George W. Henderson Jr. ’50

At Princeton he majored in psychology and was a member of Cloister. After graduation and following a short stint selling real estate in Georgetown, D.C., he moved to Cleveland, where he became an oil refinery safety engineer. While racing sailboats on the Great Lakes, he earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Case Western University. With his degrees in hand, he joined Case’s faculty, teaching statistics and industrial psychology, and working in its consulting wing.

Tiring of academia, he became a full-time consultant. He relocated in the East, joining ITT Corp. in New York City as an internal consultant.

By 2000 he had returned to private consulting and lived in Mamaroneck, Long Island, with his wife, Irene, whom he married later in life. From there he enjoyed sailing, tennis, and travel.