Background
Sr., Robert John Eggert was born on December 11, 1913 in Little Rock. Son of John and Eleanora (Fritz) Lapp.
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- Contributor articles to professional literature. Founder, editor emeritus: monthly Blue Chip Economics Indicators, since 1976. Executive editor Arizona Blue Chip, since 1984, Western Blue Chip Economics Forecast, since 1986, Blue Chip Job Growth Update, since 1990, Mexico Consensus Economics Forecast, since 1993.
Robert John Eggert Sr.
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Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1935; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1936; candidate in philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1938; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Arizona State University, 1988.
Career
Research analyst, Bureau Agricultural Economics, United States Department of Agriculture, Urbana, Illinois, 1935;
principal marketing specialist, War Meat Board, Chicago, 1943;
research analyst, University of Illinois, 1935-1936;
research analyst, University of Minnesota, 1936-1938;
assistant professor economics, Kansas State College, 1938-1941;
assistant director marketing, American Meat Institute, Chicago, 1941-1943;
economist, associate director, American Meat Institute, 1943-1950;
manager department marketing research, Ford division Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1951-1953;
manager program planning, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1953-1954;
manager business research, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1954-1957;
manager marketing research marketing staff, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1957-1961;
manager marketing research, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1961-1964;
manager international marketing research marketing staff, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1964-1965;
manager overseas marketing research planning, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1965-1966;
manager marketing research Lincoln-Mercury division, Ford division Ford Motor Company, 1966-1967;
director agribusiness programs, Michigan State University, 1967-1968;
staff vice president economics and marketing research, Radio Corporation of America Corporation, New York City, 1968-1976;
president, chief economist, Eggert Economics Enterprises, Inc., Sedona, Arizona, since 1976. Lecturer marketing University of Chicago, 1947-1949. Chairman Federal Statistics Users Conference, 1960-1961.
Adjunct Professor business forecasting Northern Arizona, 1976-1979. Member economics advisory board unites states department Commerce, 1969-1971, member census advising committee, 1975-1978. Member panel economics advisers Congressional Budget Office, 1975-1976.
Interim director Economics Outlook Center College Business Administration Arizona State University, Tempe, 1985-1986, consultant, since 1985. Member Economics Estimates Commission Arizona, since 1979. Appointed Arizona Governor's Commission Economics Development, since 1991, vice chairman investment advisory county Arizona State Retirement System, 1993-1998.
Trustee Marcus J. LawrenceMed. Center Foundation, 1992-1996. Chairman market research committee Governor's Strategic Partnership for Economics Development, Senior Living Cluster, since 1995.
Works
Other Work
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Contributor articles to professional literature. Founder, editor emeritus: monthly Blue Chip Economics Indicators, since 1976. Executive editor Arizona Blue Chip, since 1984, Western Blue Chip Economics Forecast, since 1986, Blue Chip Job Growth Update, since 1990, Mexico Consensus Economics Forecast, since 1993.
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Membership
Member long range planning committee Church of Red Rocks. Fellow American Statistical Association (chairman business and economics stats section since 1957, president Chicago chapter 1948-1949), National Association Business Economists (county 1969-1972). Member Council International Marketing Research and Planning Dirs.
(chairman 1965-1966), American Marketing Association (director), vice president marketing management division 1972-1973, national president 1974-1975), Federal Statistics Users Conference (chairman trustees 1960-1961), Conference Business Economists (chairman 1972-1974), American Quarter Horse Association (director) 1966-1973), Arizona Economics Roundtable, American Economics Association, Phoenix Economics Club (honorary), Arizona Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1991-1995), Alpha Zeta.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Bauer, November 28, 1935 (deceased December 1991). Children: Robert John, Richard F., James E. Married Annamarie Hayes, March 19, 1994.
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Political Party
Republican
Awards
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Recipient Economics Forecast award Chicago chapter American Statistical Association, 1950, 60, 68. Seer of Year award Harvard Business School Industrial Economics, 1973.Recipient Economics Forecast award Chicago chapter American Statistical Association, 1950, 60, 68. Seer of Year award Harvard Business School Industrial Economics, 1973.