John C. Schroeder

Mr. John C. Schroeder is the president and CEO of Wabash Plastics, Inc. and Crescent Plastics, Inc., both privately owned, Indiana-based companies headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. He also serves on the board of three other privately held companies which are owned primarily by his family: Cresline Plastic Pipe Co. Inc., Cresline West Inc., and Cresline Northwest LLC.

Schroeder received an undergraduate degree from Wabash College and earned an MBA from Indiana University. He was awarded an Honorary Degree from Wabash College, and in 2000, he received the Samuel Orr Honorary Alumnus Award given by the UE Alumni Association. In 2020, Schroeder and his wife, Diane, were nominated, and in 2021 received, the Presidential Medal of Honor from the University of Evansville. Schroeder served as chairman of the UE Board of Trustees from 2005-2008.