Background
David Frederick Hawkins was born in Manly New South Wales, Australia on December 13, 1933, the only child of Heather and Gordon Hawkins.
David Frederick Hawkins was born in Manly New South Wales, Australia on December 13, 1933, the only child of Heather and Gordon Hawkins.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1956. Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1958. Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1962.
Hawkins swam in the preliminary heats of the men"s 200-metre breaststroke and advanced to the event semifinals, posting a time of 2:39.8. In 1952, he was selected to swim for Australia in the Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. After finishing tenth in the 220 yards breaststroke, Hawkins went to the United States for his university education, attending Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
At the time, freshmen were not allowed to compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) championship events.
In 1955, Hawkins retired from world-class competitive swimming to concentrate on his studies at Harvard. He continued to swim for Harvard in dual meets.
In 1956, Hawkins was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude in general studies) from Harvard College. In 1958, he earned a Masters of Business Administration (with distinction) degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
In 1962, Hawkins was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor.
Subsequently, in 1970, he was promoted to full professor with tenure. Later, he was appointed the Lovett-Learned Professor of Business Administration. In June 2015, Hawkins became a professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School.
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Member American Accounting Association, Newcomen Society Clubs: Somerset, Country, Porcellian, Harvard.
Married Barbara A. Brown. Children– Phillip, John, Peter, Andrew, Katharine, Richard, Matthew, Thomas, Whitney, Lauren.