421 ST. MARY'S BLVD

421 ST. MARY'S BLVD

Brown

Allouez

1968

2013

house

Contemporary

Brick

No

Donald J. Schneider was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in 1935. The Schneider family resided on Stewart Street and later Quincy Street in Green Bay, where Donald attended Cathedral Grade School and Central Catholic High School. Schneider began working for his father Al Schneider’s trucking company, Schneider Transport & Storage which was founded in 1935, as a mechanic’s helper and truck driver. In 1957, Donald graduated from St. Norbert College with a degree in business. That same year, he married Patricia O’Brien. After serving the U.S. Army in Korea for 13 months, he attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduating, Schneider returned to Green Bay and began working as a manager for his father’s business in 1961. During the 1960s, he also taught finance courses at St. Norbert College.

In 1968, a house was constructed for Donald Schneider in Allouez on St. Mary's Boulevard.

Donald assumed leadership of the company in 1976 and renamed it Schneider National. He kept the company at the cutting edge of satellite-based communications and positioning by founding Schneider Logistics and Schneider Communications during the 1980s. In 1982, Donald founded the Schneider National Foundation through which he generously supported area charities, including chairing the capital campaign for Notre Dame Academy, the United Way of Brown County, and funding an outdoor sports complex at St. Norbert which was named in his honor. A new company headquarters was constructed in Green Bay under Donald’s leadership in 1992.

Outside of Schneider National, Donald served on the boards of directors of the Fort Howard Paper Company and Franklin Electric. He also served as the chairman of the Business Advisory Committee for Northwestern University’s Transportation Center, was an advisory board member for Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and was a director on the Federal Reserve Board in Chicago. Donald was a member of the Board and Executive Committee of the Green Bay Packers and a Trustee of St. Norbert College.

In 2000, a new house was constructed for the Schneiders in Allouez on Vista Road. Donald served as president and CEO of Schneider National until 2002 and Chairman Emeritus until his death in 2012.

“Donald J. Schneider (1935-2012).” Green Bay Press-Gazette. Jan. 14, 2012. “Donald Schneider dies after lengthy illness.” Schneider, James. Personal interview. Oct. 23, 2012.

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