Walter A. Haas, Sr. (May 11, 1889 – December 7, 1979) was a former President and Chairman of Levi Strauss & Co. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Levi Strauss & Co (LS&CO is a privately held Clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of Denim Jeans. Haas was credited with saving the once struggling company.
Haas graduated with a BS degree from the UC Berkeley School of Business in 1910. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting He also earned an honorary degree from Berkeley in 1958. In 1989, the school was renamed the Haas School of Business in his honor. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Walter A Haas School of Business, better known as the Haas School of Business or simply Haas, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of Haas had three children: Rhoda Haas Goldman, Peter E. Haas, and Walter A. Haas, Jr.. Walter A Haas Jr (1916 &ndash September 20, 1995) was a president and CEO (1958&ndash1976 and chairman (1970&ndash1981 of Levi Strauss & Co
Haas served in the U. S. Army Field Artillery during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A Republican, he was an alternate delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention. The 1952 Republican National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois from July He was Jewish, and served as president of the San Francisco Jewish Welfare Federation. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************