Marion S. Kellogg (June 15, 1920 – August 14, 2004) was a management specialist and author who became the first woman vice president of General Electric (GE).[1]
Marion S. Kellogg | |
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| Born | June 15, 1920 |
| Died | August 14, 2004 (aged 84) |
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| Occupation(s) | Management specialist, writer |
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| Parent(s) | Howard S. Kellogg and Helen (Dengler) Kellogg |
| Awards | Mary Parker Follett Award |
Born in Rochester, New York, in 1920, she attended Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1942, and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, receiving a Master of Science degree in 1944.[2]
Kellogg's career with GE began in 1944 at the company's general engineering lab in Schenectady, New York. Over the ensuing years, she held a variety of positions with GE related to engineering, physics, management, and marketing. She was GE's individual development methods manager, based in New York City, from 1958 through 1970, and a marketing development consultant from 1970 through 1974. That year, she became GE vice-president of corporate consulting services in Fairfield, Connecticut, a position she held until 1982, when she became vice-president of corporate information systems. She retired in 1983.[2]
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Kellogg served on the board of directors of the Emhart Corporation, Cigna, Citytrust Bancorp, and she was a trustee of Manhattanville College,[1] and of Goodwill Industries of Eastern Fairfield County.[2] She held honorary doctorates from Saint Lawrence University, Russell Sage College, Babson College, and Manhattanville College and won a Mary Parker Follett Award for her work, including five published books, on management principles.[1]
Kellogg died in 2004.[1]
Bibliography edit
- What to Do About Performance Appraisal (1965) OCLC 854903080
- Closing the Performance Gap. Results-Centered Employee Development (1967) OCLC 8971204
- Putting Management Theories to Work (1968) OCLC 249674741
- When Man and Manager Talk: A Casebook (1969) OCLC 299884106
- Career Management (1972) OCLC 1086702182
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Marion S. Kellogg Obituary". The New York Times. September 8, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2019 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c "Marion S(chuyler) Kellogg". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 2002. Retrieved July 29, 2019.