Robert William Geehan

Background

Geehan, Robert William was born on December 12, 1909 in Yakima, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Michael and Susan (Stratton) Geehan.

Education

Engineer of Mines, University Minnesota, 1932. Student, American University, 1954. Student, University Colorado, 1959.

Career

Mining engineer, Winston Brothers Company, Helena, Montana, 1932-1934; Mining engineer, Cripple Creek Mining Company, Folger and Anchorage, Alaska., 1934-1939; designing engineer, Alaska R.R., Anchorage, 1939-1942; with, United States Bureau Mines, 1942-1972. Successively mining engineer, Nevada and Virginia, commodity specialist tungsten and molybdenum, Washington, assistant chief ferrous metals and alloys branch, assistant chief division minerals, chief division mineral technical, Rolla, Missouri, 1956-1959, chief division resources, Denver, 1959, regional director, 1960-1963, area director, then program manager, 1964-1972. Then consultant mining engineer.

United States representative for tungsten and molybdenum International Materials Conference, Washington, 1952-1953. Member manganese ore committee American Standards Association-International Standards Organisation (meetings in), Leningrad, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, 1954, 56. Consultant tungstenand molybdenum North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Paris, 1954.

Member tungsten raw materials panel National Academy Sciences-NCR, 1958-1960. Volunteer executive International Executive Service Corps, Brazil, 1973, El Salvador, 1974, Colombia, 1977.

Membership

Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Denver Mining Club, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Connections

Married Iria Alanne, June 11, 1932. Children: Roberta (Mistress Robert Horton), David, Patrick.

Father:

Michael Geehan

Mother:

Susan (Stratton) Geehan

Spouse:

Iria Alanne

child:

Patrick Geehan

child:

Roberta Geehan (Mistress Robert Horton)

child:

David Geehan