William Agee
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Agee in 1990
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| Born |
William McReynolds Agee January 5, 1938 Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | M.B.A. |
| Alma mater |
Harvard Business School, 1963 University of Idaho, B.S. 1960 Boise Junior College, A.A. 1958 |
| Occupation | Business Consultant |
| Known for | tenure as CEO of: Bendix Corporation (1976–83) Morrison Knudsen (1988–95) |
| Spouse(s) |
Mary E. Cunningham, (m. 1982) Diane R. Weaver, (m. 1957−81) |
| Awards | Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement Award (1978), Ellis Island Medal of Honor (1990) |
William Joseph Agee (born January 5, 1938) is a former American business executive. In 1976 at age 38, he was appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Bendix Corporation. From 1988 to 1995, Agee was the chairman, president, and CEO of Morrison-Knudsen.
Agee is a business consultant, venture capitalist, and chairman of a charitable foundation. He has received six honorary doctorate degrees and has sat on the boards of Fortune 500 corporations including Equitable Life and Dow Jones as well as Bendix and Morrison Knudsen. In 1979, Agee was featured in a Time magazine cover story titled "Faces of the Future," and was named Finance Magazine's "Financial Man of the Year" in 1976.
Born as William McReynolds Agee in Boise, Idaho, he was the middle child (and only son) of Harold J. and Suzanne (McReynolds) Agee. Harold, the son of a Baptist minister, had varied careers: manufacturing executive, dairy farmer, and state legislator.
Harold moved the family to a dairy farm in nearby Meridian in 1953, and Bill transferred to Meridian High at age 15. He quickly established himself as a bright and popular student with leadership skills. Agee was elected class president in that first year as a sophomore and again in his senior year. He was a multi-sport varsity athlete and was named one of the two most studious members of his class, which graduated in 1956.
After graduation from Meridian High School in 1956, in Agee attended Stanford University for his freshman year, and returned to Boise, Idaho when his family could not afford the tuition. He attended Boise Junior College for one year, earning an associate's degree while working 40 hours per week in Albertson’s accounting department. He then transferred to the University of Idaho in Moscow in 1958, where he joined the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, unusual for a married man. Agee was elected senior class president and graduated with highest honors in 1960.
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