Background
Robertson, Joseph Edmond was born on February 16, 1918 in Brownstown, Indiana, United States. Son of Roscoe Melvin and Edith Penina (Shields) Robertson.
grain processing company executive
Robertson, Joseph Edmond was born on February 16, 1918 in Brownstown, Indiana, United States. Son of Roscoe Melvin and Edith Penina (Shields) Robertson.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1940. Postgraduate, Kansas State University, 1940.
Cereal chemist, Ewing Mill Company, 1940-1943; flour milling engineer, Ewing Mill Company, 1946-1950; feed nutritionist, Ewing Mill Company, 1951-1959; vice president, secretary, Robertson Corporation, Brownstown, Indiana, 1960-1980; president, Robertson Corporation, Brownstown, Indiana, 1980-1997; chairman, Robertson Corporation, Brownstown, Indiana, since 1997. Forest products technical writer Forest Products Journal, 1973-1978.
Member Kansas State University Varsity Basketball Team, 1937-1940. President Jackson County Welfare Board, Indiana, 1948-1952. Member Indiana Port Commission, 1986-1991.
Member Indiana Governor's Council of Sagamores of the Wabash. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945. Member Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association (vice president affiliate division 1971-1973, 87-88, international lecturer forest products industry 1973-1997), American Association Cereal Chemists, Association Operative Millers, American Legion, Brownstown Chamber of Commerce (director All American city program 1955), Kansas State University Alumni Association (life), Blue Key, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Museum Clubs: Exchange Club (Book of Golden Deels award 2010)International Travelers Century (Los Angeles), Circumnavigators Club (New York City), Elks.
Married Virginia Faye Baxter, November 23, 1941. 1 son, Joseph Edmond, Junior.