Background
Whitener, Philip Charles was born on July 9, 1920 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Carroll and Katherine Ethel (Graham) Whitener.
consultant aeronautical engineer
Whitener, Philip Charles was born on July 9, 1920 in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry Carroll and Katherine Ethel (Graham) Whitener.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. New Mexico, 1941.
Engineer, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1941-1947; supervisor wind tunnel model design, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1947-1957; project engineer B-52 flight test, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1957-1962; engineering manager Fresh I hydrofoil, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1962-1965; configurator supersonic transport, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1965-1970; with preliminary design advanced concepts, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1970-1983; retired, Boeing Airplane Company, Seattle, 1983; president, chief engineer, Alpha-Dyne Corporation, Bainbridge Island, Washington, 1983-1998; manager, Advanced Marine Concepts, LLC, since 1998.
Organizer Trinity Church, Burien, Washington, 1962, Highline Reformed Presbyterian, Burien, 1970, Liberty Bay Presbyterian, Poulsbo, Washington, 1978. President Whitener Family Foundation, Bainbridge Island, 1979. Board directors Municipal Leagueof Bainbridge, since 1993, vice president, 1994, president, since 1996.
President Municipal League Foundation, 1994-1998, board directors, since 1998.
Married Joy Carrie Page, October 9, 1943. Children: David A., Barbara C., Wendy R., Dixie K.