Background
Whitaker, U. A. was born on March 22, 1900 in Lincoln, Kansas, United States. Son of Oliver Barr and Annetta Ruth (Boyle) Whitaker.
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U. A. Whitaker
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Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1923. Bachelor of Science in Elec.
Engineering, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1929. Juris Doctor, Cleveland Law School, 1935. Doctor of Science, Elizabethtown College, 1954.
Doctor of Laws, Gettysburg College, 1967.
Career
Special engineer Westinghouse Air Brake Company, 1923-1929. Director development and design Hoover Company, 1929-1938. Director research and engineering American Machine & Foundry Company, 1938-1941.
Founder, president, director AMP Inc. (formerly Aircraft-Marine Products, Inc.), 1941-1962, Chairman of the Board, 1962-1975. Chairman of the Board operating subsidiaries in France, Australia, Germany, Italy, Holland, England, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Canada, United States, Argentina, Brazil, Siwtzerland, 1962-1975.
Chairman of the Board affiliate Pamcor, Inc., Rio Piedras, P.R., 1962-1975. Life member corporation Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966-1975. Distinguished fellow Cleveland Clinical Foundation, 1972-1975.
Membership
Fellow I.E.E.E. (life. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science. Clubs: New York Yacht (New York City).
Connections
Married Helen Margaret Fisher, September 26, 1944. Children: Ruth (Holmes), Portia (Shumaker).
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Nationality
American