Ralph Byrns:  

Born July 6, 1942, which I believe made me the youngest member of the West High class of 1959. I intended to write novels and screenplays, but instead became an economics professor, textbook author, software designer, and economics consultant. [Economics textbooks might be viewed by some as containing large amounts of fiction.] I've lived and worked in Europe and 11 states, but recently retired to Scottsdale, Finally working on a novel that has been percolating for 30 years or so. Listing milestones seems easiest, and I have become lazier, so here goes:. Phoenix College, Associate of Arts 1962 Arizona State University, BSBA and Economics 1965 Married 1965, Tricia Reilly (Cortez HS '64, BS Clemson University 1976, U of Colorado HSC, Medical Doctor, 1985) Division of Operations Analysis, US Office of Education, DHEW, Washington DC 1966-67 US Army, Draftee, Recreation Specialist and Director of a Day Camp for Children, Heidelberg Germany 1967-68 Rice University Houston Texas MA 1972, PhD Economics 1977 Clemson University Assistant Professor of Economics 1972-1977 Jennifer Robin Byrns [Bartok] August 11, 1974 /// BA CU-Boulder 1996, JD magna cum laude. Notre Dame 2002] Melissa Kay [Byrns] Swaney [born April 7, 1977 /// BS BA U. of Colorado at Boulder, 1999], Metropolitan State College at Denver, Associate Professor 1977-81; Professor 1981-87 University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Economics 1979-1984 Principal, Economic Consulting Services, LLC., Denver CO 1977-1979 An Economics Casebook: Applications from the Law, Goodyear Publishing, Santa Monica CA: 1980 Economics, Goodyear Publishing Company, 1981 (with Gerald W. Stone, West High 1959, PhD Rice U. 1972) Great Ideas for Teaching Economics, editor, Goodyear Publishing Company 1981 Exploring Economics, Scott Foresman, Glenview IL: 1982, (with Gerald W. Stone) Macroeconomics, 1982 / Microeconomics, 1982, (Scott Foresman, both with Gerald W. Stone) Principal, Byrns & Stone Research Group., Inc. 1983-1985 [later Brownstone Research Group of Atlanta] Diploma Software Suite,...Expand for more