Donald Jacobs (22 June 1927 – 30 October 2017) was an American academic administrator who was dean of Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University[1] 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 30, 2017, at the age of 90.[5][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Donald Jacobs - Faculty - Kellogg School of Management". www.kellogg.northwestern.edu.
  2. 1 2 3 Megan, Graydon. "Donald Jacobs, influential dean at Northwestern's business school, dies at 90". Chicago Tribune.
  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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