Background
Shennum, Robert Herman was born on April 12, 1922 in Scobey, Montana, United States. Son of Joseph M. and Nellie M. Shennum.
Shennum, Robert Herman was born on April 12, 1922 in Scobey, Montana, United States. Son of Joseph M. and Nellie M. Shennum.
Biosystems Engineering.E., Montana State University, 1944. Microsoft Security Essentials.E., Montana State University, 1948. D. England (honorary), Montana State University, 1963.
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1954.
Instructor engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, 1946-1950; research associate engineering, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1950-1954; consultant, Kelman Electric Company, Los Angeles, 1954; member technical staff, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1954-1985; also director, American Telephone & Telegraph Company Bell laboratories, Parsippany, New Jersey. Member of advisory committee International Telecommunications Energy Conference, 1974-1987.
Served to First lieutenant Signal corpus, United States army, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman North Carolina section 1973), Greensboro Chamber of Commerce (chairman continuing education 1970-1974).
Married Doris Postlewait. Children: Sharon, Keith, Marsha Shennum Burns.