Henry Segerstrom
American businessman
Henry Thomas Segerstrom (April 5, 1923 – February 20, 2015) was an American philanthropist and real estate developer. The managing partner of C.J. Segerstrom & Sons, he was the founding chairman of the Orange County Performing Arts Center, now known as the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Life
Henry Thomas Segerstrom was born into a Swedish immigrant family in Santa Ana, California. A farming family, the Segerstroms moved from dairy farming to cultivating alfalfa, eventually specializing in the production and harvesting of lima beans. They would become the largest producers of dried lima beans in the United States.
Education
In 1939, Henry T. Segerstrom graduated from Santa Ana High School as valedictorian, where he also served as class president. At age 17 he enrolled in Stanford University. His education was interrupted by World War II; he joined the war effort after Pearl Harbor, in 1942. After the war he returned to Stanford, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford Business School in 1948. In February 2008, Stanford University presented him with the Ernest C. Arbuckle Award for his lifetime of outstanding accomplishments.
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