Ross M. Dick
Founder of Society of American Business Editors and Writers
About Ross M. Dick
Lived 1912 – 1994 (aged 81). Ross M. Dick was a journalist and editor.
Ross Melvin Dick (October 4, 1912 – February 3, 1994) was an American journalist who helped to found the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and served as the organization's fourth president.
Early life Dick was born on October 4, 1912, in Moline, Illinois, to Frances and Ross C. Dick.
Dick graduated from Beloit College in 1937, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
Dick joined The Milwaukee Journal in 1946, serving as the state news editor before becoming the business and financial editor later that year.
Personal life Dick married Shirley Kretschmer on July 21, 1940. The couple had three children.
Dick died on February 3, 1994.
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Founder of Society of American Business Editors and Writers
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Ross M. Dick was born on 4 October 1912 in Moline, Illinois.
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Ross M. Dick died on 3 February 1994.
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Ross M. Dick was a journalist and editor.
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