Robert M. White (meteorologist)

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Robert M. White
Bob White NOAA.jpg
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
In office
1970–1977
Succeeded by Richard M. Frank
Personal details
Born (1923-02-13)February 13, 1923
Boston, Massachusetts
Died October 14, 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 92)
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Alma mater Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation Meteorologist

Robert Mayer "Bob" White (February 13, 1923 – October 14, 2015) was an American meteorologist and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's first administrator from 1970 to 1977.[1] He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] White was also the director of the United States Weather Bureau from 1963 to 1965, director of the Environmental Science Services Administration from 1965 to 1970, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research from 1980 to 1983, and president of the National Academy of Engineering from 1983 to 1995.[3][4][5] He also was the first chairman of the World Climate Conference in 1978.[1][6]

White is an alumnus of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, holding degrees in geology and meteorology. He is a member of the French Legion of Honor, and received the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1992.[7]

In 2014, he was honored by Congressman Frank R. Wolf for "groundbreaking contributions to the federal coordination of meteorology in the United States". He lived in Chevy Chase, Maryland. On October 14, 2015, he died of complications of dementia.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Robert M. White, First NOAA Administrator, Receives 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from National Marine Sanctuary Foundation" (PDF). 27 June 2007. Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  2. ^ United States. National Archives and Records Administration; United States. Office of the Federal Register (1973). Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (v. 9, nos. 1-20). Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. ISSN 0511-4187. Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  3. ^ Robert M. White (2 January 2007). "The Making of NOAA, 1963-2005" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  4. ^ "NOAA Photo Library". photolib.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  5. ^ "http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=397275". digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  6. ^ "Congressional Record - 113th Congress (2013-2014) - THOMAS (Library of Congress)". thomas.loc.gov. Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  7. ^ "Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement". usc.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-18. 
  8. ^ Washington Post, Robert M. White, top weatherman under 5 US Presidents dies at 92