Henry Becton

Henry "Hank" Prentiss Becton (September 15, 1914 – October 25, 2009) was an American business executive and philanthropist.

[4] While at Yale, he was a member St. Anthony Hall, the Aurelian Society, and Tau Beta Phi.

[11] Under his leadership, Becton, Dickinson and Company went public, becoming a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability and World Indexes that was listed on the Fortune 500.

[16] The Henry P. Becton School of Nursing & Allied Health at Fairleigh Dickinson University was named in his honor.

[1] The Henry P. Becton Regional High School in East Rutherford, New Jersey was named in his honor.

[1][4] In addition, Yale's Engineering and Applied Science Department gives the Henry Prentiss Becton Prize in his honor.

[7] Soon afterward, Becton was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent overseas for World War II as a first sergeant.

[18] He was promoted to technical sergeant and chief of the combat intelligiance section at the 8th Air Force Fighter Wing Headquarters in England.

[10] He also was the major donor to the construction of the Becton Center for Engineering and Applied Science at Yale University the building's design incorporates symbolism from his fraternity, St. Anthony Hall.

[4][17][5] On October 25, 2009, Becton died from congestive heart failure in Blue Hill, Maine at the age of 95.