He died of pneumonia in 1883. A stagehand and carpenter at Ford’s Theatre who was also known as Edward, Edman, and Ned, Spangler knew Booth well and assisted him on April 14 at the theater.

He was the 2006 recipient of Chicago Booth’s Distinguished Corporate Alumnus Award. Mr. Edwardson is a 1971 graduate of Purdue University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering ...

One of the nation’s first social venture competitions, the John Edwardson, ’72 ... SNVC teams enroll in New Social Ventures, a Booth course that complements the SNVC program. The SNVC at Chicago Booth ...