Background
Young, Robert Nelson was born on July 1, 1923 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Earl C. and Virginia (Carder) Young.
Regional planning adminstrator
Young, Robert Nelson was born on July 1, 1923 in San Jose, California, United States. Son of Earl C. and Virginia (Carder) Young.
Bachelor of Arts, University Washington, 1947; Master of Arts, University Washington, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1954.
Team chief, P.R. Planning Board, 1950-1951;
instructor, Oshkosh (Wisconsin) State College, State University Iowa, 1951;
instructor, Indiana U., 1951-1954;
assistant professor, Stanford, 1954-1956;
associate planner, County Santa Clara Planning Department, San Jose, 1957-1958;
senior planner, assistant Executive officer, California Public Outdoor Recreation Plan Committee, Sacramento, 1958-1960;
planning consultant, Woodland, California, 1960-1961;
executive director, Tri County Regional Planning Committee, Lansing, Michigan, 1961-1965;
executive director, Regional Planning Council, Baltimore, 1965-1977;
executive director, Pueblo (Colorado) Regional Planning Commission, 1977-1980;
executive director, Washoe Council Govts./Regional Planning Commission, Reno, Nevada, since 1980;
executive director, Washoe County Department Comprehensive Planning, Reno. Associate professor Michigan State University, 1963-1964. Visiting lecturer Johns Hopkins, 1967;visiting professor U. Northern Colorado, Richmond, Virginia, Washington, Denver, Boise.
Member advising committee National Association Regional Councils, 1968-1977, 80—, chairman, 1970-1972, board directors, 1970-1972. Chairman Governor Maryland. Steering Committee Mass Transit, 1967-1969, Metropolitan Water Supply Steering Committee, 1967-1969.
Member Metropolitan Transit Authority, Baltimore, 1969-1971. Member Executive Committee Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1972-1975. Member Advisory Planning Commission, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency,1980-1984.
Board directors Baltimore Urban Observatory, 1970-1974. Board advisers University Maryland School Social Work and Community Planning, 1974-1977. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945.
Member American Institute Planners (board governors 1965-1968, vice president 1968-1969, chairman metropolitan and regional planning department 1970-1971), American Planning Association (policy advisory committee 1975-1980), Association American Geographers, National Planning Association (national council 1972-1977), International City Management Association (advisory committee on councils of government 1974-1977), Sigma Xi.
Married Marion Louise Meyer, January 6, 1946. Children— L. Jeffrey, Jane Marie (Mistress Robert A. Kramer), Elaine Margaret (Mistress Edward M. Jakubowski).