Background
Yancy, Robert James was born on March 10, 1944 in Tifton, Georgia, United States. Son of Preston Martin and Margaret Elizabeth (Robinson) Yancy.
Yancy, Robert James was born on March 10, 1944 in Tifton, Georgia, United States. Son of Preston Martin and Margaret Elizabeth (Robinson) Yancy.
Bachelor, Morehouse College, 1964; Master of Business Administration, Atlanta U., 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1973.
Instructor, Southern U., Baton Rouge, 1965-1966; instructor, Albany (Georgia) State College, 1966-1967; assistant professor, Hampton (Virginia) U., 1967-1969; president, chief Executive officer, ZEBRA Corporation, Atlanta, 1972-1982; associate professor, Atlanta U., 1971-1982; professor, Southern Polytechnic State University (formerly Southern College Technology), Marietta, Georgia, 1983-1986; dean School Management, Southern Polytechnic State University (formerly Southern College Technology), Marietta, Georgia, since 1986. Chairman Regents Advisory Committee on Business and Economics, 1986-1990, Regents Advisory Committee on Graduate Work, 1989-1990. Chairman business administration academic review team Fort Valley State College, 1988-1989.
Board of directors Metropolitan Atlanta Girls Clubs, 1975-1978, Kennesaw chapter March of Dimes, Atlanta, since 1988, Cobb County Urban League, 1993. Chairman membership Butler St. Young Men’s Christian Association, Atlanta, 1976. Member finance committee Open Gate, Marietta, 1987-1989.
Vestry member Church of the Incarnation. Member Academy Management, Society International Business Fellows, Morehouse College AlumniAssn., 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc., Omega Psi Phi.
Married Dorothy Cowser, September 8, 1967. 1 child, Yvonne Cowser.
