Dr. Whiteman joined Georgia Tech after serving as an assistant, associate, and full professor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. During that time, Dr. Whiteman served as the Mechanical Engineering Program Director for an undergraduate program with approximately twenty-five faculty members in the fields of mechanical systems, thermal sciences, aeronautical systems, and engineering design. He also directed and served as a senior mentor at annual workshops to improve teaching skills and enhance learning environments.
Dr. Whiteman served 24 years in the United States Army prior to arriving at Georgia Tech in 2003. He retired from military service as an officer in the Corps of Engineers at the rank of Colonel. His military field assignments culminated in his command of the 577th Engineering Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
- CETL Undergraduate Educator Award, 2011
- Pi Tau Sigma Honorary Member, 2005
- Georgia Institute of Technology Women in Engineering Faculty Excellence Teaching Award, 2004
- Tau Beta Pi Eminent Engineer, 2002
- Sigma Xi Research Honor Society, 1987
- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1979
- Registered Professional Engineer in Georgia and Virginia
- Ferri, A.A., and Whiteman, W.E., "Free response of a system with negative viscous damping and displacement-dependent dry friction damping," Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 306(3-5), 9 October 2007, pp. 400-418.
- Whiteman, W.E., "Mechanical Engineering Curricula A Baseline Study for the Future Effects of ABET EC2000," The International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 31, No. 4, October 2003.
- Whiteman, W.E., and Berman, M.S., "Fatigue Failure Results for Multiaxial versus Uniaxial Stress Screen Vibration Testing," Shock and Vibration, Vol. 9, No. 6, 2002.
- Whiteman, W.E., and Berman, M.S., "Inadequacies in Uniaxial Stress Screen Vibration Testing," Journal of the IEST, Vol. 44, No. 4, Fall 2001.
- Whiteman, W.E., and Nygren, K.P., "Achieving the Right Balance: Properly Integrating Mathematical Software Packages in Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89, No. 3, July 2000.
- Whiteman, W.E., and Ferri, A.A., "Suppression of Bending-Torsion Flutter Through Displacement-Dependent Dry Friction Damping," AIAA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1, January 1999.