John H. Grobey will be speaking at our February 17th meeting on the topic of Pearl Harbor and the Twin Towers: Some Similarities and the Differences, and Some Consequences. A Military Honor Guard will parade and post the colors. John is a retired economics and forestry professor who taught at HSU and University Washington. He also has had an extensive naval career. He retired from the Navy in 1972 with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Currently, he serves as Post Adjutant for Post 2542 in Arcata, the Mad River Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars and a number of other military associations.
He entered graduate school at the University of Washington in 1961 where he earned two Master's degrees and a Ph. D. He taught at the University of Washington one year as a Research Instructor before being hired by HSU as an Assistant Professor of Economics. He eventually rose to the rank of Full Professor and was the Chairman of the Department of Economics for ten years. He was at HSU for 34 years.
His naval career began when he received a scholarship at University of Washington as a U.S. Navy Midshipman, where he took courses similar to those taught at the U.S. Naval Academy. He served aboard the USS Eldorado, which became the Flagship for the Commander of the Seventh Fleet, as a Communications Watch Officer mostly involved in Cryptology.
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Mark your calendars:Thursday, February 17, 2011 General Meeting:
11:30 AM Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 PM
445 Herrick, Eureka
Lunch & Speaker ~ $14.50 Beverage & Speaker ~ $4.00
Please RSVP to Margaret Stafford at 822-3255 by Monday February 14th
Early lunch reservations appreciated and to be honored
◼ Twin Towers and Pearl Harbor to be discussed at Republican Women's meeting in Eureka - Times Standard
