Dick Hames '69
Dick Hames was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, and came to Houghton College in 1965. Four years later he graduated with a degree in business administration and a minor in economics. Like many others, Dick met his future wife at Houghton. He and Rhea now live in Westerville, OH where they attend Grace Brethren Church. They have three adult children and four grandchildren.
Dick has had a stable and accomplished career in the transportation industry. He worked for 23 years at Consolidated Freightways, a major transportation corporation. He then split ten years between two local transportation firms based out of Columbus, Ohio.
He is presently the Chief Executive Officer of two S corporations, dba Martinizing Dry Cleaning, a worldwide franchise.
When he isn’t hard at work, Dick enjoys golf, bicycling, and traveling worldwide, including a missions trip to the Central African Republic and a photography safari in Africa.
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The purpose of the monthly Guest Executive Dinner series is to increase student exposure to marketplace professionals from various fields and service opportunities in order to encourage them to be both salt and light after college.
