Background
Roberts, James Arnold was born on March 11, 1944 in Vandalia, Illinois, United States. Son of James Arnold and Marjorie Alice (White) Roberts.
engineering educator electrical engineer
Roberts, James Arnold was born on March 11, 1944 in Vandalia, Illinois, United States. Son of James Arnold and Marjorie Alice (White) Roberts.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, U. Kansas, 1966; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics Engineering, Santa Clara U., 1979.
Technical staff, Radio Corporation of America, Burlington, Massachusetts, 1966-1969;
from technical staff to laboratory manager, English as Second Language, Inc., Sunnyvale, California, 1969-1983;
from program manager to manager Denver operations, TRW, Inc., Aurora, Colorado, 1983-1990;
professor, chairman electrical engineering and computer science, U. Kansas, Lawrence, since 1990. Board directors Kantronics, Inc., Lawrence. Trustee Center for Research, Inc., Lawrence, since 1991.
Research program technical committee Kansas Electric Utilities, Topeka, since 1991. Lecturer Santa Clara U., 1978-1983.
Board of directors Big Brothers Denver, 1987-1990. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Kiwanis (board directors since 1993, president since 1997), Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, Sigma Nu (board directors 1994-1997).
Married Carol Diane Helton, June 6, 1965. Children: John Michael, Sally Annual.