Andrew Brimmer
Andrew Brimmer | |
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| Chair of the District of Columbia Financial Control Board | |
| In office June 1, 1995 – September 1, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Alice Rivlin |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| In office March 9, 1966 – August 31, 1974 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | C. Canby Balderston |
| Succeeded by | Philip Coldwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Felton Brimmer September 13, 1926 Newellton, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 2012 (aged 86) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Doris Scott |
| Children | Esther |
| Education | University of Washington, Seattle (BA, MA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Andrew Felton Brimmer (September 13, 1926 – October 7, 2012)[1] was an American economist and business leader who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1966 to 1974. A member of the Democratic Party, Brimmer was the first African American to sit on the Board.[1]
Early life and education
Brimmer was born in
Brimmer served in the
Career
While he was still at Harvard, Brimmer worked at the
Brimmer served on the Tuskegee University board of directors from 1965–2010, and as the board's chairman for the last 28 years on the board, making him the longest serving chairman in the school's history.[3]
Awards and honors
- Named government man of the year by the National Business League, 1963
- Arthur S. Flemming Award, 1966
- Russwurm Award, 1966
- Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement, 1967[4]
- Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1970[5]
- National Urban League Equal Opportunity Award, 1974
- Horatio Alger Award, 1974
- Elected to the American Philosophical Society, 1976.[6]
- Fulbright 40th Anniversary Distinguished Lecturer, Ghana and Nigeria, 1986
- Samuel Z. Westerfield Award, the highest award given by the National Economic Association, 1990, "in recognition of distinguished service, outstanding scholarship, and achievement of high standards of excellence"
- Black Enterprise A.G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007
In 2020, the American Economic Association announced the establishment of the "Andrew Brimmer Undergraduate Essay Prize," to be presented to an undergraduate student at a U.S. based institution of higher learning majoring in economics, political science, public policy, or related fields for the best essay on the “economic well-being of Black Americans.”[7]
Personal life and death
Brimmer married the former Doris Millicent Scott.[2] They had a daughter, Esther Dianne Brimmer.[2]
Brimmer died on October 7, 2012, at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.[2]
Bibliography
- Andrew F. Brimmer (1962). Life insurance companies in the capital market. Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Michigan State University. ISBN 9780598494658.
- Brimmer Nomination: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-ninth Congress, First Session, on Nomination of Andrew F. Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, February 18, 1965. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1965.
- Andrew F. Brimmer; Henry S. Terrell (December 29, 1969). "The Economic Potential of Black Capitalism". Statements and Speeches of Andrew F. Brimmer. Fraser, St. Louis Fed.
- Andrew F. Brimmer (1982). Monetary Policy and the International Diffusion of Interest Rates. International Banking Center & Department of Economics, Florida International University.
References
- ^ a b "Andrew Brimmer, First Black on Fed Board, Dies at 86". The New York Times. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andrew Brimmer Retires as Tuskegee University Board Chairman". October 21, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "Andrew Felton Brimmer". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
- ^ "The Andrew Brimmer Undergraduate Essay Prize". American Economic Association. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-14. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
External links
- Statements and Speeches of Andrew Brimmer during his tenure at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- "Andrew Brimmer". JSTOR.
Archives and records
- Andrew F. Brimmer papers at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
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