Bob Galvin
Bob Galvin | |
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| Born | Robert William Galvin October 9, 1922 George M.C. Fisher |
| Spouse | Mary Barnes Galvin (m.1944) |
| Children | 4, including Christopher |
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| Awards | Henry Heald Award (1996) IEEE Founders Medal (2000) Vannevar Bush Award (2005) |
Robert William "Bob" Galvin (October 9, 1922 – October 11, 2011) was an American executive. He was the son of the founder of
Motorola career
Born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Galvin went to work for Motorola in 1940. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1944.[1] In 1956 he was named the president of the company. Two years later he succeeded his father as a chief executive officer.
In 1986, Bob Galvin gave up the title of CEO while remaining
As a result of the Six Sigma program, Motorola received the first
Other initiatives
In 2005, Galvin created the Galvin Electricity Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming the electrical grid so that it meets with Six Sigma standards of quality.
Along with his two sons Christopher and Michael, Galvin started a real estate investment firm, Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, named for the street where his father and uncle started Motorola (originally named "Galvin Manufacturing").
Awards
Galvin was a longtime supporter of Illinois Institute of Technology and became a trustee in 1953. He served as chairman from 1979 to 1990 and sat on three steering bodies on the future of IIT, in 1975, 1985, and as chairman in 1993. At the time of his death, he served as a University Regent. In 1990, IIT presented Galvin with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, and in 1996, he received the university's Henry Heald Award. IIT dedicated the Paul V. Galvin Library in 1985 to recognize the Galvin family's commitment to the institution.
In 1985, Galvin received the Golden Plate Award of the
Personal life
Galvin lived in
Bibliography
- America's Founding Secret: What the Scottish Enlightenment Taught Our Founding Fathers (2002)
- Perfect Power: How the Microgrid Revolution Will Unleash Cleaner, Greener, and More Abundant Energy (2008)
References
- ^ "In memoriam: Robert W. Galvin, former Notre Dame fellow and trustee".
- ^ Clay, Kevin (March 16, 2022). "A Brief History of Six Sigma". Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc.
- ^ "Six Sigma: Where is it now?" Retrieved May 22, 2008.
- ISBN 978-0-13-101399-5
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Robert W. Galvin". IEEE Global History Network. IEEE. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived March 5, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wireless History Foundation (2010). "Bob Galvin". Wireless Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Robert D. McFadden (October 12, 2011). "Robert W. Galvin, Who Ushered Motorola Into the Modern Era, Dies at 89". The New York Times.
- ^ "Former Motorola CEO Robert Galvin, Robert Galvin dies at 89 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
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