Robert Edward Steele, III

Background

III, Robert Edward Steele, was born on March 1, 1920 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Edward Junior and Margaret Irene (Berry) S.

Education

Bachelor in Journalism, Washington and Lee University, 1941.

Career

Director information Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia, 1945-1946. Reporter Roanoke (Virginia) World News, 1946-1947. Public information manager Virginia Department highways, Richmond, 1947-1951.

Public relations manager electric boat division GDC, Groton, Connecticut, 1953-1958. New York public relations manager General dynamics corporation, New York City, 1955-1961. Public relations director E-Systems Florida, St. Petersburg, 1961-1989.

Private practice as public relations consultant Sanibel, Florida, since 1989.

Achievements

• Robert Edward Steele III has been listed as a noteworthy public relations executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, vice president Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, since 1993. Board directors Housing Foundation, Sanibel, since 1990. Member vegetation committee City of Sanibel, since 1991.

Commander United States Navy, 1941-1945, 51-53. Fellow Public Relations Society of America (president Central Florida chapter 1968-1969). Member Lions (Melvin Jones Fellow), Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Avocations: vegetation, fishing, pro-bono public relations.

Connections

Married Ellen Esther McMurray, April 24, 1954. Children: Janet Ellen, Charles Bayard.

Father:

Robert Edward S. Junior

Mother:

Margaret Irene (Berry) S.

Spouse:

Ellen Esther McMurray

child:

Janet Ellen III

child:

Charles Bayard III