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Robert T. Ryland Jr.
Date published: 11/22/2009 Robert T. Ryland Jr. Robert Temple Ryland Jr. of "Farmington" in King and Queen County passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. He was born in Weeksville, N.C., in 1930, the son of Robert Temple Ryland and Neva Austin Ryland. At the age of 11, he moved with his family to Sharps, where his father was teacher, principal and later superintendant of Richmond and Westmoreland County schools. He attended the University of Richmond and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical engineering in 1951. He married Anne Mitchell Motley, his childhood sweetheart from Sharps, in 1952. They moved to Sharon, Pa., where he designed transformers for Westinghouse. In 1954, he began his federal career at the Naval Proving Ground, Dahlgren, becoming involved in computer hardware design and computer management. Mr. Ryland held deputy and acting department head assignments in Test and Evaluation, Engineering, Electronics Systems and Warfare Analysis. He served as head of the Electronics Systems Department, the Strategic Systems Department, the Protection Systems Department and the Personnel Department. He served on the Technical Director's staff, including as assistant to the director. In 1989, he was appointed head of the Engineering and Information Systems Department, the position from which he retired in 1992. He received numerous awards and commendations including, the John Adolphus Dahlgren Award (Dahlgren's highest honor) for his achievements in the fields of science, engineering, and management; the NAVSWC Human Awareness Award, in recognition of individual worth and dignity; the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award, in recognition of contributions of high value to the U.S. Navy; and was a charter member of the United States Senior Executive Service, a corps of executives selected for federal government service based upon their leadership qualities. He attended the Federal Executive Institute at the University of Virginia, and participated in several Brookings Institution conferences.
Date published: 11/22/2009
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