Background
Weems, Robert Cicero was born on July 22, 1910 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States. Son of Robert Cicero and Susie (Vaughan) Weems.
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Robert Cicero Weems
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Bachelor of Science with honors, Mississippi State University, 1931; Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University, 1934; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Columbia University, 1951.
Career
Part-time staff, Bank of Shubuta, Mississippi, 1924-1933;
teaching fellow economics, Louisiana State University, 1933-1934;
instructor business administration, Mississippi State College, 1934-1935;
assistant professor banking and finance, Mississippi State College, 1935-1938;
associate professor, Mississippi State College, 1938-1940;
acting dean School Business and Industry, Mississippi State College, 1940-1942;
dean, Mississippi State College School Business and Industry, 1942-1956;
director Business Research Station of College, Mississippi State College, 1940-1956;
assistant director engineering science and management War Training Program, Mississippi State College, 1941-1943;
dean College Business Administration, director Bureau Research, U. Nevada, 1956-1977. Adviser-consultant U. Nevada Endowment Fund, since 1975. Chairman Regional (Nevada)Export Expansion Council, 1960-1974.
Member National Export Expansion Council, unites states department Commerce, 1960-1974. Chairman advisory council Mississippi Employment Security Commission, 1952-1956. Member Western Industrial Nevada, Nevada Public Employees Retirement Board, 1963-1978, vice chairman, 1975-1978.
Member employment security council Nevada Employment Security Department. Member of national advisory councilSBA, 1975-1977.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee United States Travel Data Center, 1973-1976, California-Nevada Methodist Foundation, since 1980. Trustee American Institute Economic Research, since 1964, chairman board, 1972-1976. Served to lieutenant Commander United States Navy, 1943-1946.
Member American Hotel and Motel Association (trustee educational institute), Travel Research Association (treasurer), Western Economic Association, Nevada World Trade and International Tourism Association (trustee since 1974, president 1976-1977), Blue Key, Omicron Delta Kappa (honorary), Chi Lambda Rho, Delta Sigma Pi, Beta Gamma Sigma (national executive committee 1970-1974), Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Kappa Kappa Psi. Clubs: Rotary (Reno).
Connections
Married Frances Dodds, August 13, 1941. 1 daughter, Susan.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Methodist
Education
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1931
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1934
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1951
Career
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1924 - 1933
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1933 - 1934
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1940 - 1942
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1942 - 1956
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