Background
Friedman, Robert Sidney was born on March 1, 1927 in Baltimore. Son of Harry N. and Eva (Cohen) Friedman.
Friedman, Robert Sidney was born on March 1, 1927 in Baltimore. Son of Harry N. and Eva (Cohen) Friedman.
Bachelor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1948. Master of Arts, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1953.
Research assistant, Bureau Government Research, Maryland., 1953-1955; instructor government and politics, U. Maryland., 1955-1956; from instructor to associate professor government, Louisiana State University, 1956-1961; research associate, Institute Public Administration, University of Michigan, 1961-1967; acting director, Institute Public Administration, University of Michigan, 1967-1968; associate professor political science, University of Michigan, 1961-1966; professor, University of Michigan, 1966-1968; professor, head department political science, Pennsylvania State University, 1968-1978; director, Center for Study Science Policy, Institute for Policy Research and Evaluation, 1978-1988; director policy analysis program, Center for Study Science Policy, Institute for Policy Research and Evaluation, 1991-1994; professor emeritus, since 1994. Science policy consultant, since 1994.
Board of directors Pennsylvania Civil Liberties Union, 1969-1972. Member State College (Pennsylvania) Zoning Hearing Board, 1976-1979. Chairman study committee State College Municipal Government, 1991-1993.
Member State College Planning Commission, since 1996. Member safetyadv. board Three Mile Island-2 Cleanup, 1981-1989. Pennsylvania board Common Cause,1998-.
With Army of the United States, 1945-1946. Member American, N.E., Midwest, Southern political science associations, American Society for Public Administration, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Married Renee Cohen, August 11, 1953 (deceased October 4, 2002). Children: Helene, David.