DANA MEAD

MEAD--Dana G.

Dana G. Mead, 82, passed away October 31st, in Boston, MA. Born in Cresco, IA, Dana graduated from West Point and later received a PhD in Political Science from MIT. Dana had a career that spanned the military, business, and academia. He served with distinction in regular Army units in Germany and Vietnam and taught in West Point's Department of Social Sciences. Dana was a White House Fellow and served three years in the White House as the Deputy Director of the Domestic Council. After retirement from the Army he began a business career, first at International Paper and then as Chairman and CEO of Tenneco. Dana was a past Chairman of both the National Association of Manufacturers and of the Business Roundtable. He also served on the boards of Pfizer, Zurich, Textron, and Cummins. After retirement, Dana served as Chairman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation (MIT's Board of Trustees) from 2003 through 2010. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Council on Foreign Relations. He was also on the board of the Pardee RAND Graduate School, the School for Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, and the National Board of Governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, and sons, Dana, Jr. (D'Arcy) and Mark (Susie), his brother, Michael (Anna), and seven grandsons. Funeral services will be held at the Old Cadet Chapel at the West Point Cemetery at 10:00am on November 20th. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name can be made to the Boys and Girls Club of America, Attn: Julie Teer, 1275 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, or at: www.donate.bgca.org