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"Program for Management Development" is launched

The 17-week "Program for Management Development", successor to "Middle Management Program", is launched

Baker Library's collections exceed 364,000 volumes

Baker Library's collections exceed 364,000 volumes

Class of 1960 includes the largest number of doctoral degrees ever in one year up to this point

Five candidates receive DCS degree and 19 receive DBA: the largest number of doctoral degrees ever in one year up to this point

HBR article, "Marketing Myopia" published

Marketing expert Theodore Levitt publishes HBR article, "Marketing Myopia"; in response, more than 1,000 companies request a total of 35,000 reprints (and over next 45 years, 850,000 reprints are sold)

Healy, Slichter and Livernash publish Impact of Collective Bargaining on Management

James Healy, Sumner Slichter, and Robert Livernash publish Impact of Collective Bargaining on Management

ICCH adds "international" section to its bibliography of cases

ICCH adds "international" section to its bibliography of cases; by this point, more than 235 HBS cases have been translated into 1 or more of 9 foreign languages

Milton Brown and Eleanor May publish Operating Results of Multi-Unit Department Stores

Milton Brown and Eleanor May publish Operating Results of Multi-Unit Department Stores

Non-Tenure Appointments Committee reports on junior faculty members' attitudes toward HBS

Non-Tenure Appointments Committee reports on junior faculty members' attitudes toward HBS

Paul Lawrence (with John Glover) publishes High Level Administration in a Large Organization

Paul Lawrence (with John Glover) publishes High Level Administration in a Large Organization, a study of organizational change at the Pentagon

Raymond Vernon is appointed "Professor of International Trade and Investment"

Raymond Vernon is appointed "Professor of International Trade and Investment"

Anthony Committee submits its report -- "Planning for Change"

Anthony Committee (see 1959) submits its report -- "Planning for Change" -- in May

Chris Christensen spends the year teaching at IMEDE

Chris Christensen spends the year teaching at IMEDE

Committee on Faculty Organization is created

In response to growing size of faculty, a "Committee on Faculty Organization," chaired by George P. Baker, is created to study and make recommendations about how faculty should be organized

Dean Teele becomes ill in fall; takes medical leave

Teele becomes ill in fall; takes medical leave until February of '62

Faculty votes to extend International Teachers Program by one year

Faculty votes to extend International Teachers Program by (only) one year, to see what Stanford will do with large grant in this area

Gordon Donaldson publishes Corporate Debt Capacity

Gordon Donaldson publishes Corporate Debt Capacity

HBR's paid circulation reaches 61,800

HBR's paid circulation reaches 61,800

Henrietta Larson becomes first woman to be named a full professor at HBS

Henrietta Larson becomes first woman to be named a full professor at HBS

Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer sponsor first run of "Decision under Uncertainty" seminar

Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer sponsor first run of "Decision under Uncertainty" seminar; runs through 1964

Learned, Christensen and Andrews publish Problems of General Management

Edmund Learned, C. Roland Christensen, and Ken Andrews publish Problems of General Management

Lillian Mary Cotter retires

Lillian Mary Cotter, HBS's financial secretary, retires after 40 years at HBS

Lincoln Gordon leaves HBS to become U.S. ambassador to Brazil

Lincoln Gordon leaves HBS to become U.S. ambassador to Brazil

Paul Lawrence teaches in International Teachers Program

Paul Lawrence teaches in International Teachers Program

Raiffa and Schlaifer publish Applied Statistical Decision Theory

Howard Raiffa and Robert Schlaifer publish Applied Statistical Decision Theory

Representatives from 327 companies interviews with members of second-year class

604 representatives from 327 companies conduct 6,004 interviews with members of second-year class

Required course, "Business Responsibilities in the American Society," is renamed "The Manager and the American Economy"

Required course, "Business Responsibilities in the American Society," is renamed "The Manager and the American Economy"

Teele appoints a Committee on the Educational and Social Environment of the MBA Program

Teele appoints a Committee on the Educational and Social Environment of the MBA Program, focused on section structure and extracurricular activities

Teele writes that while HBS is concerned about ethics

Teele writes that while HBS is concerned about ethics, it has neither the "opportunity nor the responsibility" to prescribe ethical or religious values

"Harbus II," a computer simulation of business enterprise developed at HBS, is used in summer sessions

"Harbus II," a computer simulation of business enterprise developed at HBS, is used in summer sessions cosponsored by HBS and Educational Testing Service with 50 executives; moved into AMP in '63

Associate Dean Russell Hassler resigns

Associate Dean Russell Hassler resigns to become vice president of Hawaiian Electric Company

Associate Dean Vernon Alden resigns

Associate Dean Vernon Alden resigns to accept presidency of Ohio University

Baker asks Marvin Bower (MBA '30) to head committee to study relations between alumni and HBS

Baker asks Marvin Bower (MBA '30) to head committee to study relations between alumni and HBS

Benjamin Selekman dies while teaching AMP class

Benjamin Selekman dies while teaching AMP class

Chaffee Hall takes 2-year leave to serve as director of IMEDE

Chaffee Hall takes 2-year leave to serve as director of IMEDE

Charles Christenson takes leave to serve as Deputy for Management Systems with U.S. Air Force

Charles Christenson takes leave to serve as Deputy for Management Systems with U.S. Air Force; later receives Exceptional Civilian Service Award

Dean Baker appointed

Transportation expert George P. Baker is named the School's 5th dean.

