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Leader in radiation monitoring dies
Leader in radiation monitoring dies
Wednesday, February 18, 2004
>From staff and wire reports
Robert S. Landauer Jr., founder of Glenwood-based Landauer Inc., a leader in
services and products for monitoring radiation exposure, died Monday in
Sarasota, Fla. He was 79.
"Mr. Landauer had been ill for some time but we are nonetheless saddened by
his passing. Many Landauer employees recall Bob's kind and supportive
management style," Landauer president and CEO Brent Latta said in a
statement.
Mr. Landauer started R.S. Landauer Jr. and Co., predecessor to Landauer
Inc., in 1954. His interest in radiation monitoring was inspired by his
father's work in medical X-ray therapy. After serving in World War II and
receiving a degree from the University of Chicago, Mr. Landauer started the
company with a modest investment.
The company merged with Tech/Ops Inc. in 1968 and Mr. Landauer's management
role expanded to divisional president. In 1988 Tech/Ops spun off Landauer
Inc. as a separately traded public company and Mr. Landauer retired the next
year.
"It is truly an extraordinary achievement to start a business at home that
today has a market capitalization in excess of $375 million and is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange," Latta said.
"The company's leadership is the result of superior technical competence,
advanced data management and results-oriented customer commitment - all
traits that Bob Landauer fostered almost 50 years ago."
Landauer Inc. employs 300 people. The company sells its products and
services worldwide to customers such as hospitals, medical offices, dental
offices and research laboratories that use radiation.
Funeral services for Mr. Landauer are pending.
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Erik C. Nielsen
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