sentences:  Before joining Compton Advertising as a copywriter in 1949, Gossett served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943–1946, received a degree in mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in 1944, and attended the Northwestern University Midshipman School from 1947–1948.In 1961, Gossett was appointed Vice President and Associate Creative Director of Compton.He became president of the company in 1968 and Chief Executive Officer in 1975.