Slu Benefactor John Cook Dies

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Thu, 05/24/2018 - 3:01pm

John Cook, retired chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based PRG-Schultz International and a benefactor of Saint Louis University, died Tuesday at age 75, SLU officials announced Thursday. Cook graduated from SLU in 1964 with an accounting degree, working his way through school in the accounting department at Stix, Baer & Fuller department store and later up to assistant controller by the age of 24. After leadership roles in several major corporations, Cook founded The Profit Recovery Group International…

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