Robert Elliott Forsythe

Background

Forsythe, Robert Elliott was born on October 25, 1949 in Pittsburgh. Son of Robert Elliott and Dolores Jean (Davis) Forsythe.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Business Analysis, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1970. Master of Science in Statistics, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1972. Master of Science in Economics, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1974.

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1975.

Career

Operations research analyst Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Industries Inc., Pittsburgh, 1970-1972. Instructor, finance, graduate school industrial administration Carnegie-Mellon University, 1975. Assistant professor, business economics and management, division humanities and social science California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1975-1981.

Associate professor, economics University Iowa, College Business Administration, Iowa City, 1981-1986, professor economic, 1986-1990, chairman department economic, 1990-1994. Cedar Rapids professor business Tipple College Business, University Iowa, 1992-2000, Leonard A. Hadley Chair in Leadership, 2000—2006, professor emeritus, since 2006, senior associate dean, 1994—2006. Dean College Business University South Florida, Tampa, since 2006.

Founder Iowa Political Stock Market. President Iowa Market Systems, Inc., 1993-2000.

Achievements

• Robert Elliott Forsythe has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Director Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, since 2008, University South Florida Research Foundation, since 2008, Junior Achievement West Central Florida. Member Econometric Society, American Economic Association, Economic Science Association (section head 1989-1992, president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1995).

Connections

Married Lynn Maureen Zollweg, June 17, 1970 (divorced July 1978). Married Patricia Ann Hays, June 20, 1981. 1 child, Nathaniel Ryan.

Father:

Robert Elliott Forsythe

Mother:

Dolores Jean (Davis) Forsythe

Spouse:

Patricia Ann Hays

Spouse:

Lynn Maureen Zollweg

child:

Nathaniel Ryan Forsythe