Dean Teele resigns; George P. Baker is named acting dean

After a month back at HBS, Teele resigns (on March 20) for medical reasons; George P. Baker is named acting dean

Donald T. Clark, Baker Librarian, resigns

Donald T. Clark, Baker Librarian, resigns to take post at University of California, Santa Cruz

Faculty discuss the "Planning for Change" report and the Faculty Organization Committee's report

Beginning in October, Baker leads tumultuous faculty discussion of the "Planning for Change" report and the Faculty Organization Committee's report

Faculty votes to accept report of Committee on Faculty Organization

Faculty votes to accept report of Committee on Faculty Organization, which recommends ceding certain powers to HBS programs and the creation of formal subject "Areas"

Faculty votes to accept women

The faculty votes to accept women (creating a separate "pool" for female applicants); the Harvard-Radcliffe program is discontinued, and (in 1963) eight women are admitted as members of first-year class.

Financial retrenchments and faculty debates lead to decline in field-based research

Financial retrenchments and faculty debates lead to decline in field-based research

First woman enrolls in AMP

First woman enrolls in AMP

For the first time, an HRPBA/HBS woman graduates "with Distinction"

For the first time, an HRPBA/HBS woman graduates "with Distinction"

Former Dean David begins effort to raise $1 million

Former Dean David begins effort to raise $1 million to "advance the leadership of the School"

George Lombard becomes Associate Dean for Educational Programs

George Lombard becomes Associate Dean for Educational Programs, in charge of staffing courses and monitoring faculty satisfaction

HBR reprints total 421,000

HBR reprints total 421,000 (up from 325,000 in 1957)

HBS endowment reaches $14 million

HBS endowment reaches $14 million -- up from $7.6 million in 1950 -- but income from endowment only covers 14% of HBS budget

HBS enters into formal agreement to help develop an "Institute of Management" in Ahmedabad, India

With Harvard's permission, HBS enters into formal agreement in July to help develop an "Institute of Management" in Ahmedabad, India; effort is supported by a Ford Foundation grant and headed by Harry Hansen

HBS professors help Pakistan Institute of Management launch its Advanced Management Programme, modeled on HBS's AMP

HBS professors help Pakistan Institute of Management launch its Advanced Management Programme, modeled on HBS's AMP

Howard Raiffa offers faculty program in basic mathematics for application to business

In July and August, Howard Raiffa offers faculty program in basic mathematics for application to business

Library Policy Committee affirms mission of Baker Library, but calls for modernization of key processes

Library Policy Committee affirms mission of Baker Library, but calls for modernization of key processes

Myles Mace becomes first "Associate Dean for External Affairs"

Myles Mace becomes first "Associate Dean for External Affairs"

Office for financial planning and control at HBS is created

New office for financial planning and control at HBS is created

Ray Vernon begins 4-year term as first director of Harvard's Development Advisory Service

Ray Vernon begins 4-year term as first director of Harvard's Development Advisory Service

Robert Gordon Story VIDEO: 15.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1960s, in terms of having no work experience whatsoever, trying to decide between a career in business or academia, and Army obligations of young men then. A classmate started CVS; he gives an overview of his employment there in its early days. He describes changes in the business climate in Ukraine from the 1990s to today, from the perspective of an entrepreneur.

Second-year "Seminar on Business Logistics" is first offered

Second-year "Seminar on Business Logistics" is first offered

Ted Levitt publishes Marketing

Ted Levitt publishes Marketing

The school's first formal bequest program is organized

Due to relative lack of bequests to HBS -- up to this point, HBS has received only 12 bequests in its history -- the School's first formal bequest program is organized

Visiting Committee membership is changed from indefinite to a six-year rotation

Visiting Committee membership is changed from indefinite to a six-year rotation

William J. Cunningham, last surviving member of original HBS faculty, dies

William J. Cunningham, last surviving member of original HBS faculty, dies in June

"Division of International Activities" is created to oversee Turkish and Indian efforts

New "Division of International Activities" is created in March, to oversee Turkish and Indian efforts (as well as other global relationships); headed by Harry Hansen

