Gossett, O. Milton

1925 May 27 Born Oscar Milton Gossett, New York, N.Y. 1943 1946 Officer, United States Naval Reserve 1944 Degree in mechanical engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology 1946 1947 Attended Columbia University 1947 1948 Attended Northwestern University Midshipman School 1949 Joined Compton Advertising 1949 May 29 Married Anna C. Scheid 1961 Vice President, Associate Creative Director, Compton Advertising 1968 President, Member of the Board of Directors, Compton Advertising 1975 Chief Executive Officer, Compton Advertising 1977 Chairman, Compton Advertising 1982 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi Compton Worldwide, upon the merger of Compton Communications and Saatchi & Saatchi 1998 Inducted into American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame 2001 Received the DeWitt Carter Reddick Award 2006 Mar. 1 Died, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.

Gossett was also a member of the National Advertising Review Board and conducted career workshops for college students in conjunction with the American Advertising Federation.

From the guide to the O. Milton Gossett Papers, 1951-2004 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)

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