John Randolph Donnell (June 22, 1912, Findlay, Ohio – September 8, 2004, Newport, Rhode Island) was oilman, banker and philanthropist, served on the board of the

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, and was a 1958 recipient of the Silver Buffalo Award.

Background

Donnell was awarded the '' Bronze Wolf'', the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. Donnell was devoted to the Boy Scouts of America. He was awarded the Silver Antelope, the Silver Beaver, and the

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, the National Council's highest honor, in 1958. In his later years he was on the board of the

, and for his service, was awarded the Bronze Wolf. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in

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from Case Institute of Technology, now Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, where he joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.''Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity - Twelfth Edition'', p.82: Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, 1985. His grandfather

James C. Donnell James C. Donnell (April 20, 1854 – January 10, 1927) was an American industrialist. He was the president of The Ohio Oil Company from 1911 until his death in 1927.Ingham, ''Biographical'', 287-288 Early life and career James C. Donnell was b ...

founded the

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, renamed the

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Co. in 1962. Donnell joined the Ohio Oil Co. in 1936 as special representative, in 1954 he became a director and vice president in charge of supply and transportation, and from 1961 until 1966, he was responsible for the company's worldwide activities with the title of president of international operations. In 1954, he was elected to the board of Case Institute of Technology, and in 1967 to its successor, Case Western Reserve University. His son John R. Donnell Jr. also received the Bronze Wolf.

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