Background
Meeks, Carol Jean was born on March 9, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Clarence Eugene and Clara Johanna (Schwartz) B.
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Carol Jean Meeks
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Bachelor of Science, Ohio State University, Mexico, 1968; Master of Science, Ohio State University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, 1972.
Career
Research assistant, associate, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1968-1971;
internship, Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce, Ohio., 1970;
lecturer, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1970, 72;
assistant professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1972-1974;
assistant professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1974-1978;
associate professor, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1978-1980;
legislation fellow, Senate Committee Banking, 1984;
supervisor economist, head housing section, USDA, Washington, 1980-1985;
associate professor housing and consumer economics, U. Georgia, Athens, 1985-1990;
professor, U. Georgia, Athens, 1990-1997;
head housing and consumer economics, U. Georgia, Athens, 1992-1997;
dean College Family and Consumer Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1997. Research fellow National Institute for Consumer Research, Oslo, Norway, 1992. Cons.Yale U., 1976-1977, Housing and Urban Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate Development Ford Foundation Project on Housing Policy.
Delegate N.E. Center for Rural Development Housing Policy Conference.
Achievements
Membership
Member panel town of Amherst Landlord Tenant Board. Board directors American Council Consumer Interests. Member of advisory county Housing and Urban Development National Manufacturing Housing, 1978-1980, 91-93.
Chair Housing Manufacturing Institute Consensus Commision on Federal Standards. Member American Association Housing Educators (newsletter editor 1976-1979, president 1983-1984), National Institute Building Science (board secretary 1984, 85, 89-92, board directors 1981-1983, 85, 87-93, features commission), American Real Estate and Science and Urban Economics Association, International Association Housing Science, Committee on Status on Womenin Economics, National Association Home Builders (Smart House contract 1989), Epsilon Sigma Phi, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Beta Delta, Kappa Omicron Nu (vice president of programs 1995-1996), others.
Connections
Married Joseph Meeks, August 17, 1968 (divorced 1981). 1 child, Catherine Rachael.
