Background
Whitney, Patrick Foster was born on September 5, 1951 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Gordon and Geraldine (Walker) Whitney. came to the United States, 1974.
Whitney, Patrick Foster was born on September 5, 1951 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Son of Gordon and Geraldine (Walker) Whitney. came to the United States, 1974.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design with distinction, University Alberta, 1974. Master of Fine Arts in Design, Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1976.
Designer RVI Corporation, Chicago, 1976-1979. Chairman Division of Design Minneapolis College Art and Design, 1979-1983. Chairman Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1983-1987, director, since 1987, Steelcase/Robert C. Pew Professor Design.
Lecturer in the field. Member, distinguished advisor board Association Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group in Computer Human Interaction. Chairman United States Conference of International Council on Graphic Design Associations, 1978.
Juror Presidential Design Awards, 1995. Member White House Council on Design. President American Center for Design (ACD).
Principal investigator for a research project called Global Companies in Local Markets.
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Member American Center for Design (board directors 1984-1986, vice president 1986-1990, president 1992-1994), Arts Club.
Married Cheryl Kent.