Background
Elam, Robert James was born on October 10, 1947 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Eugene and Emma Constance (Holthaus) Elam.
Instructional technologist management consultant
Elam, Robert James was born on October 10, 1947 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Robert Eugene and Emma Constance (Holthaus) Elam.
Bachelor, Quincy College, 1969. Master of Arts, Arizona State University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1974.
Manager Elam's Silverfross Drive-in, Decatur, 1966-1972. Graduate assistant educational technical department Arizona State University, Tempe, 1971-1973. Member professional staff SWRL Educational Research and Development, Los Alamitos, California, 1973-1979.
Manager human resources development department Southern California Edison, Rosemead, 1979-1986. Principal consultant Robert J. Elam & Associates, California, since 1986. Member advisory group University Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1982.
Various advisory committees University of California at Los Angeles, since 1986. Member Management Institute Coastline Community College, Fountain Valley, since 1983. Consultant Toyota Motor Sales, Torrance, California, 1982, Disneyland, Anaheim, California, 1981.
Distinguished visiting practitioner University Southern California, 1982. Extension university instructor University of California at Los Angeles, 1983.
Member Orange (California) City of C. (consultant 1985), American Society Training and Development (president 1979), Los Angeles chapter American Society Training and Development (consultant to board directors,1980).
Married Linda Rae, July 6, 1973 (divorced August 1983). 1 child, Shelby Jeane. Married Vicki Lynn Wells, June 16, 1984.
1 child, Gregory Joseph.