Joseph H. “Joe” Allen Jr. ’38, on June 2, 2012. He was ninety-five and lived in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Joe was an economics major. He was on the Lords football and track teams and was active in theater. He joined Alpha Delta Phi. He was the sports editor of the Collegian. Joe attended graduate school at Northwestern University and Stanford University. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II in the Pacific Theater and was an aide to Admiral Robert Briscoe, commander of Pacific Amphibious Group Operations.
He became president of McGraw-Hill Publications Co. and was a long-time member of the board of directors. He started at the company in 1938 as a circulation salesman and held several executive positions, including vice president of advertising sales and vice president for operations. After Joe retired from McGraw-Hill he joined United Technologies as senior vice president. He went on to serve the University of Connecticut as assistant dean of the School of Business Administration for seven years.
Joe lived for many years in Darien, Connecticut, and was a founder of the Bank of Darien and a trustee of the Darien Library. Joe was a member of the National Urban Coalition and a director of the Advertising Council. He was an enthusiastic tennis player.
He was predeceased by Eleanor, his wife of seventy years. Joe was survived by his son, David Allen; daughters Elisabeth Adams and Melinda Beardsley; five grandchildren; and one great grandchild.