Jay Christopher
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Jay W. Christopher is the chairman and founder of Thatcher Technology Group Inc. and is a 1967 graduate of Valparaiso University
.
In the past, he has held various positions for The Pampered Chef
Ltd., Hammond Organ
Co., Kebbler Co., Lien Chemical Co., and the Marian Joy Rehabilitation Hospital.
Christopher is a member of the Valparaiso University
Board of Directors and is chair of the board of directors of the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation. A member of numerous other civic and professional organizations, Christopher was the 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
, and was the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree from Valparaiso University
in 1999. He continues to serve as a member of the National Council of Valpo's College of Business Administration.
He and his wife Doris have a legacy of giving to Valparaiso University
. They were the principal donors, contributing $15 million to the Christopher Center
for Library and Information Resources, and contributed significantly to the Kallay-Christopher Geography and Meteorology building. They have also donated generously to the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
, with over $250,000 given..
His wife, Doris Christopher, founded The Pampered Chef
in 1980.
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
.
In the past, he has held various positions for The Pampered Chef
The Pampered Chef
The Pampered Chef, Ltd. a global company that offers a line of kitchen tools, food products, and cookbooks aimed for preparing food in the home with a worldwide direct sales force over 60,000 in addition to 750 corporate staff...
Ltd., Hammond Organ
Hammond organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
Co., Kebbler Co., Lien Chemical Co., and the Marian Joy Rehabilitation Hospital.
Christopher is a member of the Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
Board of Directors and is chair of the board of directors of the Chicagoland Lutheran Educational Foundation. A member of numerous other civic and professional organizations, Christopher was the 2000 Entrepreneur of the Year for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship , also referred to as NFTE , is an international non-profit organization providing entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities.Through entrepreneurship education NFTE helps young people from low-income communities build...
, and was the recipient of an honorary doctor of laws degree from Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
in 1999. He continues to serve as a member of the National Council of Valpo's College of Business Administration.
He and his wife Doris have a legacy of giving to Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is a regionally accredited private university located in the city of Valparaiso in the U.S. state of Indiana. Founded in 1859, it consists of five undergraduate colleges, a graduate school, a nursing school and a law school...
. They were the principal donors, contributing $15 million to the Christopher Center
Christopher Center
The Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources is the newly constructed library on the campus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana. As the intellectual center of campus, the Christopher Center was designed to bring all campus information services to a single location while...
for Library and Information Resources, and contributed significantly to the Kallay-Christopher Geography and Meteorology building. They have also donated generously to the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship , also referred to as NFTE , is an international non-profit organization providing entrepreneurship education programs to young people from low-income communities.Through entrepreneurship education NFTE helps young people from low-income communities build...
, with over $250,000 given..
His wife, Doris Christopher, founded The Pampered Chef
The Pampered Chef
The Pampered Chef, Ltd. a global company that offers a line of kitchen tools, food products, and cookbooks aimed for preparing food in the home with a worldwide direct sales force over 60,000 in addition to 750 corporate staff...
in 1980.