WILLIAM JOSEPH AGEE
Chairman
Semper Charitable Foundation

“When I see the countless hours that Mary has lovingly devoted over the years to so many mothers in crisis and see the difference that this work has made in their lives, I am reminded of why this work is so essential.
 

 No single issue facing our culture today is more central to building a safer and more peaceful world and no charity is more worthy of support. I am honored that our family has had the opportunity to support Mary in this noble work.” 

DATE OF BIRTH:    January 5, 1938, Boise, Idaho
 

EDUCATION:            Certified Public Accountant, 1964
 MBA, with distinction, Harvard Business School, 1963
 B.S., Business Administration, with highest honors, University of Idaho, 1960
 A.A., Boise Junior College, 1958

 EXECUTIVE WORK EXPERIENCE:

1995 to Present: Venture Capitalist and Strategic Business Consultant  

1988 to 1995: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Morrison Knudsen Corporation, Boise, Idaho.
                         Chairman, MK Gold Company
                         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MK Rail Corporation

1983 to 1988: Chairman and President, Semper Enterprises, Inc and Semper Partners; Venture Capital,
                          Real Estate Investment and Strategic Consulting

1983: President, Allied Corporation

1976 to 1983: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Bendix Corporation, Southfield, Michigan

1972 to 1976: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, The Bendix Corporation, Southfield, Michigan

1970 to 1972: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, Idaho

1969 to 1970: Chief Financial Officer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, Idaho
1968 to 1969: Vice President of Real Estate and Housing Group, Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, Idaho
1967:  Treasurer, Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, Idaho
1963 to 1967: Senior Management, Boise Cascade Corporation, Boise, Idaho

CURRENT DIRECTORSHIPS:

Boston Reed Corporation
Mozzarella Fresca Corporation
Catholic Community Foundation
The Nurturing Network

PAST DIRECTORSHIPS:

            Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
            General Foods Corporation
            ASARCO
            The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
            A & P Grocery Stores (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company)
            Allied Corporation
            Bendix Corporation
            Morrison Knudsen Corporation
            MK Gold Company
            MK Rail Corporation
            LoJack Corporation
            Key Bank Corp
            The Committee for Economic Development
            National Council for U.S. - China Trade
            Idaho Catholic Foundation
            The Urban Institute
            The Citizens Research Council of Michigan
            The Detroit Renaissance Foundation
            The United Foundation
            The Detroit Economic Growth Corporation
            The Cranbrook Education Community

APPOINTMENTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND HONORS:

The Business Round Table
The Conference Board
Policy Committee of the Business Roundtable
Council on Foreign Relations
The Economic Council
Policy Committee of the United Negro College Fund
Advisory Council on Japan - U.S. Economic Relations
British - North American Committee
Presidential Appointee, 1988 U.S. Quadrennial Commission
Chairman, Data Processing and Office Automation, the Grace Commission,
President Reagan’s Private Sector Survey on Cost Control
Chairman, Businessmen for Reagan, 1980 Presidential Campaign
Chairman, The President’s Industrial Advisory Subcommittee on Economic and Trade Policy under President Carter
Economic and Educational task forces, appointed by Michigan governor
Advisor to Dean of Harvard Business School, University of Michigan and the University of Idaho Schools of Business
American and Idaho Societies of Certified Public Accountants
Knight of the Order of Malta
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Legatus

HONORARY DEGREES AND AWARDS:

Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor -- 1990
Sales & Marketing Executives of Boise Top Manager of the Year -1990
Boise State University Alumnus of the Year – 1989
Detroit News Michiganian of the Year -- 1981
Doctor of Laws, University of Detroit -- 1980
Doctor of Science, Industrial Management, Lawrence Institute of Technology, Michigan -- 1980
Doctor of Commercial Science, Eastern Michigan University -- 1980
Doctor of Science, Business Administration, Bryant College, Rhode Island; Cleary College, Michigan, Nathaniel  Hawthorne College, New Hampshire
Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement Award -- 1978
University of Idaho Hall of Fame -- 1978