Robert John Blakely

Background

Blakely, Robert John was born on February 24, 1915 in near Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States. Son of Percy Lee and Mary Frances (Watson) Blakely.

Education

Bachelor of Arts with highest distinction, State University Iowa, 1937; scholar, Harvard Graduate School, 1937-1938.

Career

Editorial writer, Chicago Daily News, 1964-1967; editor school page, Chicago Daily News, 1967-1968; with, Register and Tribune, Des Moines, 1938-1942, 46-48; assistant to director domestic branch, O.W.I., 1942-1943; charge bureau special operations, editorial page editor, St. Louis Star Times, 1948-1951; manager central regional office, Fund for Adult Education, 1951-1956; vice president, Fund for Adult Education, 1956-1961; dean extension, State University Iowa, 1961-1962; adjunct associate professor adult education, Syracuse University, 1969-1977; professor, Syracuse University, 1977-1984. Executive committee Adult Education Council, Des Moines, 1939-1941, St. Louis, 1948-1951.

Achievements

• Robert John Blakely has been listed as a noteworthy journalist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • To Serve the Public Interest: Educational Broadcasting in the United States

    (Book by Blakely, Robert J.)

  • To Serve the Public Interest: Educational Broadcasting in the United States

    (Book by Blakely, Robert J.)

  • To Serve the Public Interest: Educational Broadcasting in the United States Hardcover - March, 1979
  • Toward a homeodynamic society (Notes and essays on education for adults)

Membership

Served from private to First lieutenant United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946.

Connections

Married Alta M. Farr, 1964. 3 children.

Father:

Percy Lee Blakely

Mother:

Mary Frances (Watson) Blakely

Spouse:

Alta M. Farr