Background
Obst, Norman Philip was born on May 25, 1944 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph J. and Pearl L. (Newmark) Obst.
Obst, Norman Philip was born on May 25, 1944 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph J. and Pearl L. (Newmark) Obst.
Bachelor, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1965; Master of Science in Economics, Purdue University, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Purdue University, 1970.
Assistant professor, U. Washington, 1970-1973; assistant professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1973-1977; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1977-1992; professor economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1992. Consultant National Science Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Michigan BarAssn., Little, Brown & Company, Prentice-Hall, Scott-Foresman, Times-Mirror Mosby, District of Columbia Heath & Company, Allyn & Bacon, West Ednl. Public, Dryden Press, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Bachelor of Science&A Software, Law Offices of Joseph H. Speigel.
Supervisor, assessor Williamstown Township, 1988—2000, secretary board appeals, 1988—2000, planning commission member 1974-1988, vice chairman 1985-1988. Chief administrative officer, Williamstown Township Budget, 1989—2000. Central administrator Williamstown Township Sewer System, 1988—2000.
Board determination Ingham County Drain Commission, 1989. Co-chair government committee I-96 strategic economic plan with Lansing area business leaders, 1990. Member American Economic Association, American Finance Association, Midwest Economic Association, Michigan Assessors Association.
Married Barbara E. Brudevold, December 23, 1970. Children: Lindora, Jannise, Laara, Benjamin.