| 词条 | William A. Emerson |
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Early lifeEmerson was born in Columbia, Tennessee on July 13, 1921 to Henry Houston Emerson and Mabel Allen Emerson. He moved with his family to St. Petersburg, Florida when he was four years old. Emerson attended Lakewood Elementary School, Mirror Lake Junior High School, and St. Petersburg High School.[2] He enlisted in the Marine Corps the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941.[3] Emerson trained as a pilot and faced combat at the Battle of Okinawa.[4] After four years in the military, Emerson attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida to finish his college degree that he started at St. Petersburg Junior College. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.[5] He lived in the FlaVet dormitory and graduated from the university' business college in 1946.[6] CareerUpon graduating from college, Emerson joined the local Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, and Beane office in St. Petersburg.[5] He specialized in commodities and was eventually promoted to the title of regional vice president for the southeast.[7] Emerson went on to become a senior vice president and national sales director before retiring from Merrill Lynch after 40 years with the company.[8] PhilanthropyEmerson and his wife, Jane, were major benefactors to the University of Florida. The Warrington College of Business Administration named a professorship after him.[8] In 2000, he and his wife donated $3 million for the construction of a new alumni and academic building on campus.[9] Emerson Alumni Hall opened in 2002.[10] Emerson was also a past president of the UF Foundation board of directors,[8] and was a trustee emeritus of Oglethorpe University.[11] References1. ^William Allen Emerson Obituary {{DEFAULTSORT:Emerson, William A.}}2. ^{{cite web |url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00006244/00001 |title=Interview with William Emerson |author= |date=January 15, 2003 |work=Samuel Proctor Oral History Program |publisher=University of Florida |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://fcit.usf.edu/wwii/emerson/397.php |title=William Emerson Oral History: Pearl Harbor |author= |date=January 2009 |work=Florida Goes to War: The Sunshine State in World War II |publisher=Florida Humanities Council |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://fcit.usf.edu/wwii/emerson/397.php |title=William Emerson Oral History: Okinawa |author= |date=January 2009 |work=Florida Goes to War: The Sunshine State in World War II |publisher=Florida Humanities Council |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 5. ^1 {{cite news |title=Local Man Joins Investment Firm |author= |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19470722&id=QI0LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G1UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2110,1166690 |newspaper=The Evening Independent |date=July 22, 1947 |accessdate=30 July 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://fcit.usf.edu/wwii/emerson/397.php |title=William Emerson Oral History: Vets on Campus |author= |date=January 2009 |work=Florida Goes to War: The Sunshine State in World War II |publisher=Florida Humanities Council |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 7. ^{{cite news |title=Merill Lynch Opens Its New Office in Downtown Tuscaloosa, Al. |author= |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19790128&id=D0cgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4p4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6309,5447331 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=January 28, 1979 |accessdate=30 July 2012}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.uff.ufl.edu/FacultyEndowments/ProfessorshipInfo.asp?ProfessorshipFund=003317 |title=William A. Emerson/Merrill Lynch Professorship Fund |author= |date= |work= |publisher=University of Florida |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.ufl.edu/2000/03/29/emerson/ |title=New UF Alumni And Academic Building To Get Off Ground With $3 Million Gift |author= |date=2000-03-29 |work= |publisher=University of Florida |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.uff.ufl.edu/facilities/facilities.asp?id=25 |title=Emerson Alumni Hall |author= |date= |work= |publisher=University of Florida |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.oglethorpe.edu/about_us/trustees_and_board_members/trustees.asp |title=Board of Trustees |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Oglethorpe University |accessdate=28 July 2012}} 5 : 1921 births|2017 deaths|American businesspeople|St. Petersburg High School alumni|University of Florida alumni |
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