This table lists the names of former Vandercook & Sons employees and management. Names in bold appear on U.S. Patents. Names in italic are of those identified in photographs. Also included are the names of individuals who worked for Vandercook after it became a Division of Illinois Tool Works in 1968. ITW later sold Vandercook to a manager who renamed it Vandersons. After this new presses were no longer made. To add or correct data, please use the Contact Form. See also Press Inspectors. Acknowledgments are below table.
| Name | Position | Employed |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Adamski | Assembly | 1973 |
| Elmer Aebi | 1973 | |
| Mike Anchor | 1973 | |
| Henry Anderson | 1973 | |
| Jim Aranda | 1973 | |
| Harmon Barnard (1915-97) | Eastern Service Technician | 1957-73 |
| Gene Belasco | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Steven Benko | 1965 | |
| Bill Blair | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Thomas E. Boccio | Vandercook/ITW Purchasing Agent | 1970-73 |
| Raymond G. Bogdan (1916-79) | Sales manager. Vandersons VP | 1955-1979 |
| W.P. Brand | Plant Manager | 1962 |
| Gary Buffaloe | 1973 | |
| Jan Burczy (1910-73) | 1965-73 | |
| Joyce Burgert | 1973 | |
| Bob Campagna (1934-98) | 1973 | |
| John Cannella | 1973 | |
| Florence Carlstrom | Secretary to O.F. Duensing | 1958-73 |
| Ed Carter | 1973 | |
| Rudy Carter | 1973 | |
| Frank Casey | NYC Sales Representative | 1951-70 |
| Bob Chaniski | Marketing | 1935-73 |
| Bob Cheuvront | Service Technician | 1967-73 |
| John Chlopecki | Special Tooling Dept. | 1965-73 |
| Roy Costello (1921-2004) | Chief Purchasing Agent | 1950s |
| Bill Critchlow (b.1932) | VP Marketing. Married E.O.V. daughter Lynn. | 1961-71 |
| G.D. | Sales Representative | 1959-69 |
| J.E. Damler | Engineer | 1962 |
| Arthur C. Davis | Eastern Sales Representative | 1954-56 |
| Pete Dawidziak (1944-2010) | 1973 | |
| Joe DeBartolo | 1973 | |
| Mary Lou DeBoer | Receptionist | 1973 |
| Virginia DeMilliano | 1973 | |
| Roy Deiz | Asst. to F.R. Vandercook for production control | 1956 |
| Bob Duber | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Don Duda | 1973 | |
| Vince Dudzinski (1914-86) | 1973 | |
| Leon Dunn | Sales | 1970 |
| Ann Dunning | 1973 | |
| O.F. "Fred" Duensing (1895-1964) | Marketing Manager | 1946-63 |
| Deane Elmblad (b.1936) | Service Technician (NYC). Self-employed after ITW era. | 1965-1990 |
| Lloyd Erickson | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Doris Etcheson | 1973 | |
| Jim Farley | Sales Representative Dallas | 1967-71 |
| Mark Farrar (1924-98) | Assistant to Fred Rymer | 1963 |
| Steve Felau | 1973 | |
| Ted Ficek | 1973 | |
| Joe Filetti (1900-86) | 1965 | |
| John "Tiny" Fischer | Assembly | 1973 |
| Hugh Fletcher | ITW Manager. Purchased company in 1972 renamed Vandersons | 1972 |
| Fred A. Fouser | Engineer | 1961 |
| Mario Fusari | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Frank G. Gagnon | San Francisco District Sales Manager | 1964-70 |
| Theresa Gardi (1937-2003) | 1973 | |
| Otto Geffken (1901-71) | Engineer. Instructor Vandercook School of Proving | 1938 |
| Jimmie Gilbert | Accounting | 1973 |
| Charlotte Goldberg | 1973 | |
| Ray Gross | 1965-73 | |
| William "Bill" Hankley | Director of Engineering succeeded by J.B. Roozee | 1950s-1960s |
| Bob Hartwig | 1973 | |
| E. Burton Henry | Sales Representative. 1971 Eastern Sales Manager | 1965-71 |
| Jim Herdzina (1941-87) | 1973 | |
| Menard Heydanek (1913-2003) | Manufacturing | 1973 |
