Jerome B. Komisar
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Jerome Bertram Komisar (born 1935) is an American economist and academic administrator most noted for serving as President of the University of Alaska.
Komisar was born in Brooklyn, New York. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from New York University in 1957, master's and Ph.D degrees in economics from Columbia University in 1959 and 1968, respectively. He began at the City College of New York in 1959 and moved to Hamilton College in 1961. In 1966, he joined the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he held a number of faculty and administrative positions, most notably Acting Chancellor in 1987 and 1988.
In 1990, he assumed the Presidency of the University of Alaska system, serving in that role for eight years.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. |
Chancellor (Acting) of the State University of New York February 1, 1987 – July 31, 1988 |
Succeeded by D. Bruce Johnstone |
| Preceded by Donald D. O'Dowd |
President of the University of Alaska August, 1990 – June 30, 1998 |
Succeeded by Wendy Redman (Acting) |
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| NAME | Komisar, Jerome B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | None |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | President of the University of Alaska |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn, New York |
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| PLACE OF DEATH | |
Categories: 1935 births | American economists | American educators | American university and college presidents | Binghamton University faculty | City University of New York faculty | Columbia University alumni | Hamilton College faculty | Living people | New York University alumni | People from Brooklyn | Presidents of the State University of New York | University of Alaska System
