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Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Profile

Charles H. Whitmore 40JD

1968 Service Award

Charles H. Whitmore, president and chairman of the board of directors of Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company of Davenport, received his juris doctor degree from the UI in 1940. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Power Reactor Development Co., a member of that company's executive committee, and also is its executive vice president. Since 1958, Mr. Whitmore has been a member of the board of directors of the Edison Electric Institute, and he is a past vice president of the Missouri Valley Electric Association. He makes his home in Rock Island, Illinois.

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Since 1963, the University of Iowa has annually recognized accomplished alumni and friends with Distinguished Alumni Awards. Awards are presented in seven categories: Achievement, Service, Hickerson Recognition, Faculty, Staff, Recent Graduate, and Friend of the University.

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