Robert Jacobs

Background

Jacobs, Robert was born on July 17, 1913 in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States. Son of Arthur Clarence and Zylphia May (Porter) Jacobs.

Education

Bachelor of Education, Southern Illinois University, 1935. Master of Arts, University Illinois, 1939. Doctor of Education, Wayne State University, 1949.

Career

Public school teacher, administrator, Wood River, Illinois, 1935-1942. Personnel staff Ford Motor Company, 1945-1946. Assistant instructor Wayne University, 1946-1947.

Assistant director Educational Records Bureau, New York City, 1947-1951. Director counseling, professor education Texas A. and M. College, 1951-1954. Educational measurements adviser, deputy chief education division United States Operations Mission to Ethiopia, Foreign Operations Administration, 1954-1956.

Regional education adviser Southeast Asia United States Operations Mission, Thailand, 1956-1958. Chief Far East program division Office Education, International Cooperation Administration, 1958-1961. Chief education division Office Educational and Social Development Agency for International Development, 1961-1962.

Professor education, dean international service division Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1962-1967, professor emeritus, from 1974. Regional education adviser Office Regional Development Affairs, American Embassy, Bangkok, and consultant Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Bangkok, 1967-1974. Continuing education consultant The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization.

Educational consultant, writer, lecturer, since 1974. Visiting professor, extension lecturer University Arkansas, University Alabama, Rutgers University, University Addis Abada, George Washington University. Numerous surveys and evaluations education programs abroad, including, Korea, Cambodia, Syria, Nigeria, India, Congo., Chile, Colombia.

Member international advisory committee Education Recording Board, 1967-1974.

Achievements

• Robert Jacobs has been listed as a noteworthy Education educator emeritus by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member National Education Association, National Society Study Education, AARP, Phi Delta Kappa.

Connections

Married Oma Lee Corgan, August 13, 1939. Children: Robert Corgan, Janice Lee, Lawrence James, Linda May Jacobs Wineberg.

Father:

Arthur Clarence Jacobs

Mother:

Zylphia May (Porter) Jacobs

Spouse:

Oma Lee Corgan

child:

Linda May Jacobs Wineberg Jacobs

child:

Lawrence James Jacobs

child:

Janice Lee Jacobs

child:

Robert Corgan Jacobs