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    Daniel Willard

    began to pay off for the B&O in the 1920s, and he continued that trend of high quality, introducing, among other things, the first mechanical air-conditioned equipment. During Willard’s later years with the company when the Depression... View Details
    Keywords: Transportation

      William C. Norris

      An electrical engineer by trade, Norris pioneered Control Data Corporation (CDC) into a leading mainframe computer maker, giving IBM heavy competition during the 1970s and 1980s. Norris was also a great philanthropist, building CDC factories in View Details
      Keywords: Computers & Electronics
      • 25 Feb 2021
      • News

      Building Hope

      more affordable and accessible. The opportunity for impact is massive, notes Zapolin. Depression affects more than 264 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, which considers View Details
      Keywords: Daniel Morrell

        Tom M. Girdler

        After launching the company in 1930, Girdler guided Republic Steel through the difficult years of the Depression to emerge as one of the “Big Three” in the steel industry, along with U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel. Girdler’s management of... View Details
        Keywords: Metals

          Howard Heinz

          Taking the helm of Heinz from his father, Howard continued to build the company through internal growth and development. He deftly managed the company through the Depression by introducing low cost, processed food products including Heinz... View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco

            Walter A. Haas

            Haas led Levi’s transformation from a family business to a worldwide corporation. Haas introduced a number of innovative employment policies and refused to lay off workers even during the time of the Great Depression – gaining a... View Details
            Keywords: Fabric & Apparel

              Lammot du Pont

              Under duPont’s leadership, researchers at duPont invented nylon, which revolutionized the textile industry. Researchers also discovered neoprene (the first general purpose synthetic rubber), Orlon and Dacron under duPont’s direction. duPont kept the duPont Corporation... View Details
              Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

                Orlando F. Weber

                Weber and an associate pooled their resources to merge several small chemical companies into one conglomerate that came be known as Allied Chemical. Weber maintained stability at the chemical company throughout the early years of the View Details
                Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
                • 06 Apr 2015
                • Research & Ideas

                After Germanwings, More Attention Needed on Employee Mental Health

                chronic work stress, while only 36 percent reported their employers provided adequate support to manage it. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, some 6.7 percent of American adults experience "major depressive disorder;... View Details
                Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health; Air Transportation
                • 01 Feb 2002
                • News

                Holding Steady in the Wild Blue Yonder

                The day after Northern Alliance troops rolled into Kabul as the Taliban withdrew without a fight, Secretary of the Air Force James Roche (DBA '72) cautioned CNN's Larry King, "This is going to go on for some time. And we can't be elated one day and View Details
                Keywords: Navy; National Security and International Affairs; Government
                • 19 Nov 2018
                • News

                Acts of Kindness

                setting up a thing called Community Faith Alliance, combining North Shore Congregational Church, which was a significant church in Fox Point, with Community Baptist Church at the corner of Sherman and North in the middle of Milwaukee, in what you'd call a very View Details
                • Portrait Project

                John Regan

                man at the end of his rope. He was behind in his work, despondent and adrift, but I told him I couldn't chat. I had a dinner to attend and my own issues to deal with. "We'll speak soon," I assured him, but we never did. My friend took his life shortly... View Details
                • Portrait Project

                Ningfeng Hu

                I still remember how depressed I was when studying China Modern History in the middle school. If history is a drama, the past +100 years in China before the reform must be a tragedy, filled with invasions, wars, mass poverty, chaos, and... View Details
                • Portrait Project

                CiCi Barrett

                remission, cancer remained in my life. My dad’s leukemia diagnosis when I entered high school turned depression and fear into fury and drive. Cancer fueled me. I entered college with the sole purpose of curing it. But I slowly realized... View Details
                • 23 Jul 2024
                • Research & Ideas

                Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier

                several years. RIP Medical Debt purchased this debt in March and October 2018 for less than one cent on the dollar. On average, people in this group had $2,167 in medical debt. Eliminating debt didn’t relieve financial stress, depression... View Details
                Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Health
                • 01 Sep 2003
                • News

                Gregg Petersmeyer

                C. Gregg Petersmeyer learned about giving back from his parents. He observed in them and their contemporaries a tremendous empathy for their fellow citizens going through the shared hard times of the Depression and World War II. “Today,”... View Details
                Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
                • Portrait Project

                Katie Rydz

                When I was 16, I tried to take my own life. When you are depressed, failing at suicide feels like just that – a failure. In the years following my attempt, I continued to struggle with depression and anxiety. I felt that the world would... View Details
                • Portrait Project

                Daniella Yacobovsky

                Then all of a sudden it hit me: what if that's me one day? I cannot stop my genetics, and the thought of losing my memory leads to depression and anger. Anger turns to acceptance and I find myself feeling grateful. I'm grateful for this... View Details
                • 04 Sep 2019
                • News

                A Climate Change Optimist

                gas. “I love the victories. When everyone else is in a deep depression about climate change, we can say, ‘Hey, guys! Stop despairing and take action! There is a pathway forward.’ ” View Details
                Keywords: Julia Hanna; photo by Seth Lowe
                • Portrait Project

                Ross Galloway

                Mom rushed into my room and found me in tears. Along with my Dad, Perry, she had been keeping this secret from my sister and me for months. Mom explained that my Dad was bipolar – not depressed – as we and the doctors had thought. Because... View Details