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John P. Keller, a resident of Hobe Sound, Fla., and Chicago, is chairman of the Keller Group, Inc., a privately held corporation based in Northfield, Ill. The Keller Group, Inc., is an iron and steel manufacturing entity. Its subsidiary companies include Meadville Forging Company, L.P. Meadville, Pa.; Virginia Forge Company, Buchanan, Va.; and Carolina Forge Company, LLC, Wilson, N.C. Keller has a diverse corporate background and has worked in a number of industries ranging from automotive to publishing. He received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his M.B.A. from the Harvard School of Business. Keller has supported many civic and social causes including the Rush Medical Center, the Museum of Science and Industry, The Economic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. Keller and his wife Judy have three children, Lizabeth, a real estate executive; Susan, a graduate of Colgate University; and son, Jack, president of the Keller Group.
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Jimmy Buffett
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Jon Mills
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Jack Nicklaus
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W. Douglas Pitts, Sr.
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Nathaniel P. Reed
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William Riley
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Stuart D. Strahl, Ph.D.
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Jim Swann
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Harvey Wasserman
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Karl Y. Wickstrom
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Marshall Field, V
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Joseph Zachary Duke III
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Judy Keller
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Barbara Carr
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