{"id":2110,"date":"2013-03-18T12:53:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2022-03-24T16:57:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T20:57:11","slug":"k-alumnus-and-trustee-eugene-bissell-76-is-a-hall-of-famer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/k-alumnus-and-trustee-eugene-bissell-76-is-a-hall-of-famer\/","title":{"rendered":"K alumnus and trustee Eugene Bissell \u201976 is a Hall of Famer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eugene Bissell \u201976<\/strong> didn\u2019t know much about propane when he started in the industry in the 1980s. And yet, the Kalamazoo College and Wharton School of Business graduate listened and learned along the way, ultimately becoming president and CEO of AmeriGas, the country\u2019s largest propane retailer, and one of the industry\u2019s most influential people. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpgasmagazine.com\/lp-gas-hall-of-fame-profile-eugene-v-n-bissell\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=lp-gas-hall-of-fame-profile-eugene-v-n-bissell\">Read about <\/a>Eugene\u2019s long and winding road to the top of his profession (including a stint as a truck driver) while maintaining a commitment to elder care, community service, and to K.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eugene Bissell \u201976 didn\u2019t know much about propane when he started in the industry in the 1980s. 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