Mark B. Bollman Jr. ’47

Mark died Sept. 14, 2013, at the Stamford (Conn.) Hospital. He had lived in Greenwich, Conn., for 45 years.

Mark was extraordinarily dedicated to the Class of 1947. His service beginning in the 1950s was tremendous — highlighted by his two terms as president (1997–2002 and 2008–2013).

Mark entered Princeton in 1943, but his education was interrupted by Army service in World War II. Mark was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, for which he received the Purple Heart. He returned to Princeton and graduated in 1949. He subsequently graduated from Harvard Business School in 1951.

Mark’s business career was outstanding. His advertising-agency career began at McCann Erickson in 1951 and lasted for 17 years. During that time he also was vice president of McCann Erickson’s At-lanta office. In 1963 he was transferred to Johannesburg, South Africa, to manage an agency bought by McCann Erickson. Following his years at McCann Erickson he spent nine years at N.W. Ayer as senior vice president, retiring in 1995.

This very special classmate is survived by his wife, Barbara; three sons; seven beloved grandchildren; and his sister, Harriet Bollman Oman.