Born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in a small town in Indiana (Seymour, IN), Harold Fearon received his BA in Management and his MBA from Indiana University where he became interested in teaching as a career. After his military service, he went to Michigan State University where he received his PhD in Management with a dissertation titled “Purchasing Research in American Business”. His specialty was industrial purchasing.
Harold was invited to come to ASU to be part of the College of Business by a former professor from IU who had moved to ASU. He talks about how he promised to only stay 2 years and has been here close to 30! During his time at ASU he was chair of the Department of Management in the College of Business. He became chair of the Department of Purchasing, Transportation and Operation which he founded to support the increase in interest in the purchasing field. After his retirement, he established a research institute (the first institute located at the ASU Research Park) that was nationally supported called The Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS). He also was the founder and first editor of the “Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management” which is still in publication today. In his spare time, he was co-founder of the Rio Salado Bank, a community bank in Tempe, about which he relates many funny events!
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- Fearon, Harold
- Stevenson, Pam (Interviewer)
- Agave Productions (Contributor)
- Pam Stevenson, Editor; Manny Garcia, Videographer; Bob Francis, Chair Video History Project.
1. Introduction/Childhood @ 00:00:20 2. Indiana University – Student @ 00:05:40 3. Michigan State University – Faculty/Student @ 00:09:20 a. Dissertation @ 00:14:45 4. First Paying Job @ 00:17:25 5. Why Indiana University? @ 00:20:40 6. Military Service @ 00:22:00 7. Road to ASU @ 00:24:50 8. Early Retirement Program @ 00:29:50 9. ASU (When he first arrived) @ 00:32:10 a. G. Homer Durham @ 00:34:10 b. College of Business @ 00:35:00 10. The 60’s (protests) @ 00:38:40 11. Growth of the Department/Career Growth @ 00:40:40 12. Changes in teaching business management @ 00:43:30 13. Interesting Experiences while at ASU @ 00:46:00 a. Filming of “The Nutty Professor” on campus @ 00:46:00 14. Decision to stay at ASU @ 00:47:53 15. Student Success @ 00:49:38 a. Notable careers of his students @ 00:49:38 b. Student makeup/job recruitment @ 00:52:07 16. Department of Purchasing, Transportation and Operations @ 00:56:10 17. Research Institute – Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS) @ 00:56:27 18. Research Projects @ 01:09:41 19. More on CAPS @ 01:12:34 20. Governor Appointments @ 01:14:50 21. Growth of ASU – Good or Bad @ 01:21:55 22. Changes due to technology @ 01:24:00 23. Proudest Moments at ASU @ 01:25:06 a. Founding editor of the first academic journal on Purchasing @ 01:26:36 24. Advice to Young People @ 01:27:45 25. Co-Founder of Rio Salado Bank @ 01:30:50 26. Closing Remarks @ 01:35:25 a. ASU Presidents he served under @ 01:37:59
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Fearon, Harold. Interview. 12 Jan. 2007. ASURA Video History Project. © Arizona Board of Regents. https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.35766