Frank Anderson Shrontz (born December 14, 1931) is an American corporate executive and former government official. He is the former

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and chairman of the

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Early life

Born and raised in

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, Shrontz was the son of sporting goods merchant. He graduated from Boise High School in 1949 and the

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in 1954 with a

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degree. While at Idaho he served as chapter president of

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. Following a commission and service in the U.S. Army from 1954–1956, he attended the

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where he received an MBA in 1958 and then joined Boeing.

Career

Beginning in 1973, Schrontz served in the Nixon and Ford administrations at the

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, and returned to Boeing in January 1977 as a vice president in charge of contract administration and planning. He later became a division head managing production of 707, 727, and 737 aircraft. During the oil crisis of the 1970's he was a proponent of the mid-range 737 jetliner rather than the longer range and more fuel efficient 757 and

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. This was a successful decision, as stabilizing oil prices and airline deregulation soon led the 737 to become Boeing's top selling airframe. He became president of Boeing in 1984, and served as CEO from 1986–1996. He was chairman of the board from 1988 to 1997. Schrontz has served on the board of 3M, Boise Cascade Corporation, and

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, and as a citizen regent on the

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's Board of Regents. He is part of the

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ownership group and is a member on the team's board of directors. While serving on the board of directors for

, a new double-hulled supertanker was named in his honor in November 1998. The

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n-built ship was renamed the ''Antares Voyager'' in 2003 after a change of ownership.

Personal life

Schrontz married Harriet Ann Houghton, who he met at Idaho, in 1954. The had three sons, and were married for 58 years. Shrontz was inducted into the

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U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 2004. Boeing endowed the Frank Schrontz Endowed Chair of Professional Ethics at

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beginning in 1997. He was awarded the Oxford Cup, Beta Theta Pi's most prestigious award, in 1999.

Early life

Career

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