Background
Strickland, Robert was born on May 20, 1927 in Atlanta. Son of Robert M. and Jessie (Dickey).
Strickland, Robert was born on May 20, 1927 in Atlanta. Son of Robert M. and Jessie (Dickey).
Graduate, Marist College, 1944. Bachelor of Science, Davidson College, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, Atlanta Law School, 1953.
With Trust Company Georgia, Atlanta, 1948-1989, vice president, 1959-1967, group vice president, 1967, senior vice president, 1968-1972, senior executive vice president, 1972-1973, president, 1973-1989. Chairman board directors Trust Company Bank, 1974-1989, president holding company, 1976-1989, chairman board directors holding company, 1978-1989. Chairman board directors, chief executive officer SunTrust Bank Banks, Inc., 1984-1990, chairman executive committee, 1989-1992.
Member and chairman advisory council Trust Company of Georgia, from 1992. Board directors, member executive committee, chairman audit committee Life Insurance Company Georgia. Board directors International Netherlands Group American Life Insurance Corporation.
Board directors, member executive committee Georgia Power Company. Board directors Oxford Industries.
Past president United Way Metropolitan Atlanta, chairman general campaign, 1972. Past chairman finance committee, vice president board Piedmont Hospital. Past board directors Fulton County unit Georgia division American Cancer Society.
Trustee emeritus Westminster Schools. Chairman board trustees Emory University. Member chairmanship council, past chairman central Atlanta Progress, Inc.
With Army of the United States, 1950-1952. Member American Bankers Association (past state vice president), Georgia Bankers Association (past president), Atlanta Chamber C. (president 1983), Atlanta Arts Alliance (past chairman board directors, trustee, executive committee), Piedmont Driving Club (past president), Capital City Club, Commerce Club (president 1987-1990, board directors), Peachtree Golf Club, Augusta National Golf Club, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Son of; married Telside Matthews, July 24, 1953. Children: Robert Marion, Douglas Watson, William Logan, Walter Dickey.