| Bill Higgens | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| J. Hlavin | Press Inspector | 1949-1969 |
| Henry R Hochuli | Sales Representative (NYC) | 1957-69 |
| Patrick Holohan | Sales Representative (Chicago). Married FRV daughter Joanie | 1957-70 |
| Casey Hoshizaki | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| John David Hull (d. 1952) | Machinist | |
| Steve Jackowski | 1973 | |
| Chester Jakubik | 1973 | |
| Gus Jantz | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Rosemary Jasinski | Controller | 1983 |
| Ed Jenkins | 1973 | |
| Roman Jurewicz | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| P.K. | Sales Representative | 1970-71 |
| Hank Karwacki | 1973 | |
| H.L. "Hank" Keller | Press Inspector | 1948-1973 |
| George Kledzik | Material Controls Manager | 1962-73 |
| Edward Kleifgen | Service Representative | 1954 |
| W.J. Koetke | Sales Manager (Chicago) | 1951 |
| John Kolak | 1965 | |
| Marion Konowalski | 1973 | |
| Fred Kosieracki (1923-2008) | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Michael Kovac | 1970 | |
| Joseph W. Koyak (1923-1994) | Printing Advisor to E.O.Vandercook | 1950-73 |
| Tony Kraft | 1973 | |
| Joe Kreft | Supervisor of Maintenance | 1950s-60s |
| Paul Kreft | Sales | 1970 |
| Jim Kubalewski | 1973 | |
| Ed Kulpa | 1973 | |
| Ed Lefferts | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Ed Leighton | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Bert. E. Lindberg | Sales Representative West Coast Sales Mgr pre-1960. | 1956-63 |
| Harold Loefer | 1973 | |
| Martin Lukas | 1973 | |
| Jack Mahar | Marketing | 1973 |
| Conrad Majewski (1945-92) | 1973 | |
| Max Makela | 1973 | |
| Les Malec | 1973 | |
| Ernie Malkowski | 1967-73 | |
| Howard Martin | 1973 | |
| Leroy Maximini (1915-81) | Eastern Service Manager | 1954-71 |
| Joe Mazanec | 1973 | |
| Sabina Mazanec | New York Office Staff | 1954 |
| Lauretta McCabe | 1973 | |
| Charlie McLaughlin | 1965 | |
| Andy Mentus | 1973 | |
| Stanley A. Metza (1913-2009) | West Coast Sales Mgr 1960-75 | 1944-47 & 1953-75 |
| Russ L. Miles | Sales Representative (Chicago). | 1953-67 |
| Marvin G. Moose | Sales Manager | 1960-70s |
| John Mulder | Asst. Plant Manager | 1965-73 |
| Judy Napoleon | 1973 | |
| George D. Nastek | Sales Representative | 1960s |
| Stanley D. Nastek (1906-84) | Sales Representative | 1955-71 |
| Harold Neff | Press Inspector | 1951-1967 |
| Al Nelson | Industrial Relations | 1973 |
| Tibor Nemeth | 1968 | |
| Glen Newberry | 1973 | |
| Eugene "Red" Nikodem | Machinist. Brother-in-law to Burt Roozee | 1940s-1973 |
| Raymond F. Nowak Jr. | Engineer | 1962 |
| J. Ogden | Sales Representative | 1955 |
| Sally O'Toole | New York Office Manager | 1954-1961 |
| Fred W. Otto | Service Manager | 1947-73 |
| Everett Pagett (1919-2001) | 1973 | |
| Gus Palumbo (1908-77) | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Ben Pankiewicz | 1973 | |
| Bill Pappas | 1973 | |
| Pete Pasiuk | 1965 | |
| D.E. Pate | Press Inspector | 1968 |
| Norb Paulish | 1973 | |
| Viv Pedersen | 1973 | |
| Raymond L. Pelland (1893- 1977) | Design Engineer. His name is on many assembly drawings | 1935-47 |
| Julius Petrusek | 1973 | |
| Frank Pilch | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Cliff Plinske | Field Service | 1973 |
| Jean Polaski | 1973 | |
| Bill Pokorny | 1965 | |
| Posivk | Serviceman | 1963 |
| Albert Prange | 1973 | |
| Sylvan Praturlon | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| W.R. | 1969 | |
| R.A. "Ralph" Raedeker | Engineer | 1962 |
| Ron Rathsam | Quality Control | 1973 |
