Walter Addison Fallon (June 7, 1918 – July 25, 2002) was an American

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe t ...

, business executive at

Eastman Kodak Company The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ...

, and recipient of the 1983

Henry Laurence Gantt Medal The Henry Laurence Gantt Medal was established in 1929 by the American Management Association and the Management section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for "distinguished achievement in management and service to the community" in h ...

. Fallon was born in

Schenectady, New York Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...

in 1918, son of Walter A. Fallon and Irene (Casier) Fallon. He studied chemistry, and obtained his undergraduate degree from

Union College Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...

in 1940, and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1941.''Taft Corporate Directory,'' 1985. p. 200 After his graduation he started his lifelong career at Eastman Kodak in 1941. In 1972 he was appointed chief executive and president, and since 1977 also served as its chairman until his retirement in July 1983. Under his tenure sales increased from $3.48 billion in 1972 to $10.8 billion in 1982. In 1983 he received the

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Walter A. Fallon - Leadership - Harvard Business School
1918 births 2002 deaths 20th-century American chemists 20th-century American businesspeople Union College (New York) alumni Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute alumni Businesspeople from Schenectady, New York Henry Laurence Gantt Medal recipients Engineers from New York (state) 20th-century American engineers Scientists from New York (state) {{Business-bio-stub