The HistoryMakers video oral history with Arthur H. Harper.

Corporate executive Henry "Art" Harper was born on December 3, 1955 in Trenton, New Jersey. Harper received his B.A. degree in chemical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1978. He joined General Electric in 1984 where he became president of GE Plastics of Greater China in 1996,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Harper, Arthur H., 1955-2017 (Interviewee)
Richardson, Julieanna L. (Interviewer)
Burghelea, Neculai (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Harper, Arthur H., > 1955-2017 > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Corporate Chief Executive.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (9 video files (4 hr., 20 min., 25 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Arthur H. Harper
Arthur H. Harper
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Corporate executive Henry "Art" Harper was born on December 3, 1955 in Trenton, New Jersey. Harper received his B.A. degree in chemical engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1978. He joined General Electric in 1984 where he became president of GE Plastics of Greater China in 1996, and vice president of Global Manufacturing in 1998. In 2000, he became president and senior managing director for GE Plastics Europe; and, in 2002, for GE Equipment Services. A member of GE's Corporate Executive Council, Harper received the Black Achievers in Industry Award in 1994 and the Career Achievement Award at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1998. He received the Social Justice Hero Award from Fairfield County Region's National Conference for Community and Justice, and the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award from Boy Scouts of America in 2004. In 2005, Harper retired from GE and help to start NexGen Capital Partners.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:04:20:25
Credits:Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
Participant or Performer:
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Stamford, Connecticut 2005 August 27.
Source of Description:
Vendor-supplied metadata.