W. Robert Lasater

Background

Lasater, W. Robert was born on September 18, 1947 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of William Robert and Ruth (Hughes) Lasater.

Education

Student, Old Dominion College, 1966-1968, 71-72; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College Art, Boston, 1977; Computer Software Systems in Administration and Management, Harvard University, 1988.

Career

Store planner, Sears Roebuck & Company, Norfolk, 1968-1969; design director, LaVogue, Inc., Newport News, Virginia, 1971-1975; exhibit designer, Concept Inc., Framingham, Massachusetts, 1977-1978; senior designer, Selame Design, Newton, Massachusetts, 1978-1979; principal, Lasater-Sumpter Design, Inc., Boston, since 1979. Instructor design Massachusetts College of Art, since 1984.

Achievements

• W. Robert Lasater has been listed as a noteworthy Graphic designer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1969-1970. Member Massachusetts Teachers Association, American Institute Graphic Arts (treasurer 1983-1984), Society Environmental Graphic Designers.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, scuba diving.

Connections

Married Christene Clarke, June 3, 1972 (divorced July 1975). Married Kathryn Mae Sumpter, November 12, 1984.

Father:

William Robert Lasater

Mother:

Ruth (Hughes) Lasater

Spouse:

Christene Clarke

Spouse:

Kathryn Mae Sumpter