Hall of Fame

George Ratkovic

  • Class
  • Induction
    1994
  • Sport(s)
    Contributor
Last College: Southern Pacific Zone

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
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