Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with William G. Mays
William G. Mays
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| Other authors / contributors: | Mays, William G., 1945-2014, interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Bieschke, Paul, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Paul Bieschke.
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Recorded Indianapolis, Indiana 2000 July 10.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Corporate executive William G. Mays was born in Evansville, Indiana on December 4, 1945. He graduated from Indiana University earning his B.A. in chemistry in 1970. Mays accepted a position at Cummins Engine Company in Columbus, Indiana where he served as assistant to the president and learned practical skills of management. After four years with Cummins, Mays was offered the opportunity to be president of Specialty Chemicals, a small distribution company in Indianapolis. During three years as president, he increased the company's sales from $300,000 to more than $5 million. Mays left Specialty Chemicals in 1980 to found Mays Chemical Company. The company grew to include facilities in Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit and Canada. Mays Chemical Company won numerous awards for excellence. Mays also owned The Indianapolis Recorder and was the former majority owner of Hoosier Radio and Television Properties. Mays passed away on December 4, 2014 at age 69.
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