Drayton McLane, Jr.
He continued as chairman of McLane Co. He graduated from C.H.For the first 18 months, he worked the second (night) shift loading trucks. At age nine, the young McLane went to work for his father s business that had been established by his grandfather, Robert McLane, in 1894.
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His grandfather came from Abbeville, S.C., to Cameron, Texas, in the late 1800s and worked as a farm laborer until about 1885, when he was able to buy and build a small retail grocery and in 1894 went into the wholesale grocery business in a small way. A.
He is chairman of McLane Group and chairman and CEO of the Major League Baseball s Houston Astros. Y.
He sponsors the McLane Lectures at UMHB, bringing to campus such notables as former President George H.W. His father, Drayton McLane, Sr., owned a wholesale grocery distribution center.
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served as President of the Texas Wholesale Grocers Association (1970-1971) and Chairman of the National American Wholesale Grocers Association (1986-1988). He sold the family business to tennis partner Sam Walton for cash and Wal-Mart shares in 1990. He became president and CEO of McLane Company in 1978 and chairman in 1992. During his years with the company, Drayton McLane, Jr., assisted his father in building an effective grocery distribution network that served convenience stores, supermarkets, and the fast-food industry nationwide.
Y. However, the Astros, who had rallied from a losing record earlier in the season, were swept by the Chicago White Sox in four games, granting the White Sox its first championship in 88 years. Recently, the online version of Sports Illustrated, the most widely circulated weekly sports magazine in America, contended that McLane was over-involved and won t ever let Since their sole appearance in the World Series the Astros sport a losing record that places them just below a .500 winning percentage with 241 wins and 244 losses (.497). In addition to his leadership of the Astros, he devotes his time to McLane Group, the family holding company for these corporations: McLane and his wife, Elizabeth, have two adult sons, Drayton III and Denton.
He invested much of the profits in pro baseball s Houston Astros. is an American entrepreneur.
McLane, Jr., spent most Saturdays and summers during his teen years sweeping floors and learning various aspects of the wholesale grocery business. During those years, Drayton Jr.
In the religious community of Temple, Texas, he has served as the chairman of the Deacon Board of First Baptist Church. He is a major benefactor of both Baylor University where the McLane Student Life Center and the acclaimed McLane carillons are named in his honor, and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB) in Belton, Texas, where McLane Hall honors him. Dodgers) Moorad (San Diego) Neukom (San Francisco) .
A. Yoe High School in Cameron in 1954. He earned his undergraduate degree at Baylor University in 1958 and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in marketing at Michigan State University in 1959.
currently serves as: VP of Executive Board—Boy Scouts of America; Chairman of Board of Trustees—Scott and White Memorial Hospital; Member of National Board of Governors—Cooper Institute of Aerobics Research; director—Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University; Member of the Greater Houston Partnership; Member of United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast. His past civic duties include: Chairman—United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast’s Pacesetter Campaign; Member—Children’s Miracle Network National Board of Governors; Chairman of the Board—Children’s Miracle Network; Member—Texas State Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees—Baylor University; Chairman of Board of Regents—Baylor University; Chairman of Temple (Texas) Chamber of Commerce; Trustee—South Texas College of Law. Three years later he moved into management as vice president of purchasing.
He then served 14 years as general manager of operations. Drayton Jr.
They are active members of First Baptist Church of Temple, where Drayton teaches Sunday School and currently serves as an active deacon. Michigan State University Activities and Philanthropy: By the spring of 2009, the McLane family will have literally brought “new life” to its baseball facility through a $4 million commitment to enhance one of the most pristine environments in all of intercollegiate athletics. He used computer-based technology to enhance the distribution system.
Bush, Honorable Sean O Keefe (Former NASA Administrator and Current Chancellor of Louisiana State University), and Barbara Bush, former first lady of the US. In 2005, Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple honored Drayton and his wife by creating the Elizabeth and Drayton McLane, Jr., Chair in Health and Wellness, a new endowed chair that is a joint appointment between the hospital and the Texas A&M University Health Science Center College of Medicine. Angelos (Baltimore) Henry (Boston) Steinbrenner (N. In 2008 he was ranked #301 on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans. He was born 22 July 1936 in Cameron, Texas.
After graduation, McLane, Jr., returned home and went to work for his father. 12, 2008, the MSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the naming of McLane Baseball Stadium. McLane puts aside a large amount of time to serve on civic and charitable committees.
Winning the National League Pennant to advance to the World Series, Houston hosted the first World Series game ever played in the State of Texas. In 1993, he resigned both of these positions in order to devote his full time as Chairman of McLane Group, which is a holding company found in 1992. Since he purchased the team in 1993, the Astros rank fifth in the Majors and second in the National League in winning percentage (.543) over 13 seasons from 1993-2005. The Astros 2005 season was the most successful season on the field for the Houston franchise.
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