William S. Vaughn William S. Vaughn William S. Vaughn (1903–1996) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He served as the President of Eastman Kodak () from 1960 to 1967, and as its Chairman from 1967 to 1970. William Scott Vaughn was born on December 8, 1903 in Kansas City, Missouri. His grandfather, William J. Vaughn, was a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and later at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee; the Vaughn Home on the Vanderbilt campus is named after him. His aunt, Stella Vaughn, pioneered women's athleticism at Vanderbilt University. His father, Harry Vaughn, worked as a
SS William S. Ladd SS William S. Ladd SS "William S. Ladd" (MC hull number 2084) was an American Liberty ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 type 'EC2-S-C1' ships that carried all kinds and types of dry cargo during the war. She was named for William S. Ladd, an American politician and businessman in Oregon, who twice served as Portland's mayor in the 1850s. The ship's keel was laid on August 29, 1943, and 15 days later, on September 13, the hull was launched. "William S. Ladd" was fitted out in seven days, and was delivered to the U.S. Navy