David Swinton

David Swinton is an economist and president emeritus of Benedict College.[1] He was awarded the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award by the National Economic Association in 2005, and in 2007, he was inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame.[2]

David Swinton
NationalityAmerican
InstitutionClark Atlanta University
Jackson State University
Benedict College
FieldLabor Economics
Alma materNew York University
Harvard University(PhD)
AwardsSamuel Z. Westerfield Award

Education and Early Life

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Swinton was raised in Timmonsville, South Carolina and New York City, where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn). He studied economics at New York University, and earned a master's degree and doctorate in economics at Harvard University.[3]

Career

Swinton began his career teaching economics at Clark College, where he became director of the Southern Center of Studies in Public Policy. He then became dean of the school of business at Jackson State University. From 1994-2017, he was President of Benedict College.[2][4]

Selected Works
  • Swinton, David. "Economic status of Blacks 1987." The state of black America (1988): 129-152.
  • Swinton, David H. "A labor force competition theory of discrimination in the labor market." The American Economic Review 67, no. 1 (1977): 400-404.
  • Handy, John, and David H. Swinton. "The determinants of the rate of growth of black-owned businesses: A preliminary analysis." The Review of Black Political Economy 12, no. 4 (1984): 85-110.
  • Swinton, David H. The determinants of the growth of black owned businesses: a preliminary analysis. Vol. 1. Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy, Clark College, 1984.

Personal

David Swinton is the father of economist Omari Swinton.[5]

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References
  1. "Benedict College President David Swinton Retiring". Diverse. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "David H. Swinton, Ph.D." UNCF. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. "David H. Swinton Announces He Will Step Down as President of Benedict College". The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. "Benedict's Dr. David H. Swinton Retirement". Miami Herald.
  5. Simms, Margaret; Wilson, Charles (Winter 2020). "THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION AT 50 YEARS: LOOKING AHEAD". The Minority Report (12): 9–11.
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