ASU remembers

   

Louis Homer Grossman

Professor, Marketing and Management - 1966 to 1989

   

  

Louis Grossman

  

August 21,2009

Louis Homer Grossman, Ph.D, 90, passed away on August 21, 2009. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Gloria; one son, two daughters, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Louis was a graduate of the University of Michigan, spent 5 years in the Army during World War II, and then went into business running the family owned Grossman's Department Store in Muskegon, MI. In the early 1960's he made a career change from the business world to academia. Upon completing his graduate work at Michigan State University, Louis moved his family to Tempe in 1966 and became a professor at ASU. He taught marketing and management at ASU as well as short term assignments at U-M, UCLA, Hebrew University (Jerusalem), University of London, Oslo Business School (Norway) and various consulting jobs for private businesses throughout the country. He published many business articles, books, and reviews in business journals. Following retirement in 1989, Louis headed the ASU faculty development program on an interim basis, and the Lincoln Center for Ethics. He served as a volunteer for 13 years as a Small Claims Hearing Officer for the Justice Courts of Scottsdale and Tempe.