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Westfall, Ralph Libby was born on December 21, 1917 in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Son of Alfred R. and Dorothy (Towne) Westfall.
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Ralph Libby Westfall
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Ralph Libby Westfall, American university dean. Decorated Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation medal. Served to major Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member American Economic Association, American Marketing Association (president Chicago 1957), American Assembly Collegiate Schools Business (president Mid-Continent East region), Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Tau Omega (Thomas Arkle Clark award 1939).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, 1939. Master of Business Administration, Northwestern University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1952.
Career
Commercial analyst Standard Oil Corporation, Indiana, 1946. Member faculty Northwestern University, 1946-1975, professor marketing, 1957-1975. Associate dean academy affairs Northwestern University (School Management), 1965-1975.
Dean College Business Administration, University Illinois-Chicago, 1975-1985. Consultant marketing management and marketing research to government and industry, since 1952.
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Served to major Army of the United States, 1941-1946. Member American Economic Association, American Marketing Association (president Chicago 1957), American Assembly Collegiate Schools Business (president Mid-Continent East region), Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Tau Omega (Thomas Arkle Clark award 1939).
Connections
Married Charlotte E. Spengler, February 23, 1946. Children: Janice L., James S., Teresa A.
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1939
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1940
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1952