Paul R. Andrews
Paul Revere Andrews (1906–1983) was a Canadian‑born American publishing executive who served as a president and chairman of Prentice-Hall.
Early life and education
[edit]Paul R. Andrews was born in 1906 in Canada.[1] He entered Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, where he double‑majored in English and economics and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering in 1930.[2][3]
Career
[edit]After a brief period in the U.S. Cavalry Reserve, Andrews joined Prentice-Hall in 1935 as a travelling representative for the college‑textbook division.[3] He became sales manager in 1939 and head of the division in 1947, overseeing its emergence as one of the two largest collegiate publishers in the United States.[3] In 1965, he became the president and chief executive officer of Prentice‑Hall.[1][2] Under his leadership, Prentice‑Hall introduced high‑speed warehousing that could ship more than 100,000 volumes daily and recorded record revenues.[1] He was elevated to chairman in 1971 and retired in 1976.[4]
Andrews served on the board of Norwich University, as well as on those of the American Textbook Publishers Institute and the National Association of College Stores.[1]
In 1958, Andrews was elected to the board of trustees of Norwich University and later chaired the university's development programme from 1972 to 1982.[1][4] He also served on the board of American Textbook Publishers Institute and the National Association of College Stores.[1]
Honours and awards
[edit]Norwich conferred an honorary Doctor of Literature degree on Andrews in 1966 and later recorded him as a Distinguished Alumnus of the Norwich University Alumni Association.[5] He was also recognised by the university's Partridge Society as a One‑Diamond benefactor for his philanthropic leadership.[6]
In 1975, Andrews endowed the Paul Revere Andrews '30 Scholarship, followed five years later by the Virginia Prentice Ettinger Andrews Scholarship created by his son in honour of Andrews's wife.[7][8]
In May of 1982, Norwich University dedicated Andrews Hall, an athletics building, in his honor.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Paul R. Andrews - Leadership - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu.
- ^ a b "Paul R. Andrews, 77; Headed Prentice-Hall". The New York Times. September 25, 1983 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b c "Volume 48, Issue 11". Norwich Record. 1957. p. 23.
- ^ a b c "Facilities". Norwich University. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Obituary for Paul Revere Andrews". The Record. September 25, 1983.
- ^ "Paul R. Andrews, NU 1930".
- ^ "2007-2008 Annual Report" (PDF).
- ^ "2012-2013 Endowed Scholarships" (PDF).