After Graduation – Robert

Short PAST

After graduation, taught at PNU for two years, went to South Carolina to complete Ph.D. studies in Statistics in 1982. Completed Ph.D. in 1985 then taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for a year. Went back to the Philippines in 1986, went home to Mindanao. Became Vice-President for a state college in Cagayan de Oro in 1989, its President in 1993 and was appointed Commissioner of the Commmission on HIgher Education in 1997. Retired after term as Commissioner in 2006.

Shorter PRESENT

Consultant to : NEDA-SRTC,CHED, colleges and universities in the Philippines, and the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Education in Malacanang.

Things I did which I really enjoyed DOING:

Joined a band as lead singer in Agusan del Sur (1999-2001)- hirap pala pagsabayin Commissioner ka tapos puyat sa kakakanta!!!!

Put up a small Bar with live band in Cagayan de Oro (2001-2003) – customer ko lagi si Meong Isaac noon kapag bumibisita sa CDO (nami-miss ko iyong pagsintunado ng boses niya)

Nagtayo ako ng fishpond (nalugi), babuyan (nalugi) at ngayon ay poultry (baka malugi ulit!!)

Giving short lectures in statistics to groups of graduate students and faculty