Joe T. Ford
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Joe T. Ford was CEO and is a co-founder of Alltel
, a global communications giant.
Joe T. Ford graduated from the University of Arkansas
in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He went to work for Allied Telephone Company upon his graduation from college. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
Fraternity
.
Allied merged with Mid-Continent Telephone Corporation in 1983. The name of the newly expanded corporation was changed to Alltel, and Mr. Ford became its first President. Ford was promoted to CEO in 1987 and he became Chairman of the Board in 1991.
Under his leadership, Allied, now Alltel, grew from a predominantly rural Arkansas-based land line telephone company to a telecommunications giant with over 15 million customers and 10 billion dollars in annual revenue.
Ford is the Vice-Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club
.
Alltel
Alltel Corporation is a wireless service provider, primarily based in the United States. Before an acquisition by Verizon Wireless, it served 34 states. After the merger, Alltel continues to serve six states, mostly in rural areas...
, a global communications giant.
Joe T. Ford graduated from the University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is a public, co-educational, land-grant, space-grant, research university. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a research university with very high research activity. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in...
in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He went to work for Allied Telephone Company upon his graduation from college. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Alpha is a Greek social fraternity with over 230 chapters and colonies and over 250,000 lifetime initiates in the United States and Canada.-History:...
Fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
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Allied merged with Mid-Continent Telephone Corporation in 1983. The name of the newly expanded corporation was changed to Alltel, and Mr. Ford became its first President. Ford was promoted to CEO in 1987 and he became Chairman of the Board in 1991.
Under his leadership, Allied, now Alltel, grew from a predominantly rural Arkansas-based land line telephone company to a telecommunications giant with over 15 million customers and 10 billion dollars in annual revenue.
Ford is the Vice-Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
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