George Ratkovic - Class of 1994
Contributor Administrator Official
1982 – Present
Elected to Hall of Fame 1994
Club
College Univ. of Illinois (Chemical Eng.) 1948-53 USC (MA Business)
High School Morton H.S. Cicero, IL 1944-48
Participation
Treasurer of USWP Inc. 1990-93
Chairman of the Olympic Festival Comm. USWP Inc. 1985-Present
Chairman Southern Pacific Assoc. 1982-Present
Chairman District #14 1982-Present
Member of the Board of Governors 1982-1993
Member of the Board of Directors 1985-Present
Manager of Access Control for the 1984 Olympic Games
Chairman Zone VII USWP Inc. 1988-Present
Served one year on the Long Range Planning Comm. USWP Inc.
Member of the Finance Comm. 1986-1993 serving 4 yrs as Chairman
FINA set up operations for games 1983 Malibu CA US III
USWP National Championships (outdoor) involved in three of them during the period 1988-Present
Meet Director of the National Junior Olympics in 1991
Official National J.O. 1994 (Director)
Official at FINA Women’s Championships 1993
Member of Officials at Women’s World Championships and Men’s Junior World Championships
Desk Official at the Olympic Festival 1983
Personal
Married spouse Nancy, three children: Pamela, William, Robert (boys played W/P in H.S. 1981)
Profession – Testing Director for Aerojet Ordinance Corp.
Developed Destruct System for the Minuteman Missile. Conducted qualification testing of ammo for the Wart Hog A-10 Airplane
Developed Anti-Tank personnel bomblets, retired after 28 yrs.
Served in the US Army 1954-56