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Leonard Abramson
US Healthcare, 1975–1996

Louis F. Bantle
UST, 1973–1993

Howard O. Beaver, Jr.
Carpenter Technology Corporation, 1971–1983

Michel C. Bergerac
Revlon, 1975–1985

Henry W. Bloch
H & R Block, 1978–1992

John C. Bogle
The Vanguard Group, 1974–1995

Joseph A. Boyd
Harris Corporation, 1972–1986

Joseph D. Brenner
AMP, 1972–1982

Charles L. Brown
American Telephone and Telegraph, 1979–1986

John W. Brown
Stryker Corporation, 1977–2004

John H. Bryan, Jr.
Sara Lee Corporation, 1975–2000

James E. Burke
Johnson & Johnson Company, 1976–1989

Thomas J. Burrell
Burrell Advertising, 1971–2003

Philip Caldwell
Ford Motor Company, 1979–1985

Edward E. Carlson
United Airlines, 1971–1979

Frank T. Cary
IBM, 1973–1981

Elisabeth Claiborne
Liz Claiborne, 1976–1989

Ben Cohen
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, 1978–1994

William K. Coors
Adolph Coors Brewing Company, 1970–1993

Helen K. Copley
Copley Newspapers, 1973–1997

Robert F. Dee
SmithKline Corporation, 1972–1982

Robert E. Dewar
K-Mart Corporation, 1972–1979

Harrington Drake
Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, 1975–1984

Richard J. Egan
EMC Corporation, 1979–1991

Lawrence J. Ellison
Oracle Corporation, 1977–Present

Walter A. Fallon
Eastman Kodak Company, 1972–1983

Debra J. S. Fields
Mrs. Fields Cookies, 1977–1996

Paul Fireman
Reebok International, 1979–2006

Edward A. Fox
Student Loan Marketing Association, 1973–1990

William H. Gates III
Microsoft Corporation, 1975–2000

Richard L. Gelb
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 1972–1994

James H. Goodnight
SAS Institute, 1976–Present

Earl G. Graves
Black Enterprise Magazine, 1970–Present

Alan C. Greenberg
Bear Stearns Companies, 1978–1993

Dick Griffey
Dick Griffey Productions, 1977–Present

John P. Harbin
Halliburton, 1972–1982

Edward G. Harness
Procter & Gamble Company, 1974–1981

Lore Harp
Vector Graphics, 1976–1984

C. Michael Harper
ConAgra, 1975–1993

Stephen D. Hassenfeld
Hasbro Toys, 1979–1989

Paul C. Henshaw
Homestake Mining Company, 1971–1982

Raymond H. Herzog
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, 1975–1979

Frank G. Hickey
General Instrument Corporation, 1978–1990

Dee Ward Hock
VISA, 1970–1984

John J. Horan
Merck & Company, 1976–1985

Ivan J. Houston
Golden State Insurance, 1970–1990

Harold J. Hudson, Jr.
General Reinsurance Corporation, 1971–1983

Jon M. Huntsman
Huntsman Corporation, 1970–2000

Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca
Chrysler Corporation, 1979–1993

Richard H. Jenrette
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, 1973–1985

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Apple Computer, 1975–1983

Steven P. Jobs
Apple Computer, 1975–1983

Edward C. Johnson III
Fidelity Investments, 1977–Present

Reginald H. Jones
General Electric Company, 1972–1981

Sidney Kimmel
Jones Apparel Group, 1975–2002

Philip H. Knight
Nike, 1972–Present

Charles F. Knight
Emerson Electric Company, 1973–2000

Daniel J. Krumm
Maytag Corporation, 1974–1992

Harvey H. Lamm
Subaru of America, 1971–1990

William E. LaMothe
Kellogg Company, 1979–1991

Joseph E. Lonning
Kellogg Company, 1971–1978

Francisco A. Lorenzo
Texas Air Corporation, 1972–1990

George W. Lucas
Lucasfilm, Limited, 1971–Present

Whitney MacMillan
Cargill, 1976–1995

John C. Malone
Tele-Communications, 1973–1999

Alfred E. Mann
Pacesetter, 1972–1985

Bernard Marcus
Home Depot, 1978–1997

J. Willard Marriott, Jr.
Marriott International, 1972–Present

Thomas W. Mastin
Lubrizol Corporation, 1972–1982

L. Lowry Mays
Clear Channel Communications, 1972–2004

C. Peter McColough
Xerox Corporation, 1971–1985

Harold W. McGraw, Jr.
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1974–1983

