Background
Trefftzs, Kenneth Lewis was born on December 28, 1911 in Sparta, Illinois, United States. Son of John Sydney and Dorothy Nora (Wright) Trefftzs.
(First published as "Mathematics of Business and Accountin...)
First published as "Mathematics of Business and Accounting," in 1947. Formulas and mathematics necessary for appropriate accounting and finance management.
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Trefftzs, Kenneth Lewis was born on December 28, 1911 in Sparta, Illinois, United States. Son of John Sydney and Dorothy Nora (Wright) Trefftzs.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1936; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1937; Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1939.
Assistant economist, commission on bank research, Illinois Bankers Association, 1937-1939;
instructor, Carnegie Institute Technology, 1939-1941;
assistant professor finance, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1941-1945;
associate professor, University of Southern California, 1945-1950;
professor, University of Southern California, 1951-1982;
professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1982;
distinguished professor emeritus, University of Southern California, since 1988;
head department finance, University of Southern California, 1945-1957;
head department finance and real estate, University of Southern California, 1959-1966;
department chairman finance and business economics, University of Southern California, 1966-1971. Visiting associate professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1948. Visiting associate professor school business administration U. Washington, 1949-1950.
Instructor Pacific Coast Banking School, Seattle, summer, 1949. Conference director Annual Institute Finance, Southern California, 1962, 63, 64. Chairman, director Fund of America, Inc., Provident Fund for Income, Inc., American Capital Comstock Fund, Inc., American Capital Corporation Bond Fund, Inc., American Capital Enterprise Fund, Inc., American Capital Government Securities, Inc., American General Money Market Accumulation Fund, Inc., American General High Yield Accumulation Fund, Inc., American Capital Municipal Bond Fund, Inc., American Capital Pace Fund, Inc., American Capital Reserve Fund, Inc., American Capital Venture Fund, Inc., American Capital Over-the-Counter Securities, Inc., American Capital Harbor Fund, American Capital High Yield Investments, Inc.
Director Source Capital, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Communications Company, Inc., Faculty of Public Affairs Perennial Fund, Inc., Faculty of Public Affairs NewIncome Inc., Faculty of Public Affairs Capital Fund, Inc., (government money market portfolio, money market portfolio, high yield bond portfolio, aggressive growth portfolio), Pacific Horizon California Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio. Trustee, chairman American California Tax-Exempt Trust, American Capital Federal Mortgage Trust, American Capital Government Money Market Trust, American Capital Life Investment Trust, American Capital Tax-Exempt Trust. Director, trustee Pacific Horizon/Horizon Fund Group of 11 open-end mutual funds.
Board directors Fremont General Corporation, Fremont Insurance Group. Consultant (under Agency for International Development) U. Karachi, Pakistan, 1962.
(First published as "Mathematics of Business and Accountin...)
Member American Economics Association, Western Economics Association (president 1955-1956), Western Finance Association (president 1965-1966), American Finance Association (Vice-President 1946-1948), Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Rho Epsilon, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Lambda Alpha, Beta Alpha Psi, Alpha Kappa Psi.
Married Ellen Lois Ryniker, August 7, 1937. Children: Jeffrey Lewis, Ellen Sterling.