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Samuel H. Howard

He joins 3-year training course many GE executives have taken

The recruiters for General Electric's 45-year-old Business Training Course, one of industry's most widely respected training programs, visit more than 100 college campuses every year. They look for top men. Dozens upon dozens of prospective recruits are interviewed. Their scholastic records are scanned carefully. Scarcely five per cent measure up to t he stiff academic and leadership requirements.
     One of those who measured up on 1962 was Samuel H. Howard, who had his bachelor's degree and was doing graduate work in economics at Oklahoma State University.
     General Electric made him an offer.
     Mr. Howard turned the offer down.
     He turned down offers from other companies, too, because he decided to accept a fellowship for further graduate work in economics at Stanford University. There he gained his master's degree in economics, and got a start toward his doctorate.
     In 1963, Mr. Howard decided to go into industry. He discussed openings with several companies, including GE again, in its BTC program. He chose General Electric, and make his start at the Company's Atomic Power Equipment Plant in San Jose, California.
     In his words, "I preferred to begin my career with the broad financial training that the GE business Training Course offered."
     The Business Training Course of three years' duration offers plenty of opportunity to an exceptional young man. General Electric's Chairman of the Board, Gerald L. Phillippe, is a graduate. So are many other General Electric officers.
     Sam Howard has always aimed for the top. In high school in Lawton, Okla., he was class valedictorian. At Oklahoma State he was on the Dean's Honor Roll seven times; president of his social fraternity; recording secretary of Blue Key, the national honor fraternity; and active in three other professional and honor societies.
     Beyond this, he served for three semesters as a student laboratory instructor, specializing in economic statistics - the first Negro at Oklahoma State to serve in this capacity. Later at OSU he served as a graduate research assistant in economics
     During his first year in General Electric, he served as financial analyst in the Nuclear Electronic Products Section of the Atomic Power Equipment Department at San Jose, California. Since then, he has moved into a new assignment in business information systems, a unit of the computation and data processing portion of San Jose's finance section. Members of the Business Training Course carry out a variety of on-the-job financial assignments together with a schedule of classroom work. Those who have watched Samuel Howard's progress in the classroom and on the job at San Jose are convinced that he has the capacity to "make it big."

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Raymond Jackson

Community service group spurs floorsweeper's job progress

Raymond Jackson has a large family and a large ambition.
     At 34 years of age, Mr. Jackson is learning to run a turret lathe in General Electric Company's Switchgear machine shop in Philadelphia. He hopes to earn himself a secure job so that his six children won't have to be school dropouts as he was.
     He completed 10th grade at Benjamin Franklin high school and went

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[photo to right] Samuel H. Howard He joins 3-year training course many GE executives have taken The recruiters for General Electric's 45-year-old Business Training Course, one of industry's most widely respected training programs, visit more than 100 college campuses every year. They look for top men. Dozens upon dozens of prospective recruits are interviewed. Their scholastic records are scanned carefully. Scarcely five per cent measure up to t he stiff academic and leadership requirements. One of those who measured up on 1962 was Samuel H. Howard, who had his bachelor's degree and was doing graduate work in economics at Oklahoma State University. General Electric made him an offer. Mr. Howard turned the offer down. He turned down offers from other companies, too, because he decided to accept a fellowship for further graduate work in economics at Stanford University. There he gained his master's degree in economics, and got a start toward his doctorate. In 1963, Mr. Howard decided to go into industry. He discussed openings with several companies, including GE again, in its BTC program. He chose General Electric, and make his start at the Company's Atomic Power Equipment Plant in San Jose, California. In his words, "I preferred to begin my career with the broad financial training that the GE business Training Course offered." The Business Training Course of three years' duration offers plenty of opportunity to an exceptional young man. General Electric's Chairman of the Board, Gerald L. Phillippe, is a graduate. So are many other General Electric officers. Sam Howard has always aimed for the top. In high school in Lawton, Okla., he was class valedictorian. At Oklahoma State he was on the Dean's Honor Roll seven times; president of his social fraternity; recording secretary of Blue Key, the national honor fraternity; and active in three other professional and honor societies. Beyond this, he served for three semesters as a student laboratory instructor, specializing in economic statistics - the first Negro at Oklahoma State to serve in this capacity. Later at OSU he served as a graduate research assistant in economics During his first year in General Electric, he served as financial analyst in the Nuclear Electronic Products Section of the Atomic Power Equipment Department at San Jose, California. Since then, he has moved into a new assignment in business information systems, a unit of the computation and data processing portion of San Jose's finance section. Members of the Business Training Course carry out a variety of on-the-job financial assignments together with a schedule of classroom work. Those who have watched Samuel Howard's progress in the classroom and on the job at San Jose are convinced that he has the capacity to "make it big." [photo to right] Raymond Jackson Community service group spurs floorsweeper's job progress Raymond Jackson has a large family and a large ambition. At 34 years of age, Mr. Jackson is learning to run a turret lathe in General Electric Company's Switchgear machine shop in Philadelphia. He hopes to earn himself a secure job so that his six children won't have to be school dropouts as he was. He completed 10th grade at Benjamin Franklin high school and went 11