Background
Short,, Robert Benton was born on February 22, 1930 in Bainbridge, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert Benton Senior and Lillie May (McDuffie) Short.
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Short,, Robert Benton was born on February 22, 1930 in Bainbridge, Georgia, United States. Son of Robert Benton Senior and Lillie May (McDuffie) Short.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Military Academy, 1954. Bachelor in Economics, University Louisville, 1966. Master of Business Administration, University Louisville, 1969.
Postgraduate, University North Texas, since 1988.
Supervisor distillery and cooperage Seagrams, Louisville, 1963-1967, superintendent finishing plant Jackson, Tennessee, 1967-1971, general manager cooperage division Louisville, 1971-1976, Memphis, 1976-1984. Instructor in economics Jackson State Community College, 1968-1970. Lecturer in management University North Texas, Denton, since 1988.
President Germantown (Tennessee) Community Theatre, 1979-1982. Captain United States Army, 1961-1963. Member Associate Cooperage Industries American (national president 1981-1983), Lumbermans Club of Memphis, Kiwanis, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Millicent Scudder, July 31, 1959. Children: Susan, Steven M., Cynthia.