Background
Rector, Robert Wayman was born on January 28, 1916 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Joseph Jones and Eva (Hembree) Rector.
engineering educator association executive
Rector, Robert Wayman was born on January 28, 1916 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Joseph Jones and Eva (Hembree) Rector.
Bachelor of Arts, San Jose State University, 1937; Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University Maryland., 1956.
Instructor, Compton (California) College, 1939-1942; associate professor mathematics, United States Naval Academy, 1946-1956; staff mathematician, Space Technology laboratories, Los Angeles, 1956-1961; associate director computation center, Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California, 1961-1965; vice president, Informatics, Inc., Van Nuys, California, 1965-1970; vice president, Cognitive Systems, Inc., Beverly Hills, California, 1970-1971; associate director continuing education engineering and mathematics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971-1973, 81-92; dean College Engineering and Computer Science, West Cost U., Los Angeles, 1992-1996. Executive director American Federation Information Processing Socs., Montvale, New Jersey, 1973-1979;special assistant White House Conference Library and Information Services, 1979. Vice president Conference and Meeting Assistance Corporation, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, since 1980.
Member Los Angeles Mayor's Space Advisory Committee, 1964-1973. Member aviation and space history research committee California Museum Foundation, 1984-1997. Member aerospace history society board directors Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, California, 1997-2007.
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member Mathematics Association American, Association Computing Machinery, Naval Reserve Association, Reserve Officers Association, Retired Officers Association, Aerospace History Society (secretary-treasurer since 2002).
Married Margaret Eileen Hayden, August 25, 1940. Children: Cleone Rector Black, Robin Rector Krupp, Bruce Hayden.