Background
Hilgendorf, Robert Lee was born on December 9, 1936 in San Jose, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence Herman and Elsie Florence (Rademaker) Hilgendorf.
automotive and aerospace company executive
Hilgendorf, Robert Lee was born on December 9, 1936 in San Jose, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence Herman and Elsie Florence (Rademaker) Hilgendorf.
Bachelor, Southern Illinois University, 1958. Master of Arts, Southern Illinois University, 1959. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1963.
Commissioned Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1959, advanced through ranks to lieutenant colonel, 1976, retired, 1979. Director engineering Midland Ross Corporation, Urbana, Ohio, 1979-1985. Executive vice president Johnson Industries Corporation, since 1985.
Aerospace consultant Northrop Electro-Mech. Corporation, Anaheim, California, 1979-1982.
Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Human Factors Society, Society Automotive Engineers Clubs: Dayton (Ohio) Racquet.
Married Barbara Ann Koschnick, June 4, 1975.