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Jerome Bertram Komisar (born 1937) is an American economist and academic administrator most notable for serving as President of the
University of Alaska .
Biography
Komisar was born in
Brooklyn, New York . He received a bachelor's degree in economics from
New York University in 1957, master's and Ph.D degrees in economics from
Columbia University in 1959 and 1968, respectively. His dissertation committee included two winners of the
Nobel Prize in economics ,
Gary Becker and
Jacob Mincer .
[1] He began at the
City College of New York in 1959 and moved to
Hamilton College in 1961. In 1966, he joined
Binghamton University , where he held a number of faculty and administrative positions, most notably acting Chancellor in 1987 and 1988.
[2]
In 1990, he assumed the Presidency of the
University of Alaska system, serving in that role for eight years.
[3]
Selected publications
Komisar, Jerome B. (1959), The Economic Factors Affecting the Development of the American Shoe Factory ,
New York :
Columbia University ,
OCLC
56144104
Komisar, Jerome B.; Gambs, John S. (1968) [1964], Economics and Man ,
Homewood, Illinois : R. D. Irwin, Inc.,
OCLC
517436
Komisar, Jerome B. (2012) [2012], The Last Believer , Jerome B. Komisar,
ISBN
978-0985858407
References
^
"Board of Regents Meeting transcript from June 18-19, 1998" . Agendas of the Board of Regents Meetings Archive .
Fairbanks, Alaska : University of Alaska. 1998-06-19. Archived from
the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-01-18 .
^ "BIOGRAPHIES OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF", The New York Red Book , vol. 89,
Albany, New York : Williams Press, p. 786, 1988,
ISSN
0196-4623 ,
OCLC
1642672
^
"Komisar Resigns University of Alaska Presidency" . System News Releases Archives .
Fairbanks, Alaska : Alaska Statewide Office of Public Affairs. 1998-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-18 . [
permanent dead link ]
Presidents Chief Administrative Officer
Murray (acting, 1963–1964)
Chancellors Officer in Charge
International National Other