Occupation: Professor Emeritus and Assistant Dean (Retired)
Education:
PhD in Public Administration, University of Colorado at Denver (1997)
JD, Georgetown Law Center (1977)
MS, Public Administration, Brigham Young University (1969)
BA, Brigham Young University (1967)
Bar Admissions:
Supreme Court of the United States of America; Virginia Bar; Colorado Bar; American Bar Association
Certifications:
Certified Financial Planner, Colorado
Career:
Professor Emeritus, Assistant Dean, College of Family, Home and Social Sciences, Brigham Young University (Retired)
President, Chief Executive Officer, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., Denver, CO (1991-2000)
Executive Director, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., Denver, CO (1988-1991)
Lawyer, President, Dominion Financial Planning Service, Stafford, VA (1987-1988)
Washington Counsel, Director of State-Federal Relations, National Conference for State Legislatures (1979-1987)
Executive Director, Illinois Governor’s Office of Manpower and Human Development (1978-1979)
Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary, Intergovernmental Relations Officer, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. (1975-1978)
Director of the Employment and Vocational Training Program, National Government Conference, Washington, D.C. (1974-1975)
Special Assistant to Deputy Secretary, Washington Office, Governor of New York (1973-1974)
Assistant Director, Emergency Employment Program, New York Department of Labor, Albany, NY (1971-1973)
Senior Administrative Analyst, Executive Assistant to Industrial Committee, New York Department of Labor, Albany, NY (1969-1971)
Public Administration Intern, New York Department of Civil Service, Albany, NY (1968-1969)
Career Related:
Member, Board of Directors, Potomac Financial Group, Academy for Financial Services (1991-1993); Member, Board of Directors, Financial Planners Professional Liability Insurance Company (1989-1990); Outside Counsel, American Traffic Safety Service Association, Fredericksburg, VA (1987-1988); Chairman, Board of Directors, State Services Organization, Washington, D.C. (1980-1986); Member, Financial and Estate Planning Advisory Board, Commerce Clearing House, Journal of the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters
Civic:
Troop Chairman, Boy Scouts of America (1982-1983)
Creative Works:
Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer; Columnist, Journal of Financial Planning; Columnist, Journal on Public Policy, Georgetown University Law Center
Awards:
Scholar, New York State Regents (1961); Scholar, Brigham Young University
Memberships:
Chairman, Committee on Ethics and Malpractice, American Bar Association (1992-1995); President, Denver Chapter, Brigham Young University Management Society (1990-1992); Member, Task Force on Legal Financial Planning, American Bar Association (1989-1991); Member, National Association of Estate Planners; Member, Academy of Financial Services; Member, American Society for Public Administration; Vice President, Washington Chapter, Brigham Young University Management Society; Member, Phi Kappa Phi; Member, Pi Sigma Alpha; Member, Phi Alpha Alpha
Religion:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Family:
Son of Robert Pike Sr. and Alvor Norton Frankel Goss
Married: Connie Kitchen Goss
Children: Susan; Robert; Rebecca; Colleen; Aaron; Brendan; Janelle; Jonathan
23 Grandchildren
Three Great-Grandchildren
Melvin Richard (Father-in-Law)
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in Finance and Industry – 1992-1993, 27th Edition (pub. 1991)
Who’s Who in the West – 1994-1995, 24th Edition (pub. 1993)
Who’s Who in the West – 1992-1993, 23rd Edition (pub. 1992)
