Eleanor Mansfield Birch

Background

Birch, Eleanor Mansfield was born on October 17, 1928 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Lawrence Edward and Bridget Josephine (Reardon) Mansfield.

Education

Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, Brown University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University Iowa, 1969.

Career

Agriculture, 1952-1953. With Harvard Graduate School Business Administration, 1954. Research specialist agricultural economics University of California, Berkeley, 1954-1960, agricultural economics U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1961-1964.

Associate professor management science U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1968-1992, retired 1992, department chairman, 1975-1978, associate dean, director Master of Business Administration program, 1984-1989.

Director Honorary Industries, 1978-1993. National Science Foundation fellow, 1964-1967.

Ford Foundation fellow, 1967-1968. Recipient Hancher Finkbine award University Iowa, 1975.

Achievements

• Eleanor Mansfield Birch has been listed as a noteworthy management educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Iowa Womens Political Caucus., American Institute Decision Sciences, Econometric Society, American Statistical Association, American Economics Association.

Connections

Married John Joseph Birch Birch, February 3, 1951 (deceased November 9, 2008). Children: Joanna M., Laura E.

Father:

Lawrence Edward Mansfield

Mother:

Bridget Josephine (Reardon) Mansfield

Spouse:

John Joseph Birch

child:

Laura East. With United States Bureau Birch

child:

Joanna M. Birch