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Merle Lee McGinnis, Food Industry Executive
m. 1900 - Merle Lee McGinnis, Food Industry Executive1901 - 1991
Facts and Events
About Merle McGinnis
Merle Lee McGinnis was born 21 January 1901 in Payson, Adams County, Illinois, the son of John William McGinnis (1873-1923) in Missouri) and his wife Florence Alta Robertson (1880-1938). Merle moved to California and attended and graduated college at The University of Southern California (USC), where he was elected class President. After college, Merle went into teaching and taught in San Diego, Los Angeles and Berkeley public schools, then moved into consulting. Merle spent much of his professional life working for supermarket chain Safeway, working his way up to Manager of Personnel Services. He retired from Safeway in 1958.
Merle McGinnis served from 1958-1971 as the Director of the Food Distribution Program, later known as the Food Industry Management (FIM) Program at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
After his retirement from Safeway in 1958, Merle McGinnis who was instrumental in establishing the Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) in 1958. In 1964, Merle McGinnis oversaw a $50,000 pledge from the WAFC to "decorate, equip and furnish" a new building on USC's campus that was "to house the University's new food distribution center" [see photo below]. This building is now known as "Hoffman Hall", the home of the Marshall School of Business, and the USC Food Industry Management (FIM) Program .
Merle McGinnis passed way in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California on 7 June 1991 at age 90.
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References
- Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles Times
June 19, 1991.
Merle McGinnis; Safeway Personnel Executive
June 19, 1991
Merle McGinnis, 90, retired executive of Safeway and professor of food distribution at USC's School of Business. An Illinois native, McGinnis moved to California as a child and attended USC, where he was student body president. He taught in San Diego, Los Angeles and Berkeley public schools, then moved into consulting and became Safeway's manager of personnel services. After his retirement from USC in 1971, McGinnis was named executive vice president of the Western Assn. of Food Chains and was a consultant to the food industry. On June 7 in Walnut Creek.
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
Name: Merle L. McGinnis
SSN: 523-12-1072
Last Residence: 94595 Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, USA
BORN: 21 Jan 1901
Died: 7 Jun 1991
State (Year) SSN issued: Colorado (Before 1951)
- United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Merle L Mcginnis
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1920: Los Angeles Assembly District 72, Los Angeles, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: John W Mcginnis
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's name: Florence A Mcginnis
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
John W Mcginnis 45
Florence A Mcginnis 39
Merle L Mcginnis 18
John E Mcginnis 10
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