WHITMAN, WILLIAM TATE, 1909-2003.

Biography:

Economist; college professor. Born– October 26, 1909, in Boaz, Ala. Parents– Edward Fenno and Jane Moore (Street) Whitman. Married– Luisita Dye on August 12, 1936. Children– Two. Education– Duke University, B.A., 1929, M.A., 1933, Ph.D., 1943. Taught at Citadel (1936-47), Duke(1939-40), Emory(1950-1978). Visiting professor, Davidson College. Member– American Economic Association, Southern Economic Association, Industrial Relations Research Association.  Awarded professor emeritus status at Emory on his retirement in 1978. Died October 25, 2003.

Source:

Contemporary Authors online.

Who’s Who online.

Joint Publication(s):

Corporate Earning Power and Market Valuation, 1935-55. Durham, N.C.; Duke University Press 1959.

Investment Timing; the Formula Plan Approach. New York; McGraw-Hill, 1953.

Marketing Management; a Quantitative Approach. New York; Simmons-Boardman, 1964.

Joint Editor:

Essays in Southern Economic Development. Chapel Hill, N.C.; University of North Carolina, 1964.