Robert Eli Cramer

Background

Cramer, Robert Eli was born on June 19, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John W. and Minnie (Smith) Cramer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio U., 1943; S.M. Entertainment, University of Chicago, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1952.

Career

Cartographic engineer, Aero Chart and Information Center, St. Louis, 1942, 45-46; cartography consultant, Aero Chart and Information Center, summer 1956; instructor geography, J.S. Morton Junior College, Cicero, Illinois, 1947-1950; assistant professor, Memphis State College, 1950-1951; senior industrial research analyst, Directorate of Intelligence United States Air Force, Washington, 1951-1954; professor geography, East Carolina College, Greenville, since 1954; department chairman, East Carolina College, 1962-1976; director, East Carolina U. semester in Costa Rica, 1977, 79, 80, 81; director, East Carolina U. semester in Morocco, 1982.

Achievements

• Robert Eli Cramer has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Manufacturing Structure of the Cicero District, Metropolitan Chicago (Department of Geography Research Paper No. 27)

Membership

Member technical advising committee area development Governor North Carolina Special Advisory Committee, since 1960. Member North Carolina Advisory Board on Peace Corps, Special Advisory Committee Governor North Carolina, 1962. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1943-1944.

Member Association American Geographers, National Council Geography Education (North Carolina coordinatorgeography, member Executive Board since 1962), North Carolina Geography Society (chairman 1971-1973), Gamma Theta Upsilon (international president 1971-1973) M C.

Connections

Married Margery Fay Reeser, December 31, 1941. Children: Judith Fay, Barbara E., Timothy R.

Father:

John W. Cramer

Mother:

Minnie (Smith) Cramer

Spouse:

Margery Fay Reeser

child:

Barbara E. Cramer

child:

Timothy R. Cramer

child:

Judith Fay Cramer