Fred Meinhard Westfield

Background

Westfield, Fred Meinhard was born on November 7, 1926 in Essen, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940. Son of Dietrich and Grete (Stern) Westfield.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957.

Career

Teaching assistant, instructor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952-1953; lecturer, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1953-1957; assistant professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1957-1960; associate professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1960-1965; professor economics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1965-1998; member of faculty county College Arts and Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1974-1976; member of faculty senate, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1979-1982, 94-95; director undergraduate studies department economics and business administration, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1984-1987; member graduate faculty county, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1991; professor economics emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1998. Visiting professor U. Colorado, summers 1973-1974. Conductor seminars, lecturer, participant university and research organizations.

Fulbright senior lecturer U. Nac. del Sur, Argentina, 1986. Consultant Council Economics Advisers, Executive Office President, 1968, World Bank and Water and Power Development Authority, Pakistan, 1970-1972,World Bank and East African Power and Light Company, Kenya, 1975, National Science Foundation, 1975, Federal Trade Commission, 1976-1978, World Bank, United Nations Development Program and Economics Planning Board South Korea, 1975-1976. Expert witness Tennessee Public Svc.

Commission, 1980-1989, Consumer Advocate Tennessee Attorney General, 1994. Also others.

Achievements

• Fred Meinhard Westfield has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1945-1946. Member American Economics Association, Econometric Society (program committee 1967, chairman conference sessions), Southern Economics Association (Vice-President 1976-1977, chairman conference sessions), Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Joyce A. Horwitz Nochlin, November 15, 1968. Stepchildren: Steven Nochlin, Keith Nochlin.

Father:

Dietrich Westfield

Mother:

Grete (Stern) Westfield

Spouse:

Joyce A. Horwitz Nochlin

child:

Steven Nochlin Westfield

child:

Keith Nochlin Westfield