Background
Roberts, Merrill Joseph was born on August 10, 1915 in Glendive, Montana, United States. Son of Merrill Joseph and Inez (Ludgate) Roberts.
Roberts, Merrill Joseph was born on August 10, 1915 in Glendive, Montana, United States. Son of Merrill Joseph and Inez (Ludgate) Roberts.
Bachelor of Arts, University Minnesota, 1938; Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1952.
Transportation economist, OPA, Washington, 1941;
transportation economist, USDA, Washington, 1942-1946;
transportation economist, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1946-1948;
assistant professor transportation and economics, then associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1948-1954;
professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1955-1958;
associate professor transportation, University of California at Los Angeles, 1954-1955;
visiting professor economics, Michigan State University, 1956-1957;
professor transportation public utilities, Graduate School Business, U. Pittsburgh, 1958-1972;
head department transportation public utilities, Graduate School Business, U. Pittsburgh, 1958-1961;
professor economics, Graduate School Business, U. Pittsburgh, 1960-1972;
chairman faculty, Graduate School Business, U. Pittsburgh, 1960-1963;
director, Bureau Business Research, 1963-1966;
vice-president, director economics division, Wilbur Smith and Associations, 1972-1975;
professor, chairman transportation, business public policy, U. Maryland., 1975-1979;
professor, U. Maryland., 1979-1982;
professor emeritus, U. Maryland., since 1983;
research consultant, National Transportation Policy Study Commission, 1977-1979;
consultant, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1979-1984;
consultant, Department Transportation, Washington, 1982-1984;
consultant, Maryland. Department Transportation, 1987-1988. Distinguished Research lecturer, Iowa State University, 1986.
Economics advisory Estudio Integral de Transport de Bolivia, 1979. Member of advisory panel, R.R. merger project Rail Services Planning Office, Interstate Commerce Commission. Director study Penn Central R.R.bankruptcy United States Senate, 1971-1972.
Economics consultant numerous foreign goverments including, New Zealand, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Spain, Nicaragua, Algeria. Consultant transportation to business and government agys. Research staff Commission Money and Credit, 1959-1960.
Member Venezuelan Commission Economica Ferroviaria Nacional, 1959-1960. Participant transportation study conference National.Acad. Science-National Research Council, 1960.
Research staff National Planning Association study, 1962-1963. Participant American Assembly Conference on the Future of America Transportation, 1971. Member research committee Transportation Association American, 1965-1972.
Vice president American Transportation Research Forum, 1960-1963. Member legislation committee Allegheny Regional Advisory Board, 1959-1972. Member committee applications of economics Transportation Research Board, National Academy Sciences, 1973-1980.
Board directors Port Authority Allegheny County, 1962-1969. Board visitors Amy Transportation School, 1959-1960. Served to lieutenant (senior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.
Member American Economics Association (secretary-treasurer transportation public utilities group 1957-1961, chairman 1963), American Society Traffic and Transportation (founder member), National Defense Transportation Association (life), Delta Nu Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Beta Gamma Sigma. Clubs: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Janet Hunter Dion, August 31, 1941. Children: David, Michael, James, Patricia.