Background
O'Connell, Donald William was born on March 22, 1916 in New York City. Son of William Patrick and May Josephine (McHugh) O'C.
O'Connell, Donald William was born on March 22, 1916 in New York City. Son of William Patrick and May Josephine (McHugh) O'C.
AB, Columbia, 1937; A.M. (Mitchell fellow 1937-1938), Columbia, 1938. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1953. Postgraduate (Kellett fellow), Cambridge University, England, 1939.
Member faculty Columbia, 1940-1959, associate professor banking, 1957-1959. Assistant dean Columbia (Graduate School Business), 1954-1957. Economist War Production Board, 1942.
Economic editorial writer New York Herald Tribune, 1949-1956. Program associate economic development and administration Ford Foundation, 1959-1962. Professor economics University Maryland, since 1962, dean College Business and Public Administration, 1962-1973, vice president for general administration, 1973-1979.
Served to lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Economic Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Alpha Psi, Phi Chi Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha.
Married Jeanne Marie Austin, September 5, 1953. Children– Ellen O'Connell Lewis, Stephen Austin, Lauren Marie, Marcia Lidell.