A bequest-oriented publication is mailed to seven pilot classes and generates 28 bequests to HBS

Educating Tomorrow's Managers, a bequest-oriented publication, is mailed to seven pilot classes and generates 28 bequests to HBS

Baker worries that HBS is too dependent on "soft money"

Baker worries that HBS is too dependent on "soft money"

Business History Review publishes first "theme" issue

Business History Review publishes first "theme" issue (on the role of fashion in the history of business)

C. Roland Christensen is named first George F. Baker, Jr. Professor

C. Roland Christensen is named first George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, recognizing his work in the policy field

Charles D. Ellis Story

Story regarding the influence that Professor Charles Williams had on Mr. Elllis' publishing career - - through his experience writing a term paper and having it published with Professor Charles Williams' help.

Dan Smith serves as president of the Tax Institute of America

Dan Smith serves as president of the Tax Institute of America

David Hawkins wins Newcomen Society Award

David Hawkins wins Newcomen Society Award for his Business History Review article on development of modern financial reporting practices

Entering class of 680 includes first 7 female first-years

Entering class of 680 includes first 7 female first-years

Faculty votes to extend PMD for several more years

Faculty votes to extend PMD for several more years

First-year students participate in first run of the "Business Game

First-year students participate in first run of the "Business Game," a dynamic case series created by James McKenney

Ford Foundation makes major grant in (partial) support of HBS research in organizational behavior

Ford Foundation makes major grant ($200,000 per year for 5 years) in (partial) support of HBS research in organizational behavior

George F. Baker, Jr., Professorship is established

George F. Baker, Jr., Professorship is established

Gund Professorship of Economics and Business Administration is established

Gund Professorship of Economics and Business Administration, honoring banker George Gund and linking HBS and Harvard College, is established

HBS faculty members visit Central America at request of US Agency for International Development

3 HBS faculty members visit Central America at request of US Agency for International Development to explore training needs there

HBS hosts a business policy conference which helps disseminate the "SWOT" framework

HBS hosts a business policy conference which helps disseminate the "SWOT" (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) framework

Intercollegiate Case Clearing House approaches break-even point

Intercollegiate Case Clearing House sells $107,000 worth of mimeographed cases; approaches break-even point

Laurence Kipp is named head librarian at Baker Library

Laurence Kipp is named head librarian at Baker Library

Ralph Hidy becomes editor of Harvard Studies in Business History

Ralph Hidy becomes editor of Harvard Studies in Business History

Richard Vancil publishes The Leasing of Industrial Equipment

Richard Vancil publishes The Leasing of Industrial Equipment

School moves to a three-term calendar

School moves from a two-term to a three-term calendar as one result of the "Planning for Change" debates

Walker Professorship is established

Walker Professorship, honoring HBS Professor Ross Walker, is established

1907 Foundation Professorship of Business Logistics is established

1907 Foundation Professorship of Business Logistics is established

31 DBAs -- largest total in history of doctoral program to date -- are awarded

31 DBAs -- largest total in history of doctoral program to date -- are awarded

68 "active faculty research projects" are underway

68 "active faculty research projects" are underway; largest total in School's history

Baker writes that HBS wants to increase applications from women and minorities

Baker writes that HBS wants to increase applications from women and minorities

David Professorship is established

David Professorship, honoring Dean David, is established

Entering MBA class includes 683 men and 3 women

Entering MBA class includes 683 men and 3 women

Faculty Advisory Committee on International Activities promulgates rules for HBS engagement in foreign programs

Faculty Advisory Committee on International Activities promulgates rules for HBS engagement in foreign programs: 1) foreign experience for faculty is good; 2) formal foreign affiliations will be limited to 3 at any one time, involving no more than 8 faculty members

First computer is installed on campus

First computer (an IBM 1401) is installed on campus; used for "business games" in classroom, research, and administration

First high-speed copier is installed in Baker

First high-speed copier (a Xerox 914) is installed in Baker; in less than 4 months, 25,000 copies are made

Four new HBS clubs are formed

Four new HBS clubs -- in the Central Carolinas, Japan, South Africa, and Lima, Peru -- are formed

HBS Fund sets two new fundraising records

HBS Fund sets two new records with $600,000 in gifts from 12,000 contributors

HBS active case collection totals 26,967

HBS active case collection totals 26,967

HBS investigates "Tele-Case Discussion" potential

HBS investigates "Tele-Case Discussion" potential, using phone networks to conduct discussions on a nationwide basis

HBS professors teach first program at Central American Institute of Business Administration

HBS professors teach first program at Central American Institute of Business Administration (INCAE) in Antigua, Guatemala; 46 owners and managers of businesses in 6 countries attend

HBS receives a "very large grant" from IBM to support a 10-year, Harvard-wide program on technological advances and social change

