Background
Beck, Roger Jay was born on August 17, 1941 in Wauseon, Ohio, United States. Son of Maurice Edward and Alice Marie (Roth) Beck.
agricultural economics educator
Beck, Roger Jay was born on August 17, 1941 in Wauseon, Ohio, United States. Son of Maurice Edward and Alice Marie (Roth) Beck.
Bachelor, Goshen College, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1977.
Project director, Church World Svc. (Greece), New York City, 1968-1971; research assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1971-1977; assistant professor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1977-1984; assistant professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1984-1989; associate professor, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, since 1989. Consultant U.W. Fish and Wildlife Svc., Twin Cities, Minnesota, since 1989, Illinois Nature Conservancy, Chicago, since 1989.
Board of directors Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Rochester, since 1986. Member American Association Agricultural Economists, Southern Regional Science Association, American Economics Association.
Married Martha Christine Dosher, July 27, 1968. 1 child, Christian.