Donald Jacobs

Donald Jacobs (22 June 1927 – 30 October 2017) was a Dean Emeritus of Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.[1] He was a dean of the school for 26 years from 1975 to 2001.

Early life

Jacobs was born in the west side of Chicago, and attended Austin High School.[2]

Education

Jacobs graduated with a BA in Economics from Roosevelt University in 1949. Subsequently he obtained an MA in Economics from Columbia University (1951) and a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in 1956.[1]

Career

Kellogg School of Management

At Kellogg School of Management, Jacobs was a faculty member from 1957 to 2017 and taught finance, including international finance and corporate governance.[1] He served as a dean at the Kellogg school for 26 years from 1975 to 2001, during which time he led the school to become one of the top business schools in the world.[2][3] He had been a Dean Emeritus of the school since 2001.[4]

Personal life

Jacobs died at Evanston Hospital on October 30th, 2017, at the age of 90.[5][2]

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References
  1. "Donald Jacobs - Faculty - Kellogg School of Management". www.kellogg.northwestern.edu.
  2. Megan, Graydon. "Donald Jacobs, influential dean at Northwestern's business school, dies at 90".
  3. "A Tribute To Kellogg's Legendary Don Jacobs". 31 October 2017.
  4. "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
  5. "Kellogg Dean Emeritus Don Jacobs dies at 90 - Northwestern Now". news.northwestern.edu.
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