Gerald B. Zornow
Gerald B. Zornow graduated from the University of Rochester in 1937, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.[1] He was a three-sport letter winner (football, basketball and baseball) and has been inducted into the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame posthumously in 1992.[2]
Business
He served as the President of Eastman Kodak Company from 1970 to 1972 and as Chairman of the Board from 1972 to 1977.[3] In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford created the President's Commission on Olympic Sports and Zornow served as chairman of the Commission.[4]
Awards
- In 1974 Zornow received the Gold Medal, the highest individual award bestowed by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame[5]
- In 1975, he received the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, presented by the American Football Coaches Association [6]
- In 1978, he received the Theodore Roosevelt Award, the highest individual award bestowed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association [7]
References
- ↑ Notable Alumni of Alpha Delta Phi
- ↑ Inductees to the University of Rochester Athletic Hall of Fame; See also: Bio
- ↑ History of Eastman Kodak
- ↑ President's Commission on Olympic Sports
- ↑ Gold Medal recipients Archived 2012-07-30 at Archive.is
- ↑ Amos Alonzo Stagg Award recipients
- ↑ Winners of the Theodore Roosevelt Award
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