Word: erickson
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With his widow present in Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria, last week the first posthumous presentation of the gold medal for ''Distinguished Services to Advertising" was made to Alfred William Erickson. Until his death at 60 last November, "Eric" Erickson was chairman of the board, McCann-Erickson Inc., advertising agency; chairman of the board, Congoleum-Nairn, Inc., floor coverings; chairman of the executive committee, Technicolor, Inc.; member of the executive committee, Bon Ami Co. Leaving acknowledgments to her dead husband's partner, Henry K. McCann, Mrs. Erickson heard him praised as: the father of the commission basis...
...mention, and B. B. D. & O.'s president, Roy S. Durstine, received first radio medal. Young & Rubicam scored one first, five honorable mentions and second radio medal. Newell-Emmett, Blackett-Sample, Hummert, and G. Lynn Sumner each won a first. N. W. Ayer had three honorable mentions. McCann-Erickson had two honorable mentions, Lennen & Mitchell, Fuller & Smith & Ross, Rickard & Co. and Geyer, Cornell & Newell, Inc. one each. W. J. Cameron of the Ford program won third radio medal...
Short, rotund, always cheerful, "Eric" Erickson, son of a Swedish engineer, was a product of the Brooklyn public schools. His first important job came at 24 as advertising manager for James McCutcheon Co. Two years later, in 1902, he formed his own agency and McCutcheon was his first account. It stayed with him all his life. He made the friendship of William Hamlin Childs, a power in Barrett Co. (Tarvia, roofing, chemicals), and that big Allied Chemical subsidiary became his first major account. Liking his advice, Barrett Co. invited him to become a board member, first of the series...
...near as one can get to the "number one" eight, is composed of the Varsity lettermen who have come back, with fillings-in where necessary from the last year's Jayvees. Jim Chace is stroking this outfit, and behind him are Johnny Austin, John Clark, John Gardiner, Doug Erickson, Bob Wolcott, Roger Cutler and Bill Haskins...
...Varsity four-mile crew which defeated Yale last spring five veterans are back, Chance, Clark, Erickson, Austin, and Bennett, Six oarsmen are back from the Jayvees, while all the members of the undefeated '39 boat are on hand...