T.W. Schultz: Investing in People

A Celebration of the Works of Nobel Laureate TW Schultz

Event Summary:
South Dakota State University is celebrating the life and works of 1979 Nobel Laureate in Economics and SDSU alumnus, Dr. Theodore Schultz.  During the 2009-2010 academic year, SDSU will host a variety of events and activities that explore Schultz’s work relating to his Theory of Human Capital.  A symposium will be held October 6 and 7, 2009 in the Volstorff Ballroom on the campus of SDSU.  Panel discussions, lecture series, and classroom studies will be held throughout the academic year that will continue to explore and commemorate Schultz’s work and legacy.

Symposium
October 6 & 7, 2009
Volstorff Ballroom, SDSU Campus

Theodore W. Schultz Biographical Notes
Born: April 30, 1902, near Badger; the oldest of eight children to Henry and Anna (Weiss) Schultz.
Education: Bachelor’s degree - South Dakota State College, 1928; master’s degree - University of Wisconsin, 1928; doctorate – University of Wisconsin, 1930.
Employment: Iowa State College economics faculty, 1930-43, department head 1934-43; University of Chicago, professor of economics, 1943-1972, department head, 1946-61, professor emeritus, 1972.
Consultant to: National Science Foundation, Agency of International Development, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, among many others.
Family: Wife – Esther Werth. Children — Elaine, Margaret, Theodore Paul. Six grandchildren. Six great-grandchildren.
Awards: Nobel prize for economic science, 1979; Francis Walker Medal, American Economics Assoication, 1972; eight honorary degrees, including one from South Dakota State College in 1959.
Died: Feb. 26, 1998, at an Evanston, Illinois, nursing home after suffering from pneumonia.
Burial of cremains: Badger Cemetery, following a May 24, 1998, memorial service at Badger Lutheran Church.
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