Background
Cochran, John Arthur was born on September 25, 1921 in Des Moines. Son of Arthur John and Lena (McCowin) Cochran.
Cochran, John Arthur was born on September 25, 1921 in Des Moines. Son of Arthur John and Lena (McCowin) Cochran.
AB, Drake University, 1943. Certified, University Exeter, England, 1945. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1948.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1949.
Teaching assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1947-1948; teaching fellow, Harvard University (Cambridge), 1948-1949; assistant professor economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1949-1956; monetary economist, Federal Reserve Bank New York, 1956-1957; associate professor economics, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1957-1962; professor economics, Arizona State University, Tempe, since 1962; department chairman economics, Arizona State University, Tempe, 1962-1967. Visiting professor U. Colorado, 1965, New York University, 1980. Chairman fund managers, Public Safety Retirement Fund of Arizona, since 1984.
Member Arizona Academy Sponsors Arizona Town Halls for Arizona Leaders, since 1962, Presbyterian Mission del Sol Church (president Presbyterian Men 1991-1993). Trustee Presbyterian Church, 1964-1967, elder United Presbyterian Church Session, 1986-1989. 1st lieutenant Army of the United States, 1943-1946, 51-52.
Member Midwest Economic Association (secretary-treasurer 1960-1962), Phi Beta Kappa (president chapter 1976-1977), Phi Kappa Phi (president chapter 1985-1986), Beta Gamma Sigma (president chapter 1985-1986).
Married Mary Leffler, July 10, 1943. Children: Jacquelyn Sue, Cynthia Elizabeth, Catherine Edna.