Charles J. Strosacker (November 15, 1882 – March 27, 1963) was a chemical engineer, Dow Chemical Company pioneer, executive and board member who is best known for the work of the charitable foundation he established six years before his death. In over six decades of existence, it has made donations exceeding $126 million.[2]
Early years
Charles J. Strosacker was born in 1882 in Valley City, Ohio. He was the third of four children of William George Strosacker, a farmer and blacksmith, and his wife, Caroline Fredricka Frank. His parents were both first generation citizens of German immigrant parents.[3] His youth was spent working at his grandfather's store, working on the family farm, and attending a single room school.[4] Strosacker studied at Baldwin University from 1902 to 1903 then attended Case School of Applied Science, now known as Case School of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied chemical engineering, was a member of the science and engineering honor society