Roger D. Borgeson ’49

Roger died March 9, 2005, of complications following a fall. He was 76.

Roger prepared for Princeton at Bronxville High School. He majored in politics, played JV baseball, and was active in Whig-Clio. He was a member of Colonial Club.

After Princeton, Roger attended Columbia Law School and NYU. He had a distinguished career in human-resource management and served as a vice president of Newsweek, Federated Department Stores, and the New York-New Jersey Port Authority. He was founder and president of Personnel Leadership Corp., a management consultancy business. He served as a special consultant to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and was a member of the Industrial Development Commission of Old Saybrook, Conn.

After moving to Kansas City he became active in civic work and served as president of the Kansas City branch of the Executive Service Corps. In 1998 and 1999 he was named volunteer of the year by the Center for Management Assistance.

Roger is survived by his daughters, Pamela Montgomery '81, Dawn Beaver, and Kim Brosche, and three grandchildren. The class extends deepest sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1949