L. Joseph Thomas

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L. Joseph Thomas
Born (1942-01-16) January 16, 1942 (age 80)
Education Carnegie Mellon University  (B.S.)
Yale University  (Ph.D.)
OccupationAcademician, administrator
SpouseMargaret Gilboy Thomas
Children2

Louis Joseph Thomas (born January 16, 1942) is an American educator and administrator who is the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean Emeritus and professor of operations management of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. [1] He served Johnson as its dean for five years, prior to returning to the faculty in 2012. [2]

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References

  1. Schmotter, James W. (1992). Not Just Another School of Business Administration: A History of Graduate Management Education at Cornell University. Cornell University Press.
  2. "L. Joseph Thomas profile at Johnson School".