Morton Sosland
Morton Sosland was a Kansas City businessman who passed away in April 2019. He had worked for Sosland Publishing Company since 1947,[1] and served as the company's editor for several decades.[2][3] He started college at Harvard in 1942, but enlisted in the WWII efforts in 1943. Mr. Sosland served in WWII under General Patton during the Battle of the Bulge.[3] He graduated from Harvard University in 1947 after completing a shortened, post-war curriculum.[4] "His service on the boards of companies with a considerable Kansas City presence included H&R Block, Inc., Commerce Bancshares, Inc., ERC Corporation, Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City Southern Industries, Stilwell Financial, Inc., and Trans World Airlines. He also was a member of the board of Brown Shoe Co., Inc., Ingredient Technology Corp., TW Services, Inc., and Continental Grain Co."[4]
Kansas City Involvement
Morton, along with his wife of 72 years, Estelle, was extremely involved in the Kansas City community. More specifically, the couple helped shaped the Nelson Atkins Museum; their contribution of their Northwest Coast art in 2009 helped shape the Native American Art exhibit. [5] He and Estelle also gifted the Nelson its famous Shuttlecocks sculptures by the artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
The Sosland Foundation started in 1954, and Morton was its president for many years.[5] He also served on the boards of the Hall Family Foundation, the H&R Block Foundation and the Marion and Henry Bloch Foundation.[4]
In 1975, Sosland was selected as "Mr. Kansas City" by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.[4]
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