Robert Vowels

Robert C. Vowels (about 1926 - ) was Dean of Atlanta University's School of Business and an early president of the National Economic Association.[1]

Robert Vowels
Born	Baltimore, Maryland
Institution	Atlanta University United States Department of the Treasury
Field	Urban Economics, Labor Economics
Alma mater	Howard University (BA) (MA) American University (PhD)

Education and early life

Vowels is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, and earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from Howard University.[2] He completed his PhD at American University.

Career

After graduating from Howard, Vowels worked in the District of Columbia Public Library system and as an instructor of economics at Howard. In 1961, he was named one of the first four Black economists appointed to analyst positions in the United States Department of the Treasury.[2] Later, he became Dean of Atlanta University's School of Business.[3]

Selected Works

• Vowels, Robert C. "Atlanta Negro Business and the New Black Bourgeoisie." Atlanta Historical Bulletin 21 (1977): 48–63.
• Vowels, Robert C. "The Political Economy of American Racism–Nonblack Decision-Making and Black Economic Status." The Review of Black Political Economy 1, no. 4 (1971): 3-39.
• Hefner, James A., and Robert C. Vowels. "MANAGERIAL MANPOWER TRAINING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK MANAGERIAL SKILLS." Personnel Journal 52, no. 4 (1973): 274.
• Vowels, Robert C. Association Economists, Academic Hiring and Publications on Minority Economic Problems. No. 477. 1977.

References

1. "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
2. "New Appointments in Treasury Department". Treasury Department. April 14, 1961.
3. Simms, Margaret; Wilson, Charles Z. (Winter 2020). "The National Economic Association at 50 Years: Looking Ahead". The Minority Report (12): 9–11.