Background
Forrest, Robert Gilliland was born on July 15, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of James Randolph and Nancy Marie (Gilliland) Forrest.
Forrest, Robert Gilliland was born on July 15, 1929 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of James Randolph and Nancy Marie (Gilliland) Forrest.
AB, College William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1955; Master of Arts, Ohio State University, 1960; Doctor of Science, Washington and Jefferson College, 1996.
Graduate assistant, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1955-1957; instructor, College William & Mary, Norfolk, Virginia, 1957-1960; associate professor, department chairman, Frederick College, Portsmouth, Virginia, 1960-1964; professor, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1965-1996; professor emeritus, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, since 1996.
Member of American Association of University Professors, Mathematics Association American, Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Violet Josephine Robertson, March 23, 1957. Children: Nancy, Beth, Scott.