| Robert T. Rice (1898- ) | Engineer. Former Hacker employee. Authored "How to make up forms to save stonework and presswork" (Hacker Mfg Co., 1934) | 1937?-1952 |
| Garrett D. Robar | Engineer. Designed landscaping at Touhey Ave plant | 1954 |
| Crystal Roehm | 1973 | |
| James Burton Roozee (1918-1998) | Director of Engineering | 1940-74 |
| Bill Rugg | Sales | 1970 |
| Jerry Rutherford | 1965 | |
| Fred Rymer | 1953-65 | |
| Otto P. Sandvik (1895-1973) | Sales Representative | 1948-59 |
| Roy H. Sandvik (1922-76) | Eastern Manager | 1952-54 |
| Gabby Sarno | 1968 | |
| Raymond B. Saunders | Sales Representative | 1957-64 |
| _____ Scarbeck | Engineer [?] | 1960s |
| Jim Schmin | Art Director [?] | |
| Bodo Schulz | 1973 | |
| Ted Schwarz (1917-2004) | West coast Service Technician | 1956-70 |
| Bob Schwartz | Service Technician (Chicago) | 1965-73 |
| Dom Scimeca | Accounting | 1973 |
| Michael Seamson | Service Representative | 1954 |
| Al Scherdin | Manufacturing | 1973 |
| Weldon Sims | 1965 | |
| Dave Simpson | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Edgar Smith | Sales | 1970 |
| Bill Spring | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Stan Spychalski | 1973 | |
| John Steiner | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Nancy Stelmachowski | 1973 | |
| George E. Stevenson | Sales Representative (Chicago) | 1951-73 |
| Pat Strebar | 1973 | |
| Maynard Swan | Sales Representative (Denver) | 1966-70 |
| Diana Szatkowski | 1973 | |
| Joe Szymula | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Dick Thompson | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Bob Tookey | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Marion Townsley | Secretary to EOV | 1940-1968 |
| Kurt Tellesch | 1973 | |
| Dick Tower (b.1937) | Sales Representative (NYC). E.O.V. son-in-law | 1963-70 |
| Chester Uminowicz (1919-79) | 1973 | |
| David D. Vandercook (1901-1975) | Vice President in Charge of Engineering | 1918-1954 |
| Edward O. Vandercook (1897-1985) | General Manager President | 1918-1968 |
| Fred R. Vandercook (1903-1987) | Chief Financial Officer | 1918-1968 |
| Robert O. Vandercook (1866-1951) | Company Founder | 1909-1940 |
| Mike Velan | Design Engineer | 1973 |
| Gene Vlazzoni | 1973 | |
| Charlie Vlcek | Process Engineer | 1973 |
| Vic Vonke | Time Study Auditor and Inventory Control | 1960s |
| Jack Waldier (1927-2009) | Press Inspector. 1971 Service Manager | 1962-73 |
| Gene Wenderski | Manufacturing. Later Vandersons General Manager | 1968-73 |
| Harry Wiase (1918-2000) | Design Engineer | 1965-73 |
| John Wilson | 1965 | |
| Ron Wiltgen | 1973 | |
| A.W. Winard | Press Inspector | 1949-68 |
| Al Winkel | 1973 | |
| Tom Wisniewski | Purchasing | 1973 |
| Bill Wisvader | ITW / Manufacturing | 1973 |
| Steve Wojotowycz | Press Inspector/ Manufacturing | 1950s-73 |
| I. Worden | Sales Representative | 1963 |
| Robert Wright | Vandersons General Manager | 1980s |
| Gustave Zeese (1893-79) | Eastern Sales Manager. Previously a partner in Zeese-Wilkinson Color Pictures New York fl.1909-1945 | 1956-62 |
| Bob Ziwiski | ||
| Tony Zmuda | 1973 | |
| C. G. Zurick | Press Inspector | 1948-49 |
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This table was compiled from several sources including company records and photographs held by NA Graphics, catalogs, invoices, packing lists, and U.S. patents. Thanks is also due to former Vandercook employees Bill Critchlow, Deane Elmblad, Stanley Metza, Dick Tower, and Gene Wenderski, and to Jim Roozee, son of Burton Roozee who was the last lead engineer at Vandercook.