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The Gordon B.
Hattersley, Jr.
Society
The Wharton Legacy Circle
has been renamed for
Gordon B. Hattersley, Jr.,
WG'54. Mr. Hattersley
served as a member of the
Undergraduate Executive
Board for many years, and
as a member of the School's
Board of Overseers. He was
also active in the Wharton
Alumni Association and the
University of Pennsylvania
General Alumni Society in
addition to many other not-for-profits and charities in
Philadelphia and Paoli, Pa.
Encouraged by his
father, Gordon, Sr., W'24,
he received his MBA from
Wharton in 1954 following
his undergraduate experience
at Yale. An Air Force
veteran, he began his business
career with Uniform
Tubes, Inc. in 1957. With
his business partner, Bruce
Mainwaring, C'47, he
founded UTI Corporation
in 1967, serving later as
president and, from 1994
to 2000, as chief executive
officer.
His support of Wharton
during his lifetime included
decades of support of the
Wharton Fund and gifts of
financial aid for high school
students attending the
School's Leadership in the
Business World program.
He and his wife, Beverly,
helped Wharton build new,
world-class teaching facilities
with major gifts to
name prominent spaces
for his father in the
Steinberg Conference
Center and Huntsman
Hall.
Mr. Hattersley's generous
support of Wharton
extended after his death.
His unrestricted estate gift
to the School is the largest
such gift in the School's
history. "Gordon demonstrated
thoughtful and
creative leadership
throughout his business
career, as well as in his
service to the community,"
said Dean Patrick Harker.
"His tireless involvement
and generous support of
the School exemplify the
vision and expectations
of our founder, Joseph
Wharton. I am very
pleased to rename the
Wharton Legacy Circle
for Gordon."
The Gordon B.
Hattersley, Jr. Society recognizes
all alumni and
friends who have provided
for Wharton's future
through life income, bequest,
retirement plan,
and other estate and
planned gifts.
For more news, visit
www.wharton.upenn.edu.
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