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Harvard Kennedy School Mourns the Loss of Professor John D. Montgomery
Harvard Kennedy School is greatly saddened by the recent death of John D. Montgomery, Ford Foundation Professor of International Studies, Emeritus, who died peacefully on the morning of April 3 following an illness. He joined the Harvard University faculty in 1963 and was, in fact, the first full-time professor of public administration at Harvard.
An early stalwart in the history of the Kennedy School and a former Secretary of the School, Montgomery ploughed new ground in economic and political development, in applications of science and technology to public policy, and in the emergence of Asia. During his long and distinguished career, Montgomery served in more than 80 countries, and was a consultant for numerous agencies and foundations including the Agency for International Development; the World Bank; the Department of Agriculture; the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations; UNESCO; the Asian Center for Development Administration; the UNDP; the Southern Africa Coordinating Conference; and several foreign governments.
A World War II veteran, Montgomery volunteered his services to the Hiroshima Reconstruction Planning Commission. He had been a Guggenheim Fellow; Dean of the Faculty at Babson College; director of the Pacific Basin Research Center (Soka University of America); director of the Asia Pacific Policy Program at the Kennedy School's Asia Programs; recipient of the first Global Citizens Award from the Boston Center for the 21st Century; and a prolific author of many articles and books.
“The Kennedy School has lost one of its early pioneers,” said Kennedy School Dean David T. Ellwood. “He will be greatly missed.”
Messages of condolence may be sent to Mrs. John D. Montgomery, 36 Hyde Avenue, Newton, MA 02458.
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