Whittier College

Came to Whittier College from Compton High School in 1939. Recipient of the Whittier College “Swenerton Award” for Outstanding Athlete of the Year in 1943. Captain of the Football Team and mainstay on the Wrestling Team. Chosen Little All American and Little All-Coast in Football. All Conference in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic conference.

Fighter Pilot in World War II

In 1948 started a textile design studio, fabric hand-printing plant and manufacturing facility in Hawaii

Today, 35 years later, the Shaheen Signature is gracing stylish wardrobes all over the world.