Background
Strasma, John Drinan was born on March 29, 1932 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of Roy and Charlotte Wilkins (Deselm) Strasma.
Strasma, John Drinan was born on March 29, 1932 in Kankakee, Illinois, United States. Son of Roy and Charlotte Wilkins (Deselm) Strasma.
AB, DePauw University, 1953. AM, Harvard University, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1960.
Research assistant Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 1958-1959. Professor Economics Institute, University Chile, Santiago, 1959-1972. Economist United Nations Secretariat, 1964-1965.
Advisor Ministry of Economy and Finance, Lima, Peru, 1970. Professor economics and agricultural economics University Wisconsin, Madison, from 1972. Director Center for Development University Wisconsin, 1996-1998.
Consultant in field; vice president, director Latin American Scholarship Program of America Universities, 1970-1974. Chairman finance committee Wesley Foundation of Wisconsin, 1978-1987. Public member Wisconsin Legislation Council Committee on Mining, 1975-1990.
Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member American Economics Association, American Agricultural Economics Association, International Agricultural Economics Association, Latin American Studies Association, Society International Development.
Married Judith Feaster, March 18, 1956 (divorced 1983). Children: Anne, Patricia, Susan, Kenneth, Mary. Married Anne Corry, July 21, 1984.