Background

Hershbarger, Robert Allen was born on August 30, 1932 in Champaign, Illinois, United States. Son of Lawrence A. and Elizabeth M. (Vanmeter) Hershbarger.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1955. Master of Business Administration, Northern Illinois University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, University Georgia, 1972.

Career

Assistant to director health service, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1960; assistant risk manager, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1959-1966; risk manager, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, 1966-1969; professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1971-1974; professor, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1974-1980; associate dean, Cleveland State University, 1980-1984; dean, Western Kentucky U., Bowling Green, 1984-1987; Lutken Mississippi professor insurance, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, since 1987. Board directors Vesta Insurance Group, Birmingham, Alabama. President Risk Management Group, Inc., Mississippi State, since 1970.

Achievements

• Robert Allen Hershbarger has been listed as a noteworthy Risk management educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Colonel United States Army Reserve, 1955-1986. Member International Insurance Society (Best Paper 1984), Southern Risk and Insurance Association (board directors 1992-1994), American Risk and Insurance Association, Western Risk and Insurance Association (president 1993), Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter Society, Chartered Life Underwriter Society.

Interests

• Avocations: do-it-yourself projects, golf, flying.

Connections

Married Nancy I. Weeden, December 18, 1954. Children: Lawrence, Delynne, Russell, Mark.

Father:

Lawrence A. Hershbarger

Mother:

Elizabeth M. (Vanmeter) Hershbarger

Spouse:

Nancy I. Weeden

child:

Mark Hershbarger

child:

Lawrence Hershbarger

child:

Russell Hershbarger

child:

Delynne Hershbarger