Timmons, the Franklin W. Olin Distinguished Professor in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2008, at his winter home in South Carolina. Staff reports Jeffry A. Timmons, the Franklin W.
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Pierrot Dictators Circus A Deformed Bud Rar File on this page. Olin Distinguished Professor in Entrepreneurship at Babson College, died unexpectedly on April 8, 2008, at his winter home in South Carolina. Professor Timmons was one of the pioneers in the development of entrepreneurship education and research in America. He was internationally recognized as a leading authority for his research, innovative curriculum development, and teaching in entrepreneurship, new ventures, entrepreneurial finance and venture capital. Magazine called him “The Johnny Appleseed of Entrepreneurship Education,” and his doctoral dissertation, “Entrepreneurial and Leadership Development in an Inner City Ghetto and a Rural Depressed Area (Harvard, 1971)” was the first use of the word “entrepreneurial” in a dissertation title. This dissertation subsequently became the basis of six articles in the Harvard Business Review, the first of which was “Black is Beautiful, Is It Bountiful?” He created the first business plan competition at the college level in 1984 at Babson College.
He believed, in his own words, that “the entrepreneurial process is not just about new companies, capital, and jobs. It’s also about fostering an ingenious human spirit and improving humankind.” Professor Timmons also believed that “we are in the midst of a silent revolution, a triumph of the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of humankind throughout the world. I believe its impact on the 21st century will equal or exceed that of the Industrial Revolution on the 19th and 20th.” “Jeffry Timmons was passionate about his work, generous about sharing his insights and knowledge, and indispensable in building a global entrepreneurial community,” said Babson President Brian Barefoot. “Known as the godfather of entrepreneurship as an academic discipline, Jeffry Timmons influenced countless colleagues in an unimaginable number of ways. His is a voice and a person that will be missed at Babson and in the entrepreneurial community,” said Babson President-elect Leonard Schlesinger. “Jeffry Timmons’ impact and influence on Babson and the global entrepreneurial community is unparalleled and his passing is a huge loss,” said Babson Provost Patricia Greene.
Professor Timmons joined the Babson faculty in 1982 and served as the Paul T. Babson Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies from 1984 to 1986 and as the Frederic C.
Hamilton Professorship in Free Enterprise Development from 1986 to 1989. He then held simultaneous professorships at Babson and Harvard Business School, where he was the MBA Class of 1954 Visiting Professor of Business Administration from 1989 to 1995. He returned to Babson full time in 1995 and was named the first Franklin W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship.
From 1971 to 1981 he taught at Northeastern University, where he launched the first undergraduate major in new ventures and entrepreneurship in the county (1973) and, and later created and led the Executive MBA program (1976-1981). Cody Chesnutt Landing On A Hundred Rar more. In 1984, Timmons collaborated with the Price Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies to launch and serve as founding director of the Price-Babson College Fellows Program, aimed at improving teaching and research by teaming faculty with highly successful entrepreneurs wishing to teach. Magazine noted that the PBCFP “changed the terrain of entrepreneurship education.” Professor Timmons served as a charter board member of the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in developing and implementing their mission and strategy. He led the creation of the Kauffman Fellows Program, the only education program focused on venture capitalists, and served as its dean of faculty.