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[HBS authorized to grant "Doctor of Commercial Science" (DCS) degree

Harvard Corporate authorizes HBS to grant "Doctor of Commercial Science" (DCS) degree

Charles I. Gragg receives first DCS degree awarded by HBS

Charles I. Gragg receives first DCS degree awarded by HBS

At Donhams' urging, faculty Committee on Instruction calls for a 3rd year of MBA program, leading to DCS degree

At Donhams' urging, faculty Committee on Instruction calls for a 3rd year of MBA program, leading to DCS degree

Stanley F. Teele receives second DCS degree awarded by HBS

Stanley F. Teele receives second DCS degree awarded by HBS

Paul Lawrence receives DCS in Organizational Behavior

Paul Lawrence receives DCS in Organizational Behavior

C. Roland Christensen receives DCS degree; publishes Management Succession in Small and Growing Enterprises

C. Roland Christensen receives DCS degree; publishes Management Succession in Small and Growing Enterprises

Doctor in Business Administration degree replaces the Doctor of Commercial Science degree

With Ford Foundation funding, faculty votes in favor of an enlarged doctoral program, and (with Harvard's permission) to grant a "Doctor in Business Administration" degree instead of the "Doctor of Commercial Science" degree

New "Doctoral Lounge" opens in Baker

New "Doctoral Lounge" opens in Baker

Dean Teele appointed

Retailing specialist and recipient of HBS's second doctoral degree, Stanley F. Teele, is named HBS's 4th dean.

First "Doctorate in Business Administration" is awarded

In June, first "Doctorate in Business Administration" is awarded; 41 "provisional candidates" are accepted into the DBA program

HBS attends October AACSB meeting at Columbia on subject of doctoral programs in business adminstration; School is "now playing a significant role" in training researchers and teachers

HBS attends October AACSB meeting at Columbia on subject of doctoral programs in business adminstration; School is "now playing a significant role" in training researchers and teachers

Newly created "Directory of Doctoral Degree Holders" shows that 60 of 100 degree holders are in academic life

Newly created "Directory of Doctoral Degree Holders" shows that 60 of 100 degree holders are in academic life, including 80% of those receiving degrees within previous 10 years

Doctoral program expanded

Faculty approves a massive expansion of doctoral program to meet burgeoning demand for business educators; Ford Foundation funds this expansion

Ford Foundation gives $1.1 million

Ford Foundation gives $1.1 million in support of doctoral program, summer teaching seminars, and faculty research

HBS establishes a 12-month "Institute of Basic Mathematics for Application to Business"

HBS establishes a 12-month "Institute of Basic Mathematics for Application to Business" with Ford Foundation support, to upgrade key leaders of business doctoral programs; 41 applicants from 32 universities enroll

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

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

38 seminars are offered to HBS doctoral students

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

Jay Lorsch publishes Product Innovation and Organization

Jay Lorsch publishes doctoral dissertation, Product Innovation and Organization

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

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

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

Educated to Teach and to Research VIDEO: RT: 04:00

Interview clip with HBS Dean Jay Light who traces his evolution as a teacher to the example of the professors with whom he studied and to the Doctoral Instructional Group, through which he grasped the principles of the case method; recounts his first classroom experiences and the mentorship of Prof. Colyer Crum in case research and writing; and describes his partnership with Prof. Bill White in instructing the Capital Markets course and in authoring the basic textbook in the field, 'The Financial System'.

Jay Light joins the faculty

Jay Light, first graduate of HBS/Harvard Economics Department doctoral program in decision and control theory, joins faculty

Richard Rosenbloom begins intensive review of HBS doctoral programs

Richard Rosenbloom begins intensive review of HBS doctoral programs; ultimately leads to shrinking of programs to enhance quality of student

The Trajectory to HBS: The Sky's No Limit VIDEO: RT: 03:13

Interview clip with HBS Dean Jay Light who, growing up in the 1950s space race, was drawn to a career in science; pursued his fascination with aerospace engineering and physics at Cornell University and at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory; applied to the HBS MBA Program to strengthen his management skills and was steered by Prof. Howard Raiffa into the doctoral program; and became enthralled with finance through the influence of Prof. Eli Shapiro and Prof. Bill White.

More foreign men than American men are admitted to doctoral programs

More foreign men than American men are admitted to doctoral programs

Louis Wells chairs Subcommittee on DBA Requirements

Louis Wells chairs Subcommittee on DBA Requirements

"Dean's Doctoral Fellowships" are established

"Dean's Doctoral Fellowships" are established; aimed at helping qualified graduating students (and recent HBS graduates) prepare for academic career in business administration

Doctoral alumni celebrate 60th anniversary of the establishment of first HBS doctoral program

Some 200 HBS doctoral alumni convene at HBS to celebrate 60th anniversary of establishment of first HBS doctoral program

Joint Ph.D. programs established with Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences

The HBS faculty and Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote to establish new joint Ph.D.s in organizational behavior and decision sciences.

Faculty votes to establish joint Ph.D. program in decision sciences

Faculty votes to establish joint Ph.D. program in decision sciences

Influential Women Role Models VIDEO: RT: 02:44

Interview clip with Gwill York, MBA 1984, on the formative impact of her women teachers at the all-girls Laurel School, who instilled a love of learning and will to achieve in her, and Dr. Betty J. Diener, for whom she worked one summer and who stood as an exemplar for her as one of the first women to earn a HBS DBA and the first woman to enter the New York Harvard Club.

The Stanley Roth, Sr. Charitable Trust makes a gift in support of HBS doctoral students

The Stanley Roth, Sr. Charitable Trust makes a $1.5 million gift in support of HBS doctoral students

[Four doctoral students from three countries, including HBS's Clayton Christensen, receive the POM Society's first "Abernathy Awards]>

Four doctoral students from three countries, including HBS's Clayton Christensen, receive the POM Society's first "Abernathy Awards," established in memory of William Abernathy

Mary Teichert Rotelli Story VIDEO: RT: 06:51

Story regarding the educational and personal highlights of her HBS experience. She describes her defining academic moment when she opened a class discussion of a case which she had prepared thoroughly with her study group. She recommends making the MBA curriculum more flexible to facilitate completing the program for women with families. On an HBS High Tech Fellowship, she worked with Prof. Myra Hart and Prof. Lynda Applegate to research and write cases on the transformations wrought by the new Internet economy and the future of business.

Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA '65) makes $25 million gift in support of HBS doctoral programs; "Wyss Hall" is dedicated in his honor (in 2006)

Hansjoerg Wyss (MBA '65) makes $25 million gift in support of HBS doctoral programs; "Wyss Hall" is dedicated in his honor (in 2006)

Psychoanalysis and Business Education VIDEO: RT: 01:57

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Abraham Zaleznik who talks about Dean George Baker's role in the progression of his career at HBS, his endorsement of his plan for training in psychoanalysis, and how he incorporated his expertise into a doctoral seminar to teach psychoanalytical theories and ideas and to assist the students with formulating their dissertation projects.

TV, Dissertation, and Roethlisberger VIDEO: RT: 03:12

Interview clip with HBS faculty member Abraham Zaleznik about Prof. George Albert Smith's support of his doctoral dissertation idea on the mechanization of the manufacturing of televisions at the Du Mont Broadcasting Corporation, his focus on the human side of the enterprise, and working with Prof. Fritz Roethlisberger as his thesis supervisor.