics — Infobox Olympics Great Britain games=1984 Summer competitors=381 sports=23 flagbearer=Lucinda Green (opening) Sebastian Coe (closing) gold=5 silver=11 bronze=21 total=37 rank=11The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at… …   Wikipedia

  • Fièvre des radiations — Syndrome d irradiation aiguë Le syndrome d irradiation aiguë (ou, anciennement, maladie des rayons) désigne un ensemble de symptômes potentiellement mortels qui résultent d une exposition ponctuelle des tissus biologiques d une partie importante… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Mal des rayons — Syndrome d irradiation aiguë Le syndrome d irradiation aiguë (ou, anciennement, maladie des rayons) désigne un ensemble de symptômes potentiellement mortels qui résultent d une exposition ponctuelle des tissus biologiques d une partie importante… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”