Richard A. Bilas, American Economist. National Defense fellow University of Virginia, 1959-1962; recipient Honor certified Freedoms Foundation, 1977, 79. Active Republican Control Committee, Kern County, California, 1978-1982. Member Masons, Phi Beta Kappa.
Background
Bilas, Richard A. was born on February 3, 1935 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Nestor Joseph and Helen Evelyn (Smith) Bilas.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Duke University, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Virginia, 1963.
Career
Assistant, then associate professor University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1962-1967. From associate professor to professor Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1967—1970. E.C. Reid professor economics California State University, Bakersfield, 1970-1987, professor emeritus, since 2002.
Commissioner California Energy Commission, Sacramento, 1987-1995. Brock chair in energy economics and policy Sarkeys Energy Center, Norman, Oklahoma, 1995—1996. Commissioner California Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, 1997—2002.
Program on workable energy regulation board University California, 1990—1995. President California Public Utilities Commission, 1998—1999. Adjunct professor business administration The Citadel, Charleston, since 2006.
Adjunct professor economics College Charleston, since 2007.
Achievements
Richard A. Bilas has been listed as a noteworthy economist by Marquis Who's Who.
Membership
Active Republican Central Committee, Kern County, California, 1978-1982. President board directors Mendocino Art Center, 2000-2005. Treasurer Community Foundation Mendocino County, 2003-2005.
Vestryman Cathedral Church St. Luke and St. Paul, Charleston, South Carolina, since 2008. Member Mont Pelerin Society, Masons, Phi Beta Kappa.
Interests
Avocations: golf, model trains.
Connections
Married Janet Lianne Harris, June 23, 1956. Children: Cathy, David, Ami.
National Defense fellow University Virginia, 1959-1962, Fulbright fellow to the Philippines, 1966-1967. Recipient Honor certified Freedoms Foundation, 1977, 79.
National Defense fellow University Virginia, 1959-1962, Fulbright fellow to the Philippines, 1966-1967. Recipient Honor certified Freedoms Foundation, 1977, 79.