HBS receives a "very large grant" from IBM to support a 10-year, Harvard-wide program on technological advances and social change

Harry Hansen, HBS Club of London, and British Institute of Management jointly offer 6-week executive course at Bede College

Harry Hansen, HBS Club of London, and British Institute of Management jointly offer 6-week executive course at Bede College

Informal relationship between HBS and INSEAD begins

Informal relationship between HBS and INSEAD (at Fontainebleau, France) begins

Intercollegiate Case Clearing House becomes self-sustaining

Intercollegiate Case Clearing House sells $154,000 worth of cases; becomes self-sustaining

Lewis Ward heads new Data Processing Center

Lewis Ward heads new Data Processing Center

McNair Professorship is established

McNair Professorship, honoring HBS Professor Malcolm McNair, is established; Harry Hansen is named first incumbent (in 1965)

Paul Lawrence becomes head of OB area

Paul Lawrence becomes head of OB area (through 1969)

Robert Anthony publishes Essentials of Accounting

Robert Anthony publishes Essentials of Accounting

Summer workshop series in Research in Business Finance begins

Summer workshop series in Research in Business Finance, supported by Ford Foundation, begins

Ted Levitt publishes Industrial Purchasing Behavior

Ted Levitt publishes Industrial Purchasing Behavior

The HBS Club Presidents' Institute meets at HBS

The HBS Club Presidents' Institute meets at HBS; attended by 26 club presidents seeking help in organizing events

Three professors hired in the 1920s retire

Three professors hired in the 1920s -- Neil Borden, Malcolm McNair, and Richard Meriam -- retire

USDA asks HBS to develop a program to help extension personnel work with agricultural marketing firms

USDA asks HBS to develop a program to help extension personnel work with agricultural marketing firms

Weatherhead Professorship is established

Weatherhead Professorship, honoring inventor Albert Weatherhead, is established; Robert Livernash is named first incumbent (in 1965)

"Tele-Case Discussions" are used to link faculty with executives in five U.S. cities

"Tele-Case Discussions" are used to link faculty with executives in five U.S. cities

366 companies conduct 7,390 interviews with second-year students

366 companies conduct 7,390 interviews with second-year students; 201 of those companies do not succeed in hiring

38 seminars are offered to HBS doctoral students

38 seminars are offered to HBS doctoral students (up from 1 in 1958)

Albert Gordon (MBA '25) heads a new committee on major gifts

Albert Gordon (MBA '25) heads a new committee on major gifts

Applications to MBA program rise

Applications to MBA program rise 18% to 2,544

Business Policy: Text and Cases published

C. Roland Christensen and Ken Andrews publish Business Policy: Text and Cases, a groundbreaking strategy text

Charles Christenson publishes Strategic Aspects of Competitive Bidding

Charles Christenson publishes Strategic Aspects of Competitive Bidding

Dillon House is dedicated

Dillon House, 1st new building since 1953, is dedicated

Ford Foundation initiates supports 5-year "Multinational Enterprise Project

Ford Foundation initiates supports 5-year "Multinational Enterprise Project," a research program headed by Ray Vernon

George Bates retires

George Bates, faculty member since 1925, retires

Gund Professorship of Commercial Banking is established

Gund Professorship of Commercial Banking (2nd Gund chair at HBS) is established; Charlie Williams is named first incumbent (in 1966)

HBR's paid circulation reaches 83,000

HBR's paid circulation reaches 83,000 (up 11% in a year), and reprint orders from 22,470 individuals and businesses reach 678,100 (up 35%)

James Healy publishes Creative Collective Bargaining

James Healy publishes Creative Collective Bargaining

Jay Lorsch publishes Product Innovation and Organization

Jay Lorsch publishes doctoral dissertation, Product Innovation and Organization

John Dearden publishes Management Control Systems

John Dearden publishes Management Control Systems, which stays in print for decades

John Pratt publishes Risk Aversion in the Small and the Large

John Pratt publishes "Risk Aversion in the Small and the Large" in Econometrica, which influences subsequent studies of risk; becomes editor of Journal of the American Statistical Research Association

London and Manchester Business Schools are founded on HBS model

London and Manchester Business Schools are founded on HBS model

Neil Crone retires

Neil Crone, "family physician" to HBS for a quarter-century, retires

Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch publish Organizational Behavior and Administration

Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch publish Organizational Behavior and Administration

Raiffa, Schlaifer and Pratt publish Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory

Howard Raiffa, Robert Schlaifer, and John Pratt publish Introduction to Statistical Decision Theory

Robert Anthony publishes Planning and Control Systems

Robert Anthony publishes Planning and Control Systems; takes leave to become Assistant Secretary of Defense; later receives DoD's "Medal for Distinguished Public Service"

