Edward Irons
Edward Irons | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1923 Hulbert, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 2022 (aged 98) |
| Institution | Clark Atlanta University Howard University Florida A&M University |
| Field | Banking |
| Alma mater | Wilberforce University, (BS) University of Minnesota, (MA) Harvard Business School, (DBA) (PhD) |
Edward D. Irons (August 29, 1923 – January 17, 2022)[1] was an American economist who was professor and dean emeritus at Clark Atlanta University. He was founding dean of Howard University's School of Business, and organizer and first president of Riverside National Bank, in Houston Texas, which was, in 1964, the first bank with a charter given to Black Americans in 40 years.[2] He was also an early president of the National Economic Association.[3]
Education and early life[]
Irons was born in Hulbert, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school at the Attucks School, he served in the U.S. Navy. He graduated from Wilberforce University with a BS degree in business administration, and from the University of Minnesota in 1951 with an MA degree in hospital administration. He taught briefly at Florida A&M University, before starting his doctoral work at Harvard.[2] In 1959, he was the second Black person to receive a doctoral degree from Harvard Business School, writing a thesis on "The Organization of a Bank; a Study of Selected New Banks."[4]
Career[]
Irons was the first president of Riverside National bank in Houston, Texas, now Unity National Bank, in 1964. It was the first in a wave of black commercial banks being opened around the US, and Irons served as a consultant to many of these other institutions.[5] He was founding dean of Howard University's School of Business, and served for many years as Dean of Clark Atlanta University's School of Business.[2]
Selected works[]
- Irons, Edward D. The Autobiography of Dr. Edward Irons: Only by Grace. Spirit Reign Communication.
- Yeats, Alexander J., Edward D. Irons, and Stephen A. Rhoades. "An analysis of new bank growth." The Journal of Business 48, no. 2 (1975): 199-203.
- Irons, Edward D. "Black Banking—Problems and Prospects." The Journal of Finance 26, no. 2 (1971): 407-425.
- Doctors, Samuel I., Allan R. Drebin, Edward D. Irons, and William C. Hunter. "A pilot study of the impact of minority banks on their communities." The Review of Black Political Economy 5, no. 4 (1975): 386-403.
- Irons, Edward D. "Black entrepreneurship: Its rationale, its problems, its prospects." Phylon 37, no. 1 (1976): 12-25.
References[]
- ^ Edward Irons: a dean emeritus at Clark Atlanta University, dies at 98
- ^ a b c "Edward D. Irons's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - ^ "Harvard Business School". www.library.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Black-Owned Banks "Anchors of a Community" | The Crusader Newspaper Group". Retrieved 2021-02-05.
Video and audio recordings[]
- The HistoryMakers® Video Oral History Interview with Edward D. Irons, October 13, 2004 and September 24, 2004
- Interview of 'Only By Grace' Author Dr. Edward D. Irons By John L. Hanson Jr., Austin Radio KUT 90.5
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