Background
Gunness, Robert Charles was born on July 28, 1911 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Son of Christian I. and Elizabeth (Rice) Gunness.
Gunness, Robert Charles was born on July 28, 1911 in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Son of Christian I. and Elizabeth (Rice) Gunness.
Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1932. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1934. Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1936.
Assistant Director of Research, Standard Oil Company (Indiana) 1943-1945, Association Director 1945-1947, Manager of Research 1947-1952, Assistant General Manager of Mfg. 1952-1954, Director 1953-1975, General Manager Supply and Transportation 1954-1956, Executive Vice-President 1956-1965, President 1965-1974, Vice-Chairman 1974-1975. Vice-Chairman Research and Development Board Department, of Defense, Washington, D.C. 1951.
Director Inland Steel Company.
Trustee University Chicago, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Hospital. Life member Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation. Past chairman National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Past president, trustee John Crerar Library. Fellow American Institute Chemical Engineers (council 1951). Member National Academy Engineering, American Chemical Society, American Academy Arts and Sciences, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Sigma.
Married Beverly Osterberger, June 18, 1936. Children: Robert Charles, Donald Austin, Beverly Anne.