Robert Watson Merry

Background

Merry, Robert Watson was born on October 29, 1913 in Iowa City. Son of Glenn Newton and Luella Helen (Eakins) Merry.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1935, Master of Business Administration, 1939, Doctor of Commercial Science, 1943.

Career

With Literature Guild American, 1931-1932, Ednl. Public Corporation, 1935-1936, Brooklyn Trust Company, 1936-1938. Research Harvard Graduate School Business Administration, 1939-1943, assistant professor, 1943-1948, associate professor, 1948-1953, professor, from 1953, director doctoral program, 1958-1962, chairman doctoral program, 1962-1967, chairman Master of Business Administration program, 1967-1969, director course development, 1970-1972, director course development and educational services, from 1972.

Visiting professor business administration U. Wichita, 1960-1961.

Management consultant various corporations, universities, educational foundations, 1941. Director Institute College and University Adminstrs., 1954-1965.

Advisory board Atlanta U. Graduate School Business Administration, 1966-1969. Advising committee Department Business Administration Simmons College, 1966-1969.

Board visitors Boston University College Business Administration, 1966-1969.

Member Advanced Management Program faculty Institute Centroamericana de Administracion de Expresas, Manaqua, Nicaragua, 1967-1971, project adviser, 1970-1972, advising committee, from 1972. Educational churn. European professors Case Workshop, 1973. Trustee Sarah Lawrence College, 1967-1969.

Achievements

• Robert Watson Merry has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Advanced Management Program faculty Institute Centroamericana de Administracion de Expresas, Manaqua, Nicaragua, 1967-1971, project adviser, 1970-1972, advising committee, from 1972. Member American Association Higher Education, American Association University Professors, Academy Management.

Connections

Married Kay Marguerite Bingold, April. Married second, Margaret Habein, August 28, 1961. Children: Marilyn Jo, Glenn Woodruff.

Father:

Glenn Newton Merry

Mother:

Luella Helen (Eakins) Merry

Spouse:

Margaret Habein

Spouse:

Kay Marguerite Bingold

child:

Glenn Woodruff Merry

child:

Marilyn Jo Merry