1937
Born in Toledo, Ohio to John Michael and Kathryn Marie Savage.
1959
Received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toledo.
1959
Becomes Executive vice president of Savage & Associates, Inc., Toledo, Ohio.
1962
Elected to the nine member Toledo City Council at age 25; still youngest ever elected.
1964
Elected to Toledo City Council, top vote getter.
1965
Named Toledo, Ohio “Outstanding Young Man of the Year.”
1966
Married Susan M. Savage
1966
Elected vice mayor City of Toledo and president of Toledo City Council, Toledo, Ohio.
1973
Appointed president of Savage & Associates, Inc. Toledo’s dominant investment and financial planning organization. Served 28 years.
1981
Elected and served six years as president Board of Directors of St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.
1984
Receive the Hospital Planning Distinguished Service award from Toledo Chamber of Commerce.
1988
Appointed to the board of trustees of the University of Toledo, served 11-and-a-half years.
1988
Served as a member of the board of trustees of the “Committee of 100” of the City of Toledo.
1990
Is on Board of Directors of 3 corporations listed on the NY Stock Exchange: Centerior Energy, Cedar Fair, FirstEnergy, through 1997.
2002
Becomes Chairman Emeritus of Savage & Associates, Inc.
2003
Received the Gold T Award, given to University of Toledo, top alumni.
2010
Received the College of Business Administration and Innovation Pacemaker Award.
2013
Received honorary doctorate from the University of Toledo, his alma mater.
2017
He and wife, Sue, receive the Outstanding Philanthropists Award from the Northwestern Ohio Chapter of the (AFP).
2017
Savage & Associates selected Top Workplaces by the Toledo Blade through 2020.