Background
White, Willis Sheridan was born on December 17, 1926 in near Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Willis Sheridan and Carrie (Culpepper) White.
White, Willis Sheridan was born on December 17, 1926 in near Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Willis Sheridan and Carrie (Culpepper) White.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1948; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1958.
With, American Electric Power Company Inc., 1948-1991; chairman, chief Executive officer, American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, New York City, 1976-1990; chairman, American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, New York City, 1991; member board directors, American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, New York City, 1972-1992. President, board directors Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, Indiana-KTV Electric Corporation,1977-1991.
Trustee Battellle Memorial Institute, Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, National Academy of Engineering, Eta Kappa Nu, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married LaVerne Behrends, October 8, 1949. Children: Willis Sheridan III, Marguerite Spangler, Cynthia D.W. Haight.