Background
Wegman, Robert B. was born on October 14, 1918 in Rochester, New York, United States.
Wegman, Robert B. was born on October 14, 1918 in Rochester, New York, United States.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Niagara University, 1947. Degree (honorary), St. John Fisher College, Rochester, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, Genesco, 1994.
Until his death in 2006 at age 87, he was the chairperson for Wegmans. In over a half-century under his leadership, the family grocery business grew into one of the largest private companies in the United States. In 2005, when the company ranked #1 on Fortune magazine"s list of best companies to work for, Robert Wegman is known to have said:
He was a major benefactor of the local high school he attended, Aquinas Institute, as well as other Catholic education at Niagara University.
At the collegiate level, significant gifts from Robert Wegman to Saint John Fisher College helped create the Wegmans School of Pharmacy and the Wegmans School of Nursing.
Robert Wegman"s son Danny Wegman is the current head of Wegmans.
With United States Marine Corps, 1942-1946.
Married Peggy Wegman. Children: Daniel, Joan Profeta, Gail Tobin, Marie Kenton.