Roeder, Robert E.

Robert Earl Roeder (1931-1998) was Professor of History at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado from 1962-1995. He served as chair of the History Department from 1985-1986 when the Core Curriculum program was implemented and coordinated the "Civilizations Compared" component of the Core Curriculum. In 1990, Roeder was named Special Assistant to the Provost for a university-wide strategic planning initiative. With Catherine (Kitty) Sweeney, he established an office that provided research support to the Coordinating Committee for Strategic Planning. The office gathered statistics and reference materials for the Committee and its subcommittees, scheduled meetings, compiled minutes, and performed other administrative functions.