Background
Withuhn, William Lawrence was born on August 12, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Vernon Lawrence and Ruth Eleanor (Ferguson) Withuhn.
museum curator management consultant
Withuhn, William Lawrence was born on August 12, 1941 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Vernon Lawrence and Ruth Eleanor (Ferguson) Withuhn.
Bachelor, University of California-Berkeley, 1963; Master of Business Administration with distinction, Cornell Univercity, 1977; Master of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1980.
Commissioned regular Second lieutenant United States Air Force, 1963, advanced through grades to captain, 1967. Industrial engineer, assistant director manpower and organization United States Air Force at Western Transport Air Force, 1964-1965. Global, polar, tactical, and instructor navigator worldwide United States Air Force, 1965-1972, special operations navigator Vietnam, 1968—1970, select lead navigator Military Airlift Command, 1970-1972.
Retired, 1972; intern, then staff assistant United States House of Representatives, 1973-1974. Vice president Virginia & Maryland Railroad Company, Cape Charles, Virginia, 1977-1981, Maryland & Delaware R.R., Federalsburg, Maryland, 1977-1981. Senior vice president Ontario Midland R.R., Ontario Century, Central R.R., Sodus, New York, 1979-1983.
Vice president Rail Management Services, Inc., Syracuse, 1979-1983, Republic of South Africa Leasing Company, Syracuse, 1980-1983. Executive vice president American Coal Enterprises, Inc., Akron, Ohio, 1980-1982. Vice president, general manager Allegheny Southern Railway, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, 1982-1983.
Acting director Research.R. Museum of Pennsylvania, 1982-1983. Curator transportation National Museum American History Smithsonian Institute, Washington, since 1983, deputy chairman department science and technical, 1984-1991, special assistant to museum director, 1990-1994. Board directors, chairman The Waring Group Inc., Transportation Consultant, Salisbury, Maryland, 1983-1989.
Consultant National Park Service, Pennsylvania History & Museum Commission, United Nations Educational (India), Expo 2000 (Germany), Federal Railroad Admnstrn., National Transportation Safety Board. Appointed Garrett Morgan Transportation Futures Program steering committee United States Department Transportation. Appointed founding member, history committee, Transportation Research Board National Research Council.
Appointed member, task force on transportation National Parks and Public Lands, Transportation Research Board National Research Council.
Member National Parks Conservation Association (national council), National Parks Mid-Atlantic Council, American Institute Industrial Engineers, Lexington Group in Transportation History, Air Commando Association, Distinguished Flying Cross Society, International Association Railway Operating Officers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Cornell Club Washington, National Press Club, Theta Chi.
Married Gail Joy Hartman, November 22, 1964. Children: James, Thomas, Harold.