Rene C. McPherson
Dana Corporation, 1972–1980

John G. Medlin, Jr.
Wachovia Corporation, 1977–1993

Morton H. Meyerson
Electronic Data Systems, 1979–1985

David W. Mitchell
Avon Products, 1975–1983

Gordon E. Moore
Intel, 1974–1987

Allen H. Neuharth
Gannett Company, 1973–1986

Anthony J. F. O'Reilly
H. J. Heinz Company, 1979–1998

Eugene R. Olson
Deluxe Check Printers, 1977–1985

Michael Ovitz
Creative Artists Agency, 1974–1995

Warren H. Phillips
Dow Jones & Company, 1975–1990

Robert T. Powers
Nalco Chemical Company, 1971–1979

Edmund T. Pratt, Jr.
Pfizer, 1972–1992

Robert E. Price
Price Company, 1976–1993

Barbara G. Proctor
Proctor and Gardner Advertising, 1970–1996

Donald T. Regan
Merrill Lynch & Company, 1971–1980

John M. Regan, Jr.
Marsh & McLennan, 1973–1985

William M. Rosson
Conwood Corporation, 1976–1991

William J. Ruane
Sequoia Fund, 1970–2005

Donald H. Rumsfeld
Searle (G. D.) and Company, 1977–1985

Robert A. Schoellhorn
Abbott Laboratories, 1979–1989

Charles R. Schwab
Charles Schwab & Company, 1971–2003

Irving S. Shapiro
DuPont Corporation, 1974–1981

Vincent R. Shiely
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, 1970–1977

Naomi Sims
Naomi Sims Collections, 1973–1985

Goff Smith
Amsted Industries, 1974–1980

Frederick W. Smith
Federal Express Corporation, 1973–Present

Robert H. Sorensen
Perkin-Elmer, 1977–1984

John G. Sperling
Apollo Group, 1976–2001

Whitney Stevens
J. P. Stevens and Company, 1979–1988

Dwight L. Stuart
Carnation Company, 1973–1983

James G. Treybig
Tandem Computers, 1974–1995

Donald J. Trump
Trump Organization, 1975–Present

Diane S. M. von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg, Ltd, 1970–Present

Charles B. Wang
Computer Associates International, 1976–2000

Kenneth T. Wessner
ServiceMaster Company, 1975–1983

Richard D. Wood
Eli Lilly & Company, 1973–1991

Alan L. Wurtzel
Circuit City Stores, 1973–1986

John A. Young
Hewlett-Packard Company, 1978–1992

Oil embargo; stagflation; computer technology commercialized; weakening labor; moderate government intervention; massive international competition

Demographics
Influence: Medium-High: Urban blight

Rust Belt

Full Century

Technology
Influence: Medium: Beginning of biotech industry

Fiber-optic wire

Pong (first video game)

UPC bar code

Supercomputer

Full Century

Social Mores
Influence: High: National Organization for Women mobilizes for Equal Rights Amendment

Roe v. Wade legalizes abortion

Social discord continues over Vietnam War and civil rights

Watergate scandal undermines faith in authority

Full Century

Government Intervention
Influence: Medium-High: Deregulation of oil and airline industries

New energy policies and programs

Stagflation cripples economy

Environmental protection weakened

Price controls

Full Century

Labor
Influence: Medium: Wage controls

OSHA created

Service economy expands

Women enter the workforce in large numbers

Full Century

Global Events
Influence: Medium-High: OPEC oil crisis

Vietnam War ends

Iran hostage crisis

Imports outpace exports

Full Century

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