Spencer Fox Eccles (born August 23, 1934, Ogden, Utah) is a prominent financier and philanthropist in Salt Lake City, Utah and chairman emeritus of the Intermountain Region of Wells Fargo Corporation. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. Financier (fɨˈnænsiɚ or finãˈsje in French is a term for a person who handles large sums of Money, usually involving money lending, financing Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Emeritus (ɨˈmɛrɨtəs is an Adjective that is used in the title of a retired Professor, Bishop or other professional Wells Fargo & Co ( is a diversified Financial services company headquartered in San Francisco California, United States with operations around the From 1982 to 2000 he was chairman and chief executive officer of First Security Corporation of Salt Lake City, which was, until its sale to Wells Fargo in 2000, the largest banking organization in the Mountain West measured by assets, deposits and market capitalization. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The Mountain States (also known as the Mountain West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the [1]
Eccles is the son of Spencer Stoddard Eccles and Pauline Hope Fox and the grandson of David Eccles, the Utah banker and industrialist. David Eccles ( May 12, 1849 – December 6, 1912) was an American businessman who founded many businesses in Utah. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in [2] He earned a bachelor of science in finance in 1956 from the University of Utah, where he was also a member of Beta Theta Pi, and a master of business administration in 1958 from Columbia University School of Business. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The field of finance refers to the concepts of Time, Money and Risk and how they are interrelated The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines History Alonzo Barton Hepburn, then president of Chase Manhattan Bank, founded the School in 1916 with 11 full-time faculty members
The Eccles family is noted for its philanthropy in the West,[3] and Eccles is actively involved in many of the various Eccles family foundations, including as president of the George S. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, the largest philanthropic foundation in Utah, president of the Eccles Family Foundation, which he founded, and trustee of the Marriner S. Eccles Foundation, Emma Eccles Jones Foundation, and the Nora Eccles Harrison Foundation. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. Marriner Stoddard Eccles ( September 9, 1890 &ndash December 18, 1977) was a U Utah news organizations have identified Eccles as one of the handful of most influential people in the state, along with the Mormon prophet, the Governor, and Orrin Hatch, the state's senior senator. In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church List of Governors of Utah Territory Utah Territory was organized by Act of Congress on September 9, 1850. Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977 A senate is a Deliberative body, often the Upper house or chamber of a Legislature or Parliament. [4]
In addition to his role at First Security, Eccles has also been a director of the Union Pacific Railroad, the National Chamber of Commerce, the ZCMI Corporation, the Anderson Lumber Company, Amalgamated Sugar, and the National Parks Foundation. The Amalgamated Sugar Company is a Sugar beet refining company located in Nampa, Idaho. He was a member of the three person executive committee of the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee and, in recognition of his critical contribution to the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake, was appointed mayor of the Olympic Village during the games and received the Pierre de Coubertin medal from the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic movement's highest honor. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Utah Olympic Park is located north of Park City Utah and east of Salt Lake City. The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is a special Medal given to the
References
- ^ History of First Security Corporation
- ^ Leonard J. Arrington, David Eccles: Pioneer Western Industrialist (1975)
- ^ Eccles Fortune Keeps Giving Back to Utah, Salt Lake Tribune, June 27, 1999
- ^ Deseret News May 16, 2001
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