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)