Behind The Beer

Schroeder has been supervisor of reprographics at Anheuser-Busch for 21 years. Though he loves his job, it isn't exactly where he had envisioned himself ending up.

Schroeder was born in Youngstown, Ohio. His father, a minister, relocated the family to St. Louis when Jon was young. After high school, he joined the Navy, and then he drove a truck for a while before ending up in his first printing job at County Business Services, a commercial printer. Starting out as a letterpress operator, Schroeder worked there for six years. He used the job to support himself while he attended college, first at a junior college, and then at St. Louis University, where he majored in history.