Background
Anderson, Robert Morris was born on February 15, 1939 in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. Son of Robert Morris and Eleanor Elaine (Huotte) Anderson.
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This study provides a detailed, in-depth analysis of a single incident rooted in the effort of a group of professional employees to serve the public welfare It reveals in microcosm the interplay of political forces, economic interests, personal ambition, organizational structure, and professional ethics that culminated in an act of whistle-blowing. The incident took place during the final construction phase of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART), designed to be America's first attempt at space-age mass transportation. Three BART engineers, convinced of the lack of responsiveness of management to their concerns about the system's safety, were fired for insubordination and other organizational sins. Based upon repeated interviews with the engineers, with BART managers and directors, and with the professional societies involved, as well as upon an extensive body of documents and court depositions, legislative reports, media reports, and institutional memoranda. Divided Loyalties sets a theoretical context for the issues, traces the incident from its beginning, examines the aftermath of the engineers' dismissal, and concludes with a set of recommendations that should be considered by public and private organizations, professional associations, agencies of government, and individual professional employees.
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Anderson, Robert Morris was born on February 15, 1939 in Crookston, Minnesota, United States. Son of Robert Morris and Eleanor Elaine (Huotte) Anderson.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1961; Master of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1963; Master of Science in Physics, University of Michigan, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Elec. Engineering, University of Michigan, 1967.
Assistant research engineer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1963-1967; research engineer, Conductron Corporation, Ann Arbor, summer 1967; assistant professor electrical engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1967-1971; associate professor, Purdue University, 1971-1979; professor, Purdue University, 1979; engineering coordinator for continuing education, Purdue University, 1973-1979; Ball Brothers professor, Purdue University, 1976-1979; manager engineering education and training, corporation consultant services, General Electric, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1979-1982; manager technical education operation, corporation engineering and manufacturing, General Electric, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1982-1988; manager technical education, corporation management development, General Electric Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1988-1990; vice provost, director cooperative extension, Iowa State University, Ames, 1990-1995; professor electrical engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, since 1990.
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Fellow American Society Engineering Education (certified of merit 1977, Joseph M. Biedenbach Distinguished Svc. award 1986), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Meritorious Achievement award incontinuing education activities 1987).
Married Janice Ilene Pendell, September 3, 1960. Children— Erik Martin, Kristi Lynn.