In Memoriam


Tribute to Dr. Stephen E. Guisinger

1941-2001

Visionary, Colleague, Scholar, Friend

Professor Stephen E. Guisinger, co-founder and director of SOM's Master in 
International Management Studies (MIMS) Global Leadership Executive 
Program, died suddenly on July 3. Dr. Guisinger suffered cardiac arrest 
while undergoing cancer treatment at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

Scholar and leader, consultant to the World Bank, prominent international-
business economist, Dr. Gusinger, 60, had taught at The School of 
Management since 1976. He is survived by three daughters, Victoria, 
Alexandra, and Amari; a granddaughter, Beatrice; his longtime companion, 
Shelia Barnes, and his former wife, Diana Cairns. He also leaves behind 
many bereaved UTD friends and associates, several of whom pay tribute to 
his memory and legacy here.

DR. STEPHEN E. GUISINGER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP DONORS
The Dr. Stephen E. Guisinger Memorial Scholarship Fund for International 
Students was established in July, following Professor Guisinger's untimely 
death, to assist outstanding UTD students who plan to study or complete a 
degree in International Management at the Master's or PhD level. 
Contributions to the fund to date are of a sufficient level to enable The 
School of Management to award the Guisinger Scholarship to one candidate 
each academic year. Additional contributions to the Dr. Stephen E. 
Guisinger Memorial Scholarship Fund for International Students can be 
directed to The University of Texas at Dallas Development Office, P.O. Box 
830688 MP 13, Richardson, Texas 75083-0688.
 
George E. Barnes
Priscilla A. Beadle, PhD
Diane B. Cairns
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Chau
Shelly M. Crabtree
Lee Cullum
Dallas Economists Club
Jose De La Torre
Susan Derryberry
Embanet Corporation
Cynthia Fawcett
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Flores, III
Changhong Gong
Professor Gunter Gufey
Xiaohong He, PhD
Steven Hodo
Earl E. Hokens
Max D. Hopper 
Dale P. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Jordan, Jr.
Christopher J. Klesse
Gary Kunkle
Charles C. Liu
Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert McDermott
Diane S. McNulty, PhD
Ken Meyers
Phillip Montgomery 
E. H. Morrison, Jr. 
Carter Murphy, PhD
Chadwick C. Nehrt, PhD
Danha P. Nguyen
Gerardo A. Okhuysen, PhD
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Outten
Rena M. Pederson
Mr. and Mrs. P. Vann Phillips
Hasan Pirkul, PhD
James Campbell Quick, PhD 
Allison Rees
Carolyn A. Reichert 
Robert H. Rutford, PhD
Nancy Sagafi-Nejad
Rex A. Sebastian
Ricki Shapiro
William D. Sudderth
Yang Sun
Richard F. Tozer, PhD
Xiaorui Zhang
Bin Zhou


"As a member of the first graduating class [in] international management
... at UTD, I knew Steve from his beginning days at the School, and he 
always gave me strong encouragement with my work. We kept in touch through 
the years, and he had called me again this summer to ask if I could join 
with some of his students this fall to talk about my trade work with the 
WTO [World Trade Organization]. Steve is just synonymous with UTD in my 
mind, and I will miss him both as a professor and as a friend." 
- Linnet F. Deily, ambassador and deputy U. S. trade representative, WTO

"[Dr. G.] really was an inspiration to all of us in MIMS. I have some very 
fond memories of him, including having dinner on Copacabana Beach in Rio 
[during the Global Leadership Executive MBA (GLEMBA) September 2000 trip 
to Brazil]. It was incredible - three students and Dr. G. sitting outside 
under the stars with the waves crashing against the shore in the distance 
- talking about life, love, and international business." 
- Myra Wells, 2001 GLEMBA graduate

"Our Global Leadership Executive MBA Program is a tribute to Steve - his 
foresight and penchant for change, coupled with his passion for everything 
international and strong dedication to quality in education. Steve was, 
and in many ways will always be, the spark and the spirit of our program." 
- Dr. Anne Ferrante, newly appointed director of Global Leadership 
Executive MBA Program

"When I think of Steve Guisinger, I first think of his cultivated external 
image [as] the Renaissance man who is also protective of his academic 
discipline and students but who, underneath it all, was actually a quite 
shy and caring family man." 
- Dr. Larry Merville, professor of finance, UTD School of Management

"He was a wonderful professor and a genuinely caring man . . . . His 
legacy is alive and well with the [GLEMBA] Program." 
- Todd Outten, 2001 GLEMBA graduate

"In 1979,. . . to encourage Dallas to know more about China, my wife, 
Catherine, and I started to guest lecture at Southern Methodist University 
on Chinese arts and history. I sought someone interested in the Chinese 
economy and management. The search led me to Dr. Guisinger.

. . . He believed we need cultural and educational exchanges with China. 
He not only talked about forming a center for China-U.S. management 
studies but persuaded major companies in Dallas . . . to take steps 
forward.

Because of his efforts, a Joint Center for China-U.S. Management Studies 
between UTD and Tsinghua University in Beijing was founded. . . . To those 
who worked with him in helping China enter a new era, Dr. Guisinger shall 
always be remembered as their torchbearer. - Charles Liu, retired Texas 
Instruments Corp. manager of China, Dallas (from a letter to the editor 
that appeared in The Dallas Morning News on July 23, 2001)

"One thing you could always count on was Steve's impatience for today and 
his vision of tomorrow. He had a sense of the future and wanted to lead us 
there." 
- Dr. Raymond P. Lutz, first dean of The School