Wilhelmus B. Bryan III ’47

Bill died April 12, 2015.

At Princeton, Bill majored in psychology, was a member of Tower, and was involved in Triangle Club and WPRU.

His studies were interrupted by World War II. Bill served two years in the Merchant Marine, spending 13 months in the European theater. He earned the Merchant Marine North Atlantic ribbon and the Merchant Marine combat bar for his service. Upon completion, Bill returned to Princeton, graduating in June 1948.

After graduation he worked as an account executive for several advertising agencies, including Benton & Bowles and McCann-Erickson Inc. In 1961, he joined U.S. Borax and Chemical Corp., where he worked in marketing and product development. In due course, Bill entered the executive-search business; in 1971, he became affiliated with William H. Clark Associates Inc., a leading domestic and international executive-search firm.

In 1984 he joined Korn/Ferry International, where he became a vice president and partner. In 1996, he began his own executive-search practice, which went exceedingly well.

Bill loved Princeton and the Class of 1947. In 2006, he became a class executive-committee member and served in that role until his death.

The class extends its deepest condolences to his wife, Charlotte; son Bill and his wife, Christina; grandson Will; and Bill’s sister, Mrs. James Bulkley w’49.