Gordon S. Marshall
{{short description|American businessman}}
Gordon S. Marshall (1919 – June 2, 2015) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder of Marshall Industries ({{nyse2|MI}}), a publicly traded company from 1984 to 1999. Gordon S. Marshall died on June 2, 2015, at the age of 95.{{cite web|url=http://news.usc.edu/82292/usc-trustee-and-electronics-entrepreneur-gordon-s-marshall-95/|title=In memoriam: Gordon S. Marshall, 95 - USC News|website=News.usc.edu|date=3 June 2015 |accessdate=20 July 2018}}
Early life
Gordon S. Marshall was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1919.Paula Korn, [http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/2411.html $35M Gift to USC Is Largest Ever to a Business School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092942/http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/2411.html |date=2016-03-04 }}, USC News, 01/20/97 He graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1937{{cite web |url=https://www.sphsaa.org/class_profile.cfm?member_id=1417110 |title=Gordon S Marshall - Class Of 1937 |website=South Pasadena High School Alumni Association |access-date=April 17, 2023}} and the University of Southern California in 1946.Kenneth R. Weiss, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-15-mn-18679-story.html Entrepreneur to Give USC $35 Million], The Los Angeles Times, January 15, 1997 He served as a bomber pilot for the United States in World War II. He was an amateur radio operator (call sign W6RR (ex-W6ITA)) and credited amateur radio with leading him into his successful career in electronics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.arrl.org/news/hall-of-fame-contester-usc-patron-gordon-marshall-w6rr-sk|title=Hall of Fame Contester, USC Patron Gordon Marshall, W6RR, SK|website=www.arrl.org|access-date=2019-08-03}}
Career
Marshall founded his namesake company Marshall Industries, headquartered in El Monte, California, in 1982.{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=550870&ticker=AMTA&previousCapId=8081358&previousTitle=La+Opini%C3%B3n+L.P.|title=Executive Compensation & Stock Trading - Bloomberg|website=Investing.businessweek.com|accessdate=20 July 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He served as its president from April 1982 to June 1992, and as its chief executive officer until 1994. The company became one of the nation's five largest distributors of industrial electronic components and production supplies. In 1999, it was acquired by Avnet ({{NYSE|AVT}}).
He served on the board of directors of the Amistar Corporation (OTCMKTS:AMTA) from 1974.
Philanthropy
Marshall served on the board of trustees of the University of Southern California.{{cite web|url=http://about.usc.edu/administration/board-of-trustees/|title=Board of Trustees - About USC|website=About.usc.edu|accessdate=20 July 2018}} He donated US$35 million to USC in 1997. The USC Marshall School of Business is named in his memory.{{cite web|url=http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat98/business/index.html|title=USC Marshall School of Business|website=Usc.edu|accessdate=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041338/http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/cat98/business/index.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
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