Background
Richmond, Samuel Bernard was born on October 14, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David E. and Freda (Braman) Richmond.
Richmond, Samuel Bernard was born on October 14, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of David E. and Freda (Braman) Richmond.
AB cum laude, Harvard University, 1940. Master of Business Administration, Columbia University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951.
Member of faculty, Columbia University, 1946-1976;
associate professor, Columbia University, 1957-1960;
professor economics and statistics, Columbia University, 1960-1976;
associate dean, Graduate School Business Columbia University, 1971-1972;
acting dean, Graduate School Business Columbia University, 1972-1973;
dean professor management Owen Graduate School Management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1976-1986;
Ralph Owen professor management, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1984-1988;
Ralph Owen professor management emeritus, dean emeritus, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1988;
Adjunct Professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1988-1996. Visiting professor U. Sherbrooke, Quebec, 1967, U. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1964, 65, Case Institute Technology, Cleveland, 1958-1959, Fordham University, New York City, 1952-1953. Director Intellectual Property Multimedia Subsystem International Inc., New York City, 1978-1988, 1st American Corporation, Nashville,1981-1986, Winners Corporation, Nashville, 1983-1989, Corbin Ltd., New York City, 1970-1985, Ingram Industries Inc., Nashville, 1981-1992.
Consultant to major commercial, educational, professional and governmental organizations.
Trustee Ramapo College, New Jersey, 1975-1976. Board directors Jewish Federation Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Temple Ohabai Shalom, Nashville. Trustee Endowment Fund Jewish Federation Nashville and Middle Tennessee 1st lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
Member American Statistical Association (chairman advisory committee research to Civil Aeronautics Board 1966-1974, director 1965-1967), American Economic Association, Institute Management Science, Operations Research Society of America, Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Evelyn Ruth Kravitz, November 26, 1944. Children: Phyllis Gail, Douglas Emerson, Clifford Owen.