Second summer Workshop in Research in Business Finance is held

Second summer Workshop in Research in Business Finance is held on campus, and includes 20 researchers from other business schools

Stepehen Greyser and Thomas Raymond initiate "Institute in Arts Administration

Stepehen Greyser and Thomas Raymond initiate "Institute in Arts Administration," in collaboration with Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Walter Salmon publishes Product Profitability Measurement and Merchandise Decisions

Walter Salmon publishes Product Profitability Measurement and Merchandise Decisions

Winthrop Aldrich's papers are deposited in Baker Library

Winthrop Aldrich's papers are deposited in Baker Library

Women's Student Association (WSA) is organized

Women's Student Association (WSA) is organized

11,263 alumni contribute $700,000 to HBS Fund

11,263 alumni (42.4% of total) contribute $700,000 to HBS Fund

388 companies conduct 6,543 interviews of graduating students; only 173 recruit at least one

388 companies conduct 6,543 interviews of graduating students; only 173 recruit at least one

50th AMP session includes two-day symposium for 400 AMP alumni

50th AMP session includes two-day symposium for 400 AMP alumni

A graduate seminar, "Advanced Uses of Computers in Business," evaluates four computer terminal systems

A graduate seminar, "Advanced Uses of Computers in Business," evaluates four computer terminal systems

Abraham Zaleznik publishes Human Dilemmas of Leadership

Abraham Zaleznik publishes Human Dilemmas of Leadership

Baker Library sponsors colloquium on Source Materials in Business and Economic History

Baker Library sponsors colloquium on Source Materials in Business and Economic History, sponsored by new 5-year Kress Foundation grant

Bertha Daniels retires

Bertha Daniels retires after 42 years in research administration; is later honored (in 1982) with the establishment of a fellowship fund

Charles Bliss is first incumbent of Little Chair

Little Chair, honoring industrialist Royal Little, is established; Charles Bliss is named first incumbent

Cost of research program exceeds $1 million for the first time

Cost of research program exceeds $1 million for the first time

Division of International Activities establishes program to give MBA graduates jobs in developing countries

Division of International Activities, with help from AID, establishes program to give MBA graduates jobs in developing countries; 6 members of Class of '66 take 2-year assignments overseas

Faculty accepts report on Use of Faculty Resources

Faculty votes to accept report of Committee on the Use of Faculty Resources, including expansion of executive training programs

First computer terminals are introduced into classrooms

First computer terminals are introduced into classrooms

Frank Tucker publishes Small Business Management

Frank Tucker publishes Small Business Management

Georges Doriot retires

Georges Doriot, a "towering figure" on the faculty since 1925, retires

HBS enters into a time-sharing relationship with Harvard's Computation Center and other Harvard entities

HBS enters into a time-sharing relationship with Harvard's Computation Center and other Harvard entities; goal is to have 18 remote computer terminals at HBS by January 2007, and 32 within several more months

HBS receives Ford Foundation grant to assist three Philippine universities develop graduate business programs

HBS receives Ford Foundation grant to assist three Philippine universities develop graduate business programs

Howard Raiffa is first incumbent of Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professorship of Managerial Economics chair

The Frank Plumpton Ramsey Professorship of Managerial Economics -- a joint HBS/Department of Economics chair -- is created; Howard Raiffa is named first incumbent

International Teachers Program enrolls largest class to date

International Teachers Program, in 8th year of operation, enrolls 41 (largest class to date), including teachers from 16 countries

John Dearden publishes Computers in Business Management

John Dearden publishes Computers in Business Management

Ken Andrews publishes The Effectiveness of University Management Development Programs

Ken Andrews publishes The Effectiveness of University Management Development Programs, which wins Book Award from Academy of Management in 1967

Longer service staff begin to retire

Helen Eastman, Secretary of the School, retires after 45 years of service; Ruth Hetherston, Associate in Research, retires after 37 years as casewriter

New HBS Clus bring total international clubs to 14

HBS Clubs established in Peru, Belgium, Geneva,and Zurich, bringing total number of international clubs to 14

Pat Coady Story VIDEO: RT: 05:28

Stories regarding the camaraderie of his HBS days, including an anecdote about how his classmate Michael Bloomberg received the lowest starting salary that year. He speaks about the strong bonds among his section members, who are so close that they hold mini-reunions.

