G. Willing Pepper (1909-April 21, 2001), known as “Wing” was a corporate executive, the former president of the

Scott Paper Company The Scott Paper Company was the world's largest manufacturer and marketer of sanitary tissue products with operations in 22 countries. Its products were sold under a variety of well-known brand names, including ''Scott Tissue'', ''Cottonelle'', ...

, and a notable Philadelphia

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...

.Wing Pepper Dies at 92
/ref> He combined active philanthropy with the use of commercial skills to improve public health. Pepper was a member of old Philadelphia family. He attended St. Mark's School of

Southborough, Massachusetts Southborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It incorporates the villages of Cordaville, Fayville, and Southville. Its name is often informally shortened to Southboro, a usage seen on many area signs and maps, though ...

and continued studies at the

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in Philadelphia. Pepper became treasurer and a director of Scott Paper in 1940. After service in the

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in the

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during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Pepper rose to vice chairman of Scott Paper and oversaw the swift growth of its overseas operations. After retiring from Scott Paper, Pepper served as vice chairman of the

Fox Chase Cancer Center Fox Chase Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center research facility and hospital located in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main facilities of the center are loca ...

's Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia. In his honor. Fox Chase established a Wing Pepper Chair in Cancer Research in 1999. Pepper was credited by Fox Chase for significant work bringing the first

hepatitis B Hepatitis B is an infectious disease caused by the ''Hepatitis B virus'' (HBV) that affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis. It can cause both acute and chronic infection. Many people have no symptoms during an initial infection. Fo ...

vaccine, invented at Fox Chase, into commercial development.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pepper, G. Willing 1909 births 2001 deaths American manufacturing businesspeople St. Mark's School (Massachusetts) alumni United States Navy personnel of World War II