Thomas Roy Jones (April 26, 1890 - June 21, 1985[1]) was an Americanindustrialist and management author, known as business school graduate, company president,[2] and recipient of theHenry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1951.
Jones was born inKingman, Kansas in 1890 to Joseph Francis Jones and Emma Laura (Miller) Jones. He obtained his BSc at theUniversity of Kansas in 1913, and obtained a postgraduate degree fromHarvard Business School in 1917.[3]
Jones started his career in industry as works manager of the motor works of theMoline Plow Company, was assistant general manager at theCincinnati Milling Machine Company, and was vice-president and general manager at the Harris Seybold Potter Company at Cleveland. in 1932-33 he joined theAmerican Type Founders as general manager, and vice-president of its sales corporation.[3]
Next Jones became chairman and chief executive officer of Daystrom Company, a management holding company that owned five different companies: American Type Founders, Daystrom Furniture, Daystrom Electric, Daystrom Laminates and Daystrom Instruments Division.[4] In 1954 Daystrom boughtHeath Company and was in 1962 absorbed by oilfield service companySchlumberger Ltd. Shortly afterwards, in 1963, Jones retired. In these days Jones had also served as president of theNational Association of Manufacturers.[1]
From 1953 to 1970, Jones was a member of the board of trustees ofLafayette College.[5]
In 1951 theAmerican Management Association andASME had awarded Jones the annualHenry Laurence Gantt Medal. Jones died at his home inCarmel-by-the-Sea, California in 1985 at the age of 95.[1]
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