Saturday classes eliminated for second-year students

Saturday classes eliminated for second-year students

Wickham Skinner publishes "Production Under Pressure

Wickham Skinner publishes "Production Under Pressure" in HBR, anticipating U.S. manufacturing woes in coming decades

Abraham Zaleznik is first incumbent of Cahners-Rabb Professorship

Cahners-Rabb Professorship, honoring publisher Norman Cahners and food merchandiser Sidney Rabb, is established; Abraham Zaleznik is named first incumbent

Administrator Richard Chapin leaves HBS to become president of Emerson College

Administrator Richard Chapin leaves HBS to become president of Emerson College

Andrew Towl visits international schools to build relationships

Andrew Towl, director of case development and distribution, visits schools in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa to build relationships

Bertrand Fox named first incumbent of Schiff Professorship

Schiff Professorship, honoring financier Jacob Schiff, is established; Bertrand Fox is named first incumbent

Catherine Ellsworth, casewriter and researcher since 1923, retires

Catherine Ellsworth, casewriter and researcher since 1923, retires

Clark Wilson leaves HBS

Clark Wilson leaves HBS to become director of INCAE in January; in July, Dean Baker attends groundbreaking ceremony in Managua

Edmund Learned and Fritz Roethlisberger retire

Edmund Learned and Fritz Roethlisberger retire

Faculty approves "Andrews Report," outlining growth priorities of the school

Faculty approves the "Andrews Report," which calls for no growth in MBA program, but growth in doctoral, executive education, and faculty time devoted to research

First three women receive DBAs

46 DBAs are awarded: almost 50% higher than previous record total; group includes first 3 women to receive DBA degree

Fundraising underway for new AMP buildings

Fundraising (led by Albert Gordon) is underway for new AMP buildings; some 40 companies contribute more than $3 million

HBR's paid circulation exceeds 95,000

HBR's paid circulation exceeds 95,000; total reprints exceed 1 million for the first time

HBS Club of Bangkok is established

HBS Club of Bangkok is established

HBS co-hosts summer program to encourage careers in business

HBS co-hosts (with sponsoring companies) a summer program for 51 undergraduates to encourage careers in business

HBS hosts executive seminar on challenges of racial integration in the business setting

HBS hosts 3-day executive seminar on challenges of racial integration in the business setting

International Teachers Program founded at HBS

The Ford Foundation gives $1.2 million in support of the "International Teachers Program," aimed at training case-method teachers from around the globe at HBS; Boston investor Charles Cotting donates the needed funds for a building to house ITP.

J. Leslie Rollins, administrator since 1942, retires

J. Leslie Rollins, administrator since 1942, retires

Lovett-Learned Professorship is established

Lovett-Learned Professorship, honoring Assistant Secretary of War Robert Lovett and HBS Professor Edmund Learned, is established; Walter Frese is named first incumbent (in 1968)

MBA applications increase by 14%

MBA applications increase by 14% to almost 3,000

Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch publish Organization and Environment

Paul Lawrence and Jay Lorsch publish Organization and Environment; subsequently wins Academy of Management Book Award

Paul Lawrence succeeds Fritz Roethlisberger as Donham Professor in Organizational Behavior

Paul Lawrence succeeds retiring Fritz Roethlisberger as Donham Professor in Organizational Behavior

Phil David first offers "Urban Land Development"

Phil David first offers "Urban Land Development," an influential elective in development of entrepreneurial theory at HBS

Phil Lamoreaux VIDEO: 7.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1960s, encapsuled in his lucky gamble to enroll in a new course, Interpersonal Behavior, taught by Jay Lorsch. He notes that learning to listen to and understand another's point of view has enabled him to make good investment decisions based on interpreting senior management aims and ability. His personal relationships have also benefitted from this course he took some 40 years ago.

Rafique Dawood Story VIDEO: 5.5 minutes

Story regarding his experience attending HBS in the 1960s, a discussion of his delay in arrival because of war in Pakistan, main lessons learned, endurance of friendships made, caliber of teaching, and the welcome and commitment HBS accords its alumni. He recounts with satisfaction the schooling and return to Pakistan of his children, to take part in running the family business.

Ralph Hower receives honorary doctorate from University of Navarra

Ralph Hower receives honorary doctorate from University of Navarra in Spain for his help in establishing the Graduate School of Business there

Unrestricted reserves begin three-year decline in relation to fixed expenses

Unrestricted reserves begin three-year decline in relation to fixed expenses; by 1970, reserves will cover only three months expenses

Wilbur England is first incumbent of Kresge Professorhsip

Kresge Professorship is established in honor of Sebastian Kresge; Wilbur England is named first incumbent

A second U.K. HBS Club established

A second HBS Club -- in The West and Wales -- is established in the U.K.

