Correspondence, 1982-1984

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH La Tourette studied economics at Rutgers University and received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from there. He taught at Rutgers for a year (1960) then went to the State University of New York at Binghamton to teach economics. La Tourette was appointed Chairman of the Economics Department there in 1967 and became a full professor in 1969. He was Acting Provost of Graduate Studies at SUNY at Binghamton when he left in 1976 to become the Dean of the Graduate School at Bowling Green State University. In 1979 La Tourette was appointed Northern's Provost and in September 1984 he became Acting President of the University when William Monat resigned. He resumed his position as Provost in July 1985 when Clyde Wingfield assumed the presidency. When Wingfield resigned in May 1986 La Tourette was named President of the University. La Tourette has published numerous articles and book reviews. In addition, he has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation and Research Foundation of the State University of New York. La Tourette also served as a research professor at the Brookings Institution in 1966-1967.