Shreve Maclaren Archer Jr. ’45

Bud died Jan. 9, 2004, at his home in Paradise Valley, Ariz.

Bud entered Princeton from Exeter and joined Elm Club. He captained the gym team. His Princeton education ended when he became an officer and flying instructor with the Army Air Corps. Bud was recalled to the Air Force during the Korean War.

Before that recall, at age 25, he became an active director of the Archer Daniels Midland Co., which his grandfather founded in 1902, when his father died unexpectedly. For 50 years he served on the ADM Board of Directors, never missing a board meeting, while overseeing the company's growth into an international agricultural giant.

In addition to family and business, Bud was devoted to aircraft and golf. He played regularly in the Bing Crosby Tournament in Pebble Beach, and was a member of the Cypress Point Club, Phoenix Country Club, and Paradise Valley Country Club.

Bud was a founding member of the Community Hospital on the Monterey [Calif.] peninsula, and served on the boards of the Sun Valley Corp. in Idaho and the Del Monte Corp. in Pebble Beach.

Bud is survived by his wife, the former Jeanne Marie Weber; sons Dr. Shreve M. III and Charles P.; daughter Wendy Copocciamo; two grandsons; and two sisters. The class extends its sympathy to the family.

The Class of 1945