C. Roland Christensen initiates doctoral seminars on case-method teaching

C. Roland Christensen initiates a series of annual seminars for doctoral students on case-method teaching

Cotting House is dedicated in December

Cotting House is dedicated in December

Dean Baker asks Chris Christensen to develop a program to help other HBS professors improve their teaching

Dean Baker asks Chris Christensen to develop a program to help other HBS professors improve their teaching

Eli Shapiro named first incumbent of Coleman Professorship

Coleman Professorship, honoring investment banker Sylvan Coleman (MBA '28) is established; Eli Shapiro is named first incumbent

Entering MBA class includes students from "underprivileged backgrounds"

Entering MBA class includes 27 students from "underprivileged backgrounds," up from 3 in the entering class 2 years earlier; Baker confirms that faculty's 1958 vote calls for a diverse entering class

Experimental AMP summer sessions authorized by faculty

Faculty authorizes an experimental AMP session to run 6 weeks in summer of 1968 and a second 6 weeks in summer of 1969

First Alumni Achievement and Distinguished Service Award winners named

Former HBS faculty member, Ford executive, and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara (MBA '39) wins first Alumni Achievement award; investment banker Albert Gordon (MBA '25) and consulting-firm pioneer Marvin Bower (MBA '30) win first Distinguished Service awards.

HBS focuses on fundraising to expand faculty

Focus of HBS fundraising shifts from AMP building to financing expansion of faculty

HBS responds to demands that it do more about Vietnam and the "Negro question"

In response to student and faculty demands that HBS do more about Vietnam and the "Negro question," Baker writes that the job of HBS is to "preserve and enhance the climate" that allows the pursuit of truth

HBS runs special summer session for students called up by the draft

School runs special summer session to accommodate students called up by the draft or for reserve service; 85 students enroll

Harding Professorship, honoring financier William Harding, is established

Harding Professorship, honoring financier William Harding, is established

Henry Arthur publishes Tropical Agribusiness Structures and Adjustments

Henry Arthur publishes Tropical Agribusiness Structures and Adjustments

Karl Ziegler Story VIDEO: RT: 04:35

Story regarding his odyssey from the Harvard Business School onward to a life of banking and advocating for debt relief in Africa. While studying in West Berlin, he witnessed the thaw in East-West relations and concluded that an HBS education would enable him to capitalize on business possibilities. With a foundation in international business, he worked in international finance for many years in Kenya. He co-founded nonprofit organizations to promote responsible debt relief for African nations and to combat corporate and government corruption worldwide. He continually strives to be more relevant in today's changing world and encourages all people to "think about all cultures in a peaceful way."

Lawrence Fouraker succeeds Bertrand Fox as Director of Division of Research

Bertrand Fox steps down as Director of Division of Research; is succeeded by Lawrence Fouraker

Mentors as Lifelong Guides VIDEO: RT: 02:28

Interview clip with Mal Mixon, MBA 1968, who talks about his father as the greatest influence and mentor in his life and how his Harvard Business School advisor, Eric Cutler, befriended and supported him.

Paul Lawrence publishes Behavioral Science Concepts in Case Analysis

Paul Lawrence (with Tagiuri, Barnett, and Dunphy) publishes Behavioral Science Concepts in Case Analysis

Ray Goldberg publishes Agribusiness Coordination

Ray Goldberg publishes Agribusiness Coordination

Richard Dooley named first incumbent of Philips Professorship

Philips Professorship, honoring manufacturer Jesse Philips, is established; Richard Dooley is named first incumbent

Students have 24-hour access to computer terminals

32 terminals are installed in Baker to give students 24-hour access to computers

The HBS Experience VIDEO: RT: 01:14

Interview clip with Mal Mixon, MBA 1968, regarding his experiences at the Harvard Business School and the honor of being voted the first ombudsman by the students.

The Path to HBS: Youthful Advice and Admission VIDEO: RT: 01:16

Interview clip with Martin Sorrell, MBA 1968, who reminisces about youthful advice from Sir Charles Hayward, the director of his father's company, Firth Cleveland, to pursue his interest in business at HBS and his trip to the U.S. in 1964 for the World's Fair during which he visited the campus, applied on the spot, and was accepted at the age of 21.

"Doriot Fund" provides fellowships for foreign students

"Doriot Fund" is established to provide fellowships for foreign students

"Leadership potential" is important as an admissions criteria

Baker writes that "leadership potential" has always been an important admissions criterion

Andrew Towl publishes To Study Administration by Cases

Andrew Towl publishes To Study Administration by Cases

Baker calls for Trade Union Program review

Baker, concerned about the "undynamic" Trade Union Program, which has little interaction with rest of HBS, calls for a program review

Chaired professorships increase during Baker's tenure

During Baker's tenure, number of chaired professorships has increased from 13 to 35

Doriot Fellowship established

Friends and former students of Georges Doriot establish a fellowship in his name to help foreign students at HBS

Faculty votes to increase minority applications

Faculty votes to approve Baker's effort to increase minority applications to MBA program, and to admit "the greatest number consistent with the effective functioning of the program"

First HBS staff member to reach 50-year University service milestone retires

Anna Spang, assistant librarian, retires; first HBS staff member to reach 50-year University service milestone

First HBSA European conference is held (in Amsterdam)

First HBSA European conference is held (in Amsterdam)

First female valedictorian

Robin Foote, MBA '69, becomes first female student to graduate at top of her class

First-year class increases "time-shared" computer usage

"Time-shared" computer usage increases 140% (to about 8 hours) among first-year class

Gordon Donaldson is first incumbent of Smith Professorship

Smith Professorship, honoring Willard Prescott Smith, is established; Gordon Donaldson is named first incumbent

Gordon Donaldson publishes Strategy for Financial Mobility

Gordon Donaldson publishes Strategy for Financial Mobility

HBS Club of Singapore is established

HBS Club of Singapore is established

HBS Fund raises more than $1 million for the first time

HBS Fund raises more than $1 million for the first time

HBS and Harvard Law School establish the JD/MBA program

HBS and Harvard Law School establish the JD/MBA program: the School's first joint-degree program.

HBS negotiates price for "terminal time"

HBS negotiates for 42,000 hours of "terminal time" for 1969-70 for same price as 20,000 hours in 1968-69

International HBS clubs open

New HBS Clubs open in Milan, the Netherlands, Rhein-Ruhr, and Sweden; Geneva club becomes inactive

John Bishop is appointed first director of Harvard's Office of Information Technology

John Bishop is appointed first director of Harvard's Office of Information Technology; spends 2 years helping structure IT at Harvard

John Dearden is first incumbent of Krannert Professorship

Krannert Professorship, honoring manufacturer Herman Krannert, is established; John Dearden is named first incumbent

John McArthur and Bruce Scott publish Industrial Planning In France

John McArthur and Bruce Scott publish Industrial Planning In France

Lawrence Thompson takes leave to serve as senior vice president of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates

Lawrence Thompson takes leave to serve as senior vice president of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates; develops environmentally sound solid-waste disposal system for big cities

MBA class and section size standardized

First-year sections reduced from 100 to 75 students, and first-year MBA class is "standardized" at 750 students

PMD is shortened from 16 to 14 weeks

PMD is shortened from 16 to 14 weeks

Participants return for a second session of an experimental AMP

Out of 91 participants in experimental AMP in summer of 1969, 89 return for second 6-week session

Paul Cherington leaves to serve as Assistant Secretary in Department of Transportation

Paul Cherington takes leaves to serve as Assistant Secretary in Department of Transportation

Ray Vernon is first incumbent of Herbert F. Johnson Professorship of International Business Management

Herbert F. Johnson Professorship of International Business Management is endowed; Ray Vernon is named first incumbent

Richard Dooley begins work on new executive education program aimed at owners of small businesses

Richard Dooley begins work on new executive education program aimed at owners of small businesses; launched (in 1972) as "Smaller Company Management Program"

Stephen Fuller becomes president of the Asian Institute of Management

Stephen Fuller becomes president of the Asian Institute of Management

Student unrest spreads across Harvard campus in spring, including HBS, but HBS students vote not to support a strike

Student unrest spreads across Harvard campus in spring, including HBS, but HBS students vote not to support a strike

Students must have 2 years work experience before entering MBA program

Baker questions whether informal "requirement" that students have at least 2 years of work experience before entering MBA program be made formal

Ted Levitt publishes The Marketing Mode

Ted Levitt publishes The Marketing Mode

The 1907 Foundation Professorship of Distribution is established

The 1907 Foundation Professorship of Distribution is established

Walter Frese is first incumbent of Dickinson Professorship

Dickinson Professorship, honoring accountant Arthur Dickinson, is established; Walter Frese is named first incumbent

Wilbur England receives Shipman Gold Medal from National Association of Purchasing Management

Wilbur England receives Shipman Gold Medal from National Association of Purchasing Management

Booting up at HBS VIDEO: RT: 01:35

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who relates the beginnings of information technology at the Harvard Business School, including the first HBS course on computers, taught by John Dearden in 1962.

From Punch Cards to Computer Games VIDEO: RT: 04:20

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who talks about the processing of punch cards at the Baker Library and Jim McKenney's business game of the early 1960s as an initial major use of computers in teaching at the Harvard Business School.

On Coming to HBS VIDEO: RT: 01:38

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan about his career choice of the Harvard Business School over Carnegie-Mellon and his disagreements with senior faculty about the use of computers in business education.

The Faculty Restructures Itself VIDEO: RT: 03:37

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Joseph Bower who recounts the congenial collegiality and cohesiveness of the faculty and the restructuring of the faculty by area in the 1960s.

The Learned Pivotal Point VIDEO: RT: 01:56

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Warren McFarlan who discusses Ed Learned's report on the future of information technology at the Harvard Business School and its impact on the School's educational and administrative processes and his career.