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A native Austinian and 1950 graduate of Austin High School, Richard L. Knowlton served on Hormel Corporation's management team from 1956 to 1995, including fourteen years as chief executive officer, when he guided the company through a tumultuous period in its history. In addition to serving as chairman of the Hormel Foundation, he was involved in numerous community and national organizations. He received the highest awards in the retail, food distribution, and meat industries, and the Knowlton Innovation Award was created in his honor.
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