PERSONAL:

Born: August 17, 1935; Plymouth, Wisconsin
Married: August 20, 1962, Bonnie K. Brown
Children: Jennifer Ann; Peter Carroll; James Matthew; Sara Eliese

SELECTED HONORS:

Professor Emeritus, 2003

Department of Economics Chairperson, 1992-95.

Student's Choice Award for Teaching: “... superior teaching abilities, accessibility to students, mentoring and concern for student needs.” Initial year (1991-92) recipient.

NAACP President’s Award: “For outstanding and exceptional service to Salt Lake Branch NAACP, Oct. 25 1991.”

University Professor, 1989-90.

Recognition of work for Salt Lake City, Utah School District expressed: “The Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers herewith confers the distinction of Honorary Life Membership upon Jim Rock...” February 17, 1983.

Alberta Henry Education Foundation Award, June 24, 1973. “For his untiring and dedicated commitment to the Foundation and for his exceptional service to its students.”

Who’s Who in the West.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

Northwestern University, Ph.D. (Economics) 1966
University of Wisconsin-Madison, M.S. (Rural Sociology and Agricultural Economics) 1960.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. (Geography) 1957

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:

University of Utah, Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor, 1967-2003
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Assistant Professor, 1966-67
Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Research and Reports, Economic Analyst, 1964-66
Purdue University and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistician and Analyst, 1960-61
U.S. Department of Agriculture and State of Wisconsin, Agricultural Statistician and Analyst, 1957-60

BOOKS:

         Published

Debt and the Twin Deficits Debate, editor, Mountain View, CA: Bristlecone/Mayfield, 1991.
A Blend of the Two, compiled and edited, Salt Lake City, UT: Friends of the University of Utah Libraries, 1978.
Money, Banking, and Macroeconomics, Detroit, MI: Gale Research Co., 1977.
The Wisconsin Aluminum Cookware Industry: Prior to World War II, Chicago, IL: Metal Cookware Manufacturers Association, 1967.

         In Preparation

Keynes on Paradox, Common Sense, Rationality & Passion
B. C. Ziegler and the Aluminum Cookware Industry.
Dairy Cattle Breeds: Beauty or Production