Background
Pearson, Roy Laing was born on October 18, 1939 in Victoria, Hong Kong. Son of Roy Ross and Martha Ann L.
business administration educator
Pearson, Roy Laing was born on October 18, 1939 in Victoria, Hong Kong. Son of Roy Ross and Martha Ann L.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University of Virginia, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Virginia, 1968.
Assistant professor School Business Administration, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1964-1968; associate professor, Centenary College Louisiana, Shreveport, 1968-1971; associate professor business administration, College William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1971-1976; professor business administration, College William and Mary, 1976-1987; director Bureau Business Research, College William and Mary, 1985-1998; Chancellor professor business administration, College William and Mary, since 1987. Vice president Mid-Atlantic Research, Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia, since 1979. Secretary-treasurer McKinley land Company, Inc., Williamsburg, since 1969.
Board directors Williamsburg Community Hospital, 1985-1990. Governor's advisory board economists Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, 1984-1998, since 2002. Member trust fund advisory committee Virginia Employment Communications, since 1984.
Member Virginia Association Economists (president 1990-1991, board directors 1985-1991, distinguished fellow 1998), Association for University Business and Economic Research (board directors 1991-1992, vice president 1992-1994, president 1994-1995, honorary member since 1999), National Association Business Economists, International Institute Forecasters (board directors 2001-2004), National Business and Economics Society (vice president since 2004).
Married Louise Elliott Johns, June 11, 1960. 1 child, Cynthia Laing.