Background
Whitehorne, Robert Alvin was born on June 20, 1925 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Stanford Laferty and Ruth (Speight) Whitehorne.
Whitehorne, Robert Alvin was born on June 20, 1925 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Stanford Laferty and Ruth (Speight) Whitehorne.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1948. Master of Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1951.
Engineer International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1950—1954, laboratory administrator Kingston, 1954—1966, director employee relations Armonk, 1956—1972, resident manager mid-Hudson valley Poughkeepsie, 1972—1974. Vice president-personnel and organization planning Sperry & Hutchinson Company, New York City, 1976—1979. Executive vice president Michelin Tire Corporation, Grenville, South Carolina, 1974—1976.
Director CODESCO, Inc., SPAN-America, Inc., Daval, Inc. Member faculty College Business Administration, University South Carolina, Columbia, 1979—1985, College William and Mary, since 1985. With United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1944-1946.
Former trustee University South Carolina Business Partnership Foundation. Member plans progress committee President's Commission Equal Employment Activity, 1963—1968. Member of Kingsmill Club.
Married Margaret Kirby, September 6, 1946. Children: Lynn Whitehorne Sacco, Robert Alvin, Cynthia Leigh Moore.