William Buford McWhirter

Background

McWhirter, William Buford was born on August 23, 1918 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Buford and Katherine (McCollum) McWhirter.

Education

A.B.A., Glendale Junior College, 1937. Bachelor of Arts with honors, University of California Berkeley, 1939.

Career

Branch manager International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, San Francisco, 1949-1956, district manager New York area, 1956-1957, general manager supplies division, 1957-1959, president data systems division, White Plains, New York, 1959-1962, International Business Machines Corporation director organization, 1962-1964, president industrial products division, 1964-1965. Consultant to International Business Machines Corporation, other firms, 1966-1993. Director Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, Itel Corporation, San Francisco, Major histocompatibility complex Corporation, New York City Trustee Museum of Northern Arizona, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Foundation.

Achievements

• William Buford McWhirter has been listed as a noteworthy business consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Museum Northern Arizona, Scottsdale Memorial Hospital Foundation. Member of Desert Mountain Country Club (Maricopa County, Arizona), Pauma Valley Club (California), Desert Forest Club (Carefree, Arizona), Phoenix Country Club, Metropolitan Club (New York City), San Francisco Sales Executives Club (president 1955-1956), Siwanoy Club ((Bronxville, New York ), Army-Navy Club (Arlington, Virginia), Theta Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Catherine Eugenia Forbes, September 21, 1956.

Father:

Buford McWhirter

Mother:

Katherine (McCollum) McWhirter

Spouse:

Catherine Eugenia Forbes