Edward M. Gramlich

It is with profound sadness that we note the passing of Edward M. Gramlich, professor emeritus of economics and Richard Musgrave Collegiate Professor of Public Policy Emeritus, on September 5, 2007 in Washington, D.C. He had most recently served the University as interim provost and executive vice president of academic affairs (2005-2006). He joined the Urban Institute after retiring from the active faculty in June, 2006. Prior to returning to campus in 2005, he was a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for eight years.

Ned was dean of the School of Public Policy from 1995-97 and had also served as chair of the Department of Economics and director of the Institute of Public Policy Studies (the forerunner to what is now the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy). His expertise in macroeconomic and fiscal policy had led him to serve in several capacities with the federal government including as both deputy director and acting director of the Congressional Budget Office. In addition, he chaired the Quadrennial Advisory Commission on Social Security from 1994-1996. He also served as staff director for the 1992 Economic Study Committee on Major League Baseball.

At the Federal Reserve Ned chaired the board’s Committee on Consumer and Community Affairs. During his tenure the committee proposed and the board adopted important changes in the Home Owner Equity Protection Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. His published work includes books and papers on macroeconomics, budget policy, income redistribution, fiscal federalism, social security, and the economics of professional sports. His most recent publication was Subprime Mortgages: America's Latest Boom and Bust (Urban Institute).

Dr. Gramlich received his B.A. in economics from Williams College in 1961 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Yale University in 1962 and 1965 respectively.

There will be a tribute to Ned Gramlich on November 14, 2007

Remembrances and Obituaries of Ned Gramlich

Daniel R. Fusfeld

Professor Emeritus of Economics Daniel R. Fusfeld died on August 11. He was 85.

A member of the Michigan faculty since 1960 and professor of economics since 1964, Daniel retired from his formal teaching duties in 1986, after a career that began in 1947. He received his bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in 1942. After military service in the army during World War II, he did graduate work at Columbia, receiving his PhD in 1953. Daniel came to Michigan after teaching at Hofstra and Michigan State. At his retirement dinner, Professor Robin Barlow estimated that “one out of every 6,000 Americans now living has taken Principles of Economics from Dan Fusfeld.” In addition, he regularly taught courses in Marxist political economy, the development of economic institutions, and the history of economic thought.

Daniel’s publications include several books as well as numerous articles and monographs. The best-known of his books is The Age of the Economist, a brief history of economic thought for the non-specialist that was translated into Spanish, German, and Italian.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Harriet Fusfeld; their children Robert (Carolyn) of Denver, CO; Sarah (Peter) Saulson of Syracuse, NY; and Yaakov (Hedva) Sadeh of Israel; and their grandchildren Amos and Gidon Sadeh, also from Israel.

Gary Saxonhouse

Professor of Economics Gary Saxonhouse died November 30, 2006 in Seattle, WA, where he was being treated for leukemia. He was 63. Born in New York City in 1943, he attended Yale University, where he received his B.A. in 1964 and his PhD in Economics, with distinction, in 1971. He taught Economics at the University of Michigan beginning in 1970. His research focused on the Japanese economy, international trade, economic history, and economic development. Among his many significant honors and awards, Professor Saxonhouse held fellowships from the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was also a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (2000, 1995-96, 1984-85), a Resident at the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center (2003), Brown University's Henry Luce Professor of the Study of Comparative Development (1980-81), and a Distinguished Lecturer at the Northeast Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies. Professor Saxonhouse was a member of the senior staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, and a consultant for the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, and Commerce; and the World Bank. He testified on numerous occasions before Congressional committees and served on Advisory Panels to the U.S. Congress on the Civilian Uses of Space and Industrial Competitiveness and the American Economy. A large circle of friends, colleagues, and students will miss his presence greatly. Above all, he was a dedicated father and husband, who delighted in the time he spent with his family, both in Ann Arbor and in the many other places in which they lived and traveled. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, to whom he was married for 42 years, his children, Lilly, Noam, and Elena, his son-in-law Christopher Krenn, his daughter-in-law Lisa Nichols, his grandchildren, Hannah and Joseph Krenn, and his brother, Jack Saxonhouse.

Contributions may be made to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Contributions, J5-200, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109/www.fhcrc.org), Children's Hospital Oakland (747 52nd St., Oakland, CA, 94609/www.chofoundation.org), or Earthjustice (426 17th St., 6th Fl., Oakland, CA 94612/www.earthjustice.org).

Eva Mueller

Eva Mueller passed away on November 19. She joined the staff of the U-M Survey Research Center after receiving her Ph.D. from Harvard in 1951. She joined the Department in 1957 where she served until her retirement in 1988. A gathering celebrating Eva’s life was held at Glacier Hills Manor in Ann Arbor on November 21. Additional information about Eva and her career, can be found here