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