Background
McManimie, Robert John was born on June 24, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Earl and Otelia (Lechner) McManimie.
McManimie, Robert John was born on June 24, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Earl and Otelia (Lechner) McManimie.
AB, Indiana State University, 1949; Master of Science, Purdue University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1953.
Field representative, American Technology Society, Terre Haute, Indiana, 1947-1949; junior staff, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, Indiana, 1949-1953; chemist, Monsanto, Dayton, 1953-1960; group leader, manager, Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, 1961-1965; commercial development and marketing manager, R & D Monsanto Chemical Company, St. Louis, 1965-1982; president, Devsyn. Inc., St. Peters, Missouri, 1982-1993. President Writers Challenge Literature Association, 1998-1999.
District commander United States Power Squadrons, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1979, member of national planning committee, 1986-1989. President Monsanto Toastmasters, 1980. With United States Army, 1942-1946.
Member American Chemical Society, Missouri Writers Guild, Rhyme to Reason, Missouri State Poetry Society, Academy American Poets.
Married Opal Marie Payton, May 6, 1942. Children: Arlayne M., Diana L., Marjorie A., Robert M., Randall L.