Walter J Salmon

Walter J. Salmon (the middle initial did not stand for another name, said a family member) was born on Nov. 16, 1930, in New York City, where he grew up. He graduated from the City College of New York in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1954, graduating with high distinction as a Baker Scholar. He then completed two years of military service, serving in the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center. Salmon earned a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at Harvard in 1960, when he was also named an assistant professor. He rose to full professor with tenure in only seven years, at the age of 37. After leaving the active faculty in 1997, Salmon continued to guide student field study projects His wife of sixty years, Marjorie (Swartz), died in May 2014. He is survived by their three daughters, Elizabeth Frank of Lexington, MA, Joan Salmon (Kaminsky) of Port Washington, NY, and Stephanie Shenton of Concord, MA; six grandchildren; and a partner, Marsha J. Goldberg.