Johnson graduated in 1943 with a bachelor's degree in business from Central College in Chicago. He served in the Army in Europe during World War II, and returned to earn a master's degree in economics at the University of Chicago, where he taught from 1948 to 1955. He joined the MIT faculty as an associate professor of management in 1955.[1]
Selected worksedit
Holding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher Education, MIT Press, 2001. ISBN0-262-60044-7
Referencesedit
^ abDennis Hevesi, "Howard W. Johnson, 87, M.I.T. President," The New York Times, December 22, 2009, p. B11.
^"Howard Wesley Johnson". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
howard, wesley, johnson, july, 1922, december, 2009, american, educator, served, dean, sloan, school, management, between, 1959, 1966, president, between, 1966, 1971, chairman, corporation, university, board, trustees, from, 1971, 1983, member, both, american,. Howard Wesley Johnson July 2 1922 December 12 2009 was an American educator He served as dean of the MIT Sloan School of Management between 1959 and 1966 president of MIT between 1966 and 1971 and chairman of the MIT Corporation the university s board of trustees from 1971 to 1983 1 He was a member of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society 2 3 Howard Wesley Johnson12th President of the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyIn office 1966 1971Preceded byJulius Adams StrattonSucceeded byJerome WiesnerPersonal detailsBorn 1922 07 02 July 2 1922Chicago IllinoisDiedDecember 12 2009 2009 12 12 aged 87 Lexington MassachusettsAcademic backgroundAlma materCentral YMCA CollegeUniversity of ChicagoAcademic workDisciplineBusiness managementInstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyEducation and early career editJohnson graduated in 1943 with a bachelor s degree in business from Central College in Chicago He served in the Army in Europe during World War II and returned to earn a master s degree in economics at the University of Chicago where he taught from 1948 to 1955 He joined the MIT faculty as an associate professor of management in 1955 1 Selected works editHolding the Center Memoirs of a Life in Higher Education MIT Press 2001 ISBN 0 262 60044 7References edit a b Dennis Hevesi Howard W Johnson 87 M I T President The New York Times December 22 2009 p B11 Howard Wesley Johnson American Academy of Arts amp Sciences Retrieved 2022 05 16 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2022 05 16 Academic officesPreceded byJulius Adams Stratton President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology1966 1971 Succeeded byJerome Wiesner nbsp nbsp This biography of an American academic administrator born in 1920 1929 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Wesley Johnson amp oldid 1149460392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
