by Provost Peggy Agouris | February 19, 2021
Provost Peggy Agouris sent the following message to the campus community on Feb. 19, 2021. - Ed.
Dear Colleagues,
I write to share the news that Leonard G. “Len” Schifrin, Chancellor Professor of Economics, Emeritus, died peacefully at home on February 4, 2021. He was born in Monticello, NY on December 18, 1932. His late parents were Isidore and Sophie Diamond Schifrin, both of whom had come to America as youngsters with their respective families. Professor Schifrin never forgot that he was the son of immigrants, a first-generation American, ever grateful to this country.
Professor Schifrin received his bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1954 from the University of Texas and, after service with the First Armored Division of the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, returned to UT for his master’s degree in 1958. Continuing his education, he earned h