Name Zenon Hansen | Died 1990 | |
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Zenon C.R. Hansen (July 26, 1909 – October 19, 1990) was chairman and CEO of Mack Trucks, Inc. from 1965 to 1974. He was the fifth president of the company. Zenon C.R. Hansen was active in the Boy Scouts of America and he was an Eagle Scout. Zenon C.R. Hansen was elected to the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1983.
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Mr. Hansen died in 1990. He was a friend of Doane College in Crete, Nebraska where in 1997, The Zenon C.R. Hansen Foundation helped to start a leadership program at Doane College.
The Hansen Leadership Program is designed to develop the leadership skills of Doane College students, area high school students, and community residents.
Early years
Zenon Clayton Raymond Hansen was born Sunday, July 23, 1909, in Hibbing, Minnesota. His parents were Nelson Christian Martin Hansen, a Protestant tailor and son of Swedish immigrants, and Ivah Delle Raymond Hansen, a Catholic housewife of French and Irish descent. His parents divorced when Hansen was four.
Later life
Zenon died of cancer on October 19, 1990, at the age of 81. His obituary was featured in the New York Times and other papers across the country.
In popular culture
Hansen was featured in the 2014 biography Legacy of Leadership: Zenon C.R. Hansen-The Untold Story of a Dedicated Boy Scout's Rise to Captain of Industry by Steve J. Myers.