Department
of Economics and Finance Faculty & Staff

JOHN
E. ALTAZAN
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1954
At
UNO since 1958
Dr. Altazan served as Dean of the College of Business
Administration for 30 years. He was selected to be the
first recipient of the Seraphia D. Leyda Teaching Award
in 1995.
Office: BA 300
Phone: (504) 280-6434
jaltazan@uno.edu
Specialties:
Economic History
EDUCATION
University of Illinois, Ph.D. in Economics, 1954.
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, M.B.A., 1951.
Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, B.S. in Accounting
(Magna Cum Laude), 1950.
EXPERIENCE
Professor of Economics, University of New Orleans, 1989-present.
Dean, College of Business Administration and Professor
of Economics, University of New Orleans, 1963-1989.
Director, Division of Business Administration and Associate
Professor of Economics, University of New Orleans, 1958-1963.
Assistant Professor of International Trade, Loyola University,
1954-1958.
Research Associate, University of Washington, Summer,
1954.
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Review of The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890,
in the Southern Economic Journal, April, 1957, (invited).
Review of The American Petroleum Industry, 1861-1890,
in the Southern Economic Journal, April, 1960, (invited).
AWARDS, LECTURESHIPS, OR PRIZES
Seraphia D. Leyda Fellowship, 1996-1998.
College of Commerce Honor Award, Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge (3 years)
Phi Kappa Phi Freshman Award, Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Award
Graduate Assistantship, Louisiana State University in
Baton Rouge
University of Illinois Fellowship (3 years)
Ford Foundation Faculty Research Seminar, Summer, 1956
Economics in Action Program, Case Institute of Technology,
Summer, 1957