Background
Heyborne, Robert Linford was born on April 17, 1923 in McCornick, Utah, United States. Son of Robert Leigh and Junetta (Nielsen) Heyborne.
Electrical engineering educator
Heyborne, Robert Linford was born on April 17, 1923 in McCornick, Utah, United States. Son of Robert Leigh and Junetta (Nielsen) Heyborne.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Utah State University, 1949. Master of Science, Utah State University, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1967.
Chief engineer, Southern Utah Broadcasting Company, 1949-1951; assistant manager, director news, Southern Utah Broadcasting Company, 1953-1957; professor electrical engineering, Utah State University, 1957-1969; dean, U. Pacific School Engineering, Stockton, California, 1969-1990. Consultant electrical engineering to industry. Lecturer National Science Foundation Visiting Scientist Program, 1966-1967.
Member San Francisco Bay Area Relations with Industry Committee, 1969-1990. Chairman California Engineering Liaison Committee, 1974. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, 51-52.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Society Engineering Education (chairman Rocky Mountain section 1969, national developing colleges committee 1969-1973, chairman Pacific Southwest section 1975, national chairman cooperative education division 1977-1978, national director relations with industry division 1974-1977, accreditation processes committee 1978-1981, chairman council of sections Zone IV 1982-1984, vice president for member affairs 1988-1990, National Clement J. Freund award 1986, Alvah K. Borman award 1983), American Geophysical Union, International Science Radio Union, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi. Clubs: Rotary.
Married Denese Theobald, August 21, 1942. Children: Linford, Brenda.