Robert Samuel Spira

Background

Spira, Robert Samuel was born on December 12, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Adolph and Leta Belle (Hopkins) Spira.

Education

Bachelor, University of California, Berkeley, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1962.

Career

Assistant professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1962-1964; assistant professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1964-1967; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1967-1982; artistic director, Quartz Theatre, Ashland, Oregon, since 1982. Adjunct Professor Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, Oregon, since 1992. Assistant consultant Walter Reed Army Institute, Washington, 1962-1964, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, 1962-1964.

Achievements

• Robert Samuel Spira has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Ombudsman Linda Vista, Ashland, Oregon, 1992. Volunteer Crisis InterventionSvcs., Medford, Oregon, 1985-1990. Board directors Southern Oregon chapter Alzheimer's Association, 1994-1996, court appointed special advocate for children, since 1996.

Interests

• Avocation: construction.

Connections

Married Cyla Siev, October 20, 1946 (divorced May 1949). Married Harriett Robena Keeler, November 22, 1953. Children: Constance Olivia Simonsen, Bradford Ace Burdick.

Father:

Adolph Spira

Mother:

Leta Belle (Hopkins) Spira

Spouse:

Cyla Siev

Spouse:

Harriett Robena Keeler

child:

Bradford Ace Burdick Spira

child:

Constance Olivia Simonsen Spira