Background
Clodius, Robert LeRoy was born on March 10, 1921 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Hans Friedrich and Emma (Wellman) Clodius.
Clodius, Robert LeRoy was born on March 10, 1921 in Walla Walla, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Hans Friedrich and Emma (Wellman) Clodius.
Student, Whitman College, 1938-1940; Doctor of Laws, Whitman College, 1970; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1942; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1950.
Lecturer economics, University of California, 1949-1950;
member of faculty, University of Wisconsin, 1950-1990;
professor agricultural economics, University of Wisconsin, 1958-1990;
department chairman, University of Wisconsin, 1960-1962;
vice president university, University of Wisconsin, 1962-1971;
acting president, University of Wisconsin, 1970;
professor agricultural economics emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1990;
professor economics, University of Wisconsin, 1971-1990;
professor economics emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1990;
professor educational administration, University of Wisconsin, 1971-1990;
professor educational administrator emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1990;
professor university, University of Wisconsin, 1971-1990;
professor university emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1990;
vice president university emeritus, University of Wisconsin, since 1990;
president, National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls., 1979-1991;
president emeritus, since 1992. Visiting associate Harvard Business School, 1954. Lecturer American Council Education, Institute College and University Adminstrs.
State Department specialist in South American, 1961. Consultant Department Agriculture, 1961. Member committee agriculture science to Secretary Agriculture, 1961-1969.
Consultant Rockefeller Foundation, 1963-1967. Adviser U. East Africa, 1963-1967. Chairman Committee Institutional Cooperative, 1968.
Consultant Ford Foundation, Philippines, 1970. Chairman of the executive board commission institutions higher education North Control Association, 1972-1974. Vice president Midwest Universities Consortium International Activities, Inc., 1964-1970, Chairman of the Board, 1970-1971.
Member Commision on Higher Education, Government Sierra Leone, 1969. Administrator Indonesian Higher Agriculture Education Project, 1971-1977. Advisory commissioner Education communications of the States, 1980-1991.
Member National Commision on Higher Education Issues, 1981-1982, chairman advising committee National Center Food and Agricultural Policy, Resources for the Future, 1984-1989. National advising committee Adult Learning Svc. Public Broadcasting Service, 1987-1991, Debt for Development Coalition, Inc., 1988-1992, chairman, 1988-1991, chairman advising committee, 1992-1997.
Consultant United States Information Agency, 1991-1994. Vice president WM Academy Search Consultants International Inc., 1991-1994.
Board directors University Corporation Atmospheric Research, 1962-1967, Center for Research Libraries, 1969-1971, Argonne University Associates, 1978-1984, United States Navy Memorial Foundation, 1995-2000, secretary, 1998-2000, trustee, 2001-2005. Advisory board Rockford College Music Academy, since 2002. Docent Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, 1997-2000, Andersen Japanese Gardens, since 2002.
Board directors Music Academy Foundation, 2007-2009, vice president 2007-2009. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1955. Member of American Association of University Professors (president University Wisconsin 1957), National Association Scholars, American/Schleswig Holstein Heritage Society (advisory committee since 1999), United States-Indonesian Society Washington, American Agricultural Economics Association (vice president 1960), Navy Club of United States of America-Ship 1 (chaplain since 2002), Rotary International, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta.
Married Joan Elizabeth Coyle, August 27, 1949. Children: Catherine, Mark.