Randolph S. Driver
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Randolph S. Driver was United States
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
in 1968-69.
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Upon graduating, Driver took a job with Atlantic Richfield, where he would work as an executive for thirty years, most notably as Atlantic Richfield's director of industrial relations. He became a lecturer
on industry
at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
effective June 1961.
In 1966, President of the United States
Lyndon B. Johnson
appointed Driver Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy
. Among other things, he was a member of the Military Compensation
Policy Board at this time. In 1968, President Johnson nominated Driver as the first Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
, and Driver subsequently held this office from September 1968 until January 1969.
Upon leaving government service, Driver became a Professor of Graduate Studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
, a post he still held when he died on January 4, 1978.
United States
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy...
in 1968-69.
Biography
Randolph S. Driver was born in 1911 and educated at the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
.
Upon graduating, Driver took a job with Atlantic Richfield, where he would work as an executive for thirty years, most notably as Atlantic Richfield's director of industrial relations. He became a lecturer
Lecturer
Lecturer is an academic rank. In the United Kingdom, lecturer is a position at a university or similar institution, often held by academics in their early career stages, who lead research groups and supervise research students, as well as teach...
on industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
effective June 1961.
In 1966, President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
appointed Driver Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy
Under Secretary of the Navy
The Under Secretary of the Navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The Under Secretary, called the "Under" in Pentagon slang, reports to the Secretary of the Navy ....
. Among other things, he was a member of the Military Compensation
United States Military Pay
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Policy Board at this time. In 1968, President Johnson nominated Driver as the first Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy...
, and Driver subsequently held this office from September 1968 until January 1969.
Upon leaving government service, Driver became a Professor of Graduate Studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
, a post he still held when he died on January 4, 1978.
Publications by Randolph S. Driver
- Randolph S. Driver, "A Case History in Merit Rating," Personnel 16 (May 1940): 137–62.
- Randolph S. Driver, "Wage and Salary Administration," in Handbook of Business Administration, ed. H. B. Maynard (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967).