C. Stewart Sheppard
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Charles Stewart Sheppard (November 25, 1915 — March 7, 2002) was an American educator and third dean of the S.C. Johnson School of Business at Cornell University
.
Sheppard began his teaching career as a Professor of Economics and Associate Dean at New York University
. From 1957 to 1962, he served as the fourth Dean of the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
at Cornell.
Following his work at Cornell, Sheppard served as the founding Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts in the late 1960s. The C. Stewart Sheppard Award is given by the CFA Institute
in recognition of outstanding contribution to continuing education in the CFA profession.
After serving at the CFA Institute, Sheppard taught at the University of Virginia
’s Darden School of Business Administration. The C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School is named in his honor. The Darden also awards the C. Stewart Sheppard Distinguished Service Award to recognize first-year students exhibiting exceptional service to the School. (The Dean and his spouse also donated two Nyssa sylvatic (sourgum) for beautification of the Virginia grounds.)
Sheppard moved to the United States in 1939. During the Second World War, he served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army. In 1989, Dean Sheppard retired to Williamsburg, Virginia.
He took his M.B.A. at New York University
, and his Ph.D. at Columbia University
following the Second World War.
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
Sheppard began his teaching career as a Professor of Economics and Associate Dean at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. From 1957 to 1962, he served as the fourth Dean of the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It was founded in 1946 and renamed in 1984 after Samuel Curtis Johnson, founder of S.C...
at Cornell.
Following his work at Cornell, Sheppard served as the founding Executive Director of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts in the late 1960s. The C. Stewart Sheppard Award is given by the CFA Institute
CFA Institute
CFA Institute is headquartered in the United States of America at Charlottesville, Virginia, with offices in Hong Kong and London. Formerly known as the Association for Investment Management and Research , CFA Institute awards the Chartered Financial Analyst designation...
in recognition of outstanding contribution to continuing education in the CFA profession.
After serving at the CFA Institute, Sheppard taught at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
’s Darden School of Business Administration. The C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School is named in his honor. The Darden also awards the C. Stewart Sheppard Distinguished Service Award to recognize first-year students exhibiting exceptional service to the School. (The Dean and his spouse also donated two Nyssa sylvatic (sourgum) for beautification of the Virginia grounds.)
Sheppard moved to the United States in 1939. During the Second World War, he served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army. In 1989, Dean Sheppard retired to Williamsburg, Virginia.
He took his M.B.A. at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, and his Ph.D. at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
following the Second World War.