Robert M. Teeter (February 5, 1939 – May 13, 2004) was an American Republican

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Biography

Born in

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, Teeter worked in various capacities for four presidents, and numerous governors and senators. Formerly the president of Market Opinion Research, he later founded an

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-based

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firm, Coldwater Corporation. He also conducted a national polling program for

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and

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. He graduated from

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in 1961 and also served on its board of trustees. He earned a master's degree from

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. He also served on the board of directors for

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, Visteon Corporation, Kaydon Corporation and the Bank of Ann Arbor, as well as the

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Business School's William Davidson Institute and the Fair Lane Learning Institute. He also served as a member of the grant screening committee at the

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. Teeter was co-director of the presidential transition of George H. W. Bush. He died in Ann Arbor from

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References

External links

Obituary in ''Washington Post''
June 15, 2004
Albion College News Release
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