Duke University, BA, 1967; MHA, 1969
The term "jack o' lantern" originates from an Irish folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and was doomed to roam the earth with a lantern made from a carved turnip.
He didn't serve in the Navy.
The name "Jack-o'-lantern" originates from an Irish folktale about a man named Jack who tricked the devil and was doomed to wander the earth with a lantern made from a carved turnip. The tradition of carving pumpkins into lanterns for Halloween comes from this story.
pumpkins
yes and he also took after his fathers footsteps becoming the first black airforce genaral
Flying airplanes was Bovender's hobby, an interest often shared with his son.
Order of Achievement, 2001
Bovender served on several private and public boards and was active in the community.
Bovender's expertise was in operations management. He had a hands-off approach to management.
In 2001 Bovender was named CEO of HCA and in 2002 was appointed chairman
Chief executive officer and chairman, Hospital Corporation of America
He retired in 1994, when HCA and Columbia merged to form Columbia-HCA. In 1997 Bovender was lured out of retirement to be HCA's president and COO.
joined the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) in 1975 as an associate hospital administrator in Pensacola, Florida.
Starting in 1985 Bovender held senior management positions in HCA, and in 1992 he was appointed HCA's executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Jack-O was created in 1995.
AnswerIt's short for 'Of' as in Jack Of The Lantern or Jack Of Lantern,
Edmund O. Schweitzer Jr. died in 2000.