Kenneth Marin (14 October 1922 – 1 September 2007) was an American professor of economics who worked under President Lyndon B. Johnson. President Johnson appointed Marin as a member of the White House Consumer Advisory Council where he served on Wage and Price Control during the mid-sixties.1
In 1966, Professor Marin was a member of a U.S. State Department evaluation team that was assigned to review various performances in the economic and political arena in six South American countries.2
In 1968, Kenneth Marin went to Tanzania where he worked as an economist for the government of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. He served as an adviser to the government on capital mobilisation and utilisation until the early seventies. After he returned to the United States he went to teach economics at his alma mater, Aquinas College in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He started teaching economics at Aquinas College in 1953 and was the chairman of the economics department for many years.He retired in 1989.3
Kenneth Marin died on September 1, 2007, in Chelsea, Michigan. He was 85. According to his obituary:
"His education was interrupted when he served in WWII as an Air Force weather observer in Italy, from 1943 to 1945. He returned to Aquinas to complete his degree in Economics in 1947, and continued on to the University of Michigan (U of M) to complete an M.A. in Economics in 1948. He also pursued a doctoral program in Economics at U of M from 1949 to 1952. In 1953, he returned and joined the Aquinas faculty as Asst. Professor of Economics and Public Relations Director where he stayed until his retirement in 1989....
In 1966, he was part of State Department Evaluation Team to review operations in six South American countries. In 1968, on an academic leave of absence and sabbatical, he moved his family to East Africa, where he served as an advisor on capitol mobilization and utilization to the United Republic of Tanzania; and was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to his Consumer Advisory Council."4
References
1. Godfrey Mwakikagile, Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era, New Africa Press, Fifth Edition, Pretoria, South Africa, 2010, pp. 653, 668, 669.
2. "Former CUNA (Credit Union National Association) chairman Ken Marin dies," Credit Union Times, Hoboken, New Jersey, January 8, 2008; Credit Union Times, December 4, 2012.
3. G. Mwakikagile,Nyerere and Africa: End of an Era, ibid.; "Former CUNA (Credit Union National Association) chairman Ken Marin dies," Credit Union Times, Hoboken, New Jersey, January 8, 2008: "In 1968, he moved with his family to East Africa where he served as an advisor to the United Republic of Tanzania on capital mobilization and utilization. Marin also was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as a member of the White House Consumer Advisory Council."
4. Kenneth Marin, Obituary, www.lifestorynet.com, Chelsea, Michigan, September 1, 2007.
kenneth, marin, october, 1922, september, 2007, american, professor, economics, worked, under, president, lyndon, johnson, president, johnson, appointed, marin, member, white, house, consumer, advisory, council, where, served, wage, price, control, during, six. Kenneth Marin 14 October 1922 1 September 2007 was an American professor of economics who worked under President Lyndon B Johnson President Johnson appointed Marin as a member of the White House Consumer Advisory Council where he served on Wage and Price Control during the mid sixties 1He was a graduate of Aquinas College and the University of Michigan Ann Arbor In 1966 Professor Marin was a member of a U S State Department evaluation team that was assigned to review various performances in the economic and political arena in six South American countries 2In 1968 Kenneth Marin went to Tanzania where he worked as an economist for the government of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam He served as an adviser to the government on capital mobilisation and utilisation until the early seventies After he returned to the United States he went to teach economics at his alma mater Aquinas College in his hometown of Grand Rapids Michigan He started teaching economics at Aquinas College in 1953 and was the chairman of the economics department for many years He retired in 1989 3Kenneth Marin died on September 1 2007 in Chelsea Michigan He was 85 According to his obituary His education was interrupted when he served in WWII as an Air Force weather observer in Italy from 1943 to 1945 He returned to Aquinas to complete his degree in Economics in 1947 and continued on to the University of Michigan U of M to complete an M A in Economics in 1948 He also pursued a doctoral program in Economics at U of M from 1949 to 1952 In 1953 he returned and joined the Aquinas faculty as Asst Professor of Economics and Public Relations Director where he stayed until his retirement in 1989 In 1966 he was part of State Department Evaluation Team to review operations in six South American countries In 1968 on an academic leave of absence and sabbatical he moved his family to East Africa where he served as an advisor on capitol mobilization and utilization to the United Republic of Tanzania and was appointed by President Lyndon B Johnson to his Consumer Advisory Council 4References Edit1 Godfrey Mwakikagile Nyerere and Africa End of an Era New Africa Press Fifth Edition Pretoria South Africa 2010 pp 653 668 669 2 Former CUNA Credit Union National Association chairman Ken Marin dies Credit Union Times Hoboken New Jersey January 8 2008 Credit Union Times December 4 2012 3 G Mwakikagile Nyerere and Africa End of an Era ibid Former CUNA Credit Union National Association chairman Ken Marin dies Credit Union Times Hoboken New Jersey January 8 2008 In 1968 he moved with his family to East Africa where he served as an advisor to the United Republic of Tanzania on capital mobilization and utilization Marin also was appointed by President Lyndon B Johnson as a member of the White House Consumer Advisory Council 4 Kenneth Marin Obituary www lifestorynet com Chelsea Michigan September 1 2007 5 https sites google com site intercontinentalbookcentre godfrey mwakikagile a eurocentric pan africanist Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenneth Marin amp oldid 1167214667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
