Background
Catlett, Robert Bishop was born on August 29, 1952 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Son of Charles William and Hellen Kathrine (Bishop) Catlett.
Catlett, Robert Bishop was born on August 29, 1952 in Grand Junction, Colorado, United States. Son of Charles William and Hellen Kathrine (Bishop) Catlett.
Bachelor, University Nebraska, 1974. Master of Arts, University Nebraska, 1975. Postgraduate, University Nebraska, 1980—1981.
Lecturer economic Emporia State University, Kansas, 1976—1978, assistant professor, since 1978, director center economic education, since 1988. Director Center for Community Research, since 2008. Economic model developer United States Department of Agriculture, Emporia, Kansas, 1982-1988.
Program evaluator Association Collegiate Business School and Programs, 1991-1993, Chicago Board Trade Judge of 1992 Commodity Challenge. Participant National Science Foundation program experimental economic University Arizona, 1991, 2008. Board director FCI; judge National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation Educational Foundation National Teaching Awards, 1999, 2002-2003, InvestWrite, 2006.
Chief judge Federal Challenge Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City, 2005. Coordinator, judge Goldman Sachs Economics Challenge, Kansas, 2001-2002. Founding member economic education advisory council Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City., since 2005, Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), Kansas State Department Education, since 2010, Reviewer & Question Writer, National Assessment Educational Progress (NAEP) Economics, 2003, consultant in field.
Leader American Democracy Project. Member American Association of University Professors (Emporia State University chapter executive committee, president 2004-2008, executive committee Kansas conference since 2004, president Kansas conference 2006-2008), National Association Economic Educators (chair legal and legislation committee 2002-2004), Kansas Economic Association (president 1986-1987), Kansas Council Economic Education (executive committee 1990, board directors 1999-2002), Missouri Valley Economic Association, Healthy Community Alliance (steering committee since 2005), Midwest Economic Education.
Married Lorraine Elizabeth (Arsenault), September 9, 1977. Children: Mariah Elizabeth, Johanna Kathrine, Emma Christine.