UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Economics Records, 1942-1984

Biography/History

The Department of Economics was created in 1957 with the merger of the Economics and Sociology Department at the Wisconsin State College and the Economics Department at the University of Wisconsin-Extension. The program added a master's degree in 1963, and a doctoral degree in 1969.

Department Chairs

1957-1962 Becker, Arthur P.
1963-1965 Gaffney, M. Mason
1965-1967 Perlman, Richard
1968-1970 June Lurie, Melvin
1970 June-December Lee, Tong Hun, Acting
1971-1973 Lurie, Melvin
1973-1974 DeSalvo, Joseph
1974-1977 Perlman, Richard
1977-1978 Lurie, Melvin
1978-1982 Lee, Tong Hun
1982-1986 Meadows, G. Richard
1986-1987 Niho, Yoshio
1987-1993 Schur, Leon
1993-1995 Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen