William Aramony
| William J. Aramony | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 27, 1927 Jewett City, Connecticut |
| Died | November 11, 2011 (aged 84) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Cause of death | complications from cancer |
| Residence | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | Boston College Graduate School of Social Work |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Employer | United Way of America |
| Known for | building UWA into the preeminent fund-raising charity in the US; fraud |
William Aramony (July 27, 1927 – November 11, 2011) was CEO of United Way of America for more than twenty years and helped build the organization into the largest charity in the United States. He retired in 1992 amid allegations of fraud and financial mismanagement, for which he was subsequently convicted and sentenced to prison.
William J. Aramony was born in Jewett City, Connecticut. His parents, Russell & Nazley Farrah Aramony, emigrated to the United States from Lebanon, and he was the youngest of their five children. He grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts, graduated from Clark University in 1949 and matriculated at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, where in 1951 he earned a master's degree. Aramony married the former Bebe Ann Nojeim, and the union produced three children, William, Susan and Robert. Son Robert was at one time president of Sales Service/America Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of UWA.
Aramony served in the Medical Service Corps of the United States Army, treating soldiers returning from the Korean War with posttraumatic stress disorder. He was assigned to a Texas military hospital from 1951 to 1953 as a lieutenant.
Aramony began in 1954 as a staff planner for the South Bend, Indiana Community Chest. Four years later, he was hired as a local executive in Columbia, South Carolina, then Miami, Florida where he was known as a superb fund raiser and enthusiastic promoter for the charities he represented.
He was hired as CEO of the national governing body, the United Community Funds and Council of America (UCFCA) in 1970. He began an organizational makeover and the group was renamed, United Way of America (UWA), and moved from New York City to Alexandria, Virginia in 1971. A common stated purpose and standard name (United Way of ...) was established for local affiliates.
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