Background
Gilkeson, Robert Fairbairn was born on June 26, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Fairbairn and Helen L. (Geiger) Gilkeson.
Gilkeson, Robert Fairbairn was born on June 26, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Fairbairn and Helen L. (Geiger) Gilkeson.
Electrical Engineer, Cornell Univercity, 1939. Junior engineer Philadelphia Electric Company, 1939-1940, engineer, 1946-1951, operating department, 1953-1960, manager engineering and research, 1960, vice president engineering and research, 1961-1962, executive vice president, 1962-1965, president, 1965-1971, Chairman of the Board, 1971-1982, chairman of the executive committee, 1973-1988. Engineer Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1951-1953.
Junior engineer Philadelphia Electric Company, 1939—1940, engineer, 1946—1951, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 1951—1953. Operating department Philadelphia Electric Company, 1953—1960, manager engineering and research, 1960, vice president engineering and research, 1961—1962, executive vice president, 1962—1965, president, 1965—1971, chairman board, 1971—1982, chairman executive committee, 1973—1988. Member National Science Board, 1982—1988.
To captain United States Army, 1940-1945.
Member National Science Board, 1982-1988. Served to captain Army of the United States, 1940-1945. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Club: Sun City Country.
Married Marie L. Whitwell, April 26, 1941 (deceased May 1988). Children: Katharine, Richard, Thomas, David, Elizabeth. Married Nancy Brandes, February 28, 1988.