Reatha King
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Reatha Clark King (b. 1938) is the former Chairman, Board of Trustees, General Mills Foundation, the philanthropic foundation of General Mills, Inc..
[edit] Early life and career
King was born in rural Georgia and worked picking cotton as a child. She attended Clark College and the University of Chicago and holds a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and mathematics, a master of science degree in chemistry, a master of business administration degree in finance management, and a Ph.D. degree in thermochemistry.
After graduation, King worked at a variety of jobs, including Research Chemist for the National Bureau of Standards; Chemistry Professor, Associate Dean for Division of Natural Science & Mathematics, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, York College, City University of New York; President, Metropolitan State University.
[edit] Career in business
Dr. King served as President and Executive Director, General Mills Foundation, and Vice President, General Mills Inc. from 1988-2002. She was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees of General Mills Foundation in 2002 and retired in 2003.
She has also been the director of many companies including: ExxonMobil, Wells Fargo & Company; Department 56, Inc.; International Trachoma Initiative; Minnesota Mutual Companies, Inc. Trustee, Clark Atlanta University; and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Additionally, she is a Life Trustee for the University of Chicago. Dr. King is the recipient of numerous awards, including 14 honorary doctorate degrees.Hello my name is Reatha Clark king and I am a chemist. I was born on April 11, 1938 in Palo, Georgia. When I was little I hardly went to school because I needed to help work on the fields. When my mother got a new job offer she sent me to my grandmothers where I went to school every day and studied even at church. Later when I was 20 went to Clark collage where I met a collage teacher that inspired me to be a chemist. After I graduated I went to Chicago University to get my masters in chemistry were I met my husband N. Judge King (who is also a chemist). After I left I started studying metal. I researched which metals would wear away if exposed to chemicals and intense heat. I was trying to find away to handle chemicals safely. It was a very hard job. I always got burned and injured. Soon I invented a special coiled tube. It allowed extremely hot liquid to cool properly so it does not blow up and can be handled quickly and safely. My research helped people develop the material that lines a rockets fuel system. In 1976, I received my master’s degree in business administration. In 1977, I became president of metropolitan state university in Minneapolis, Minnesota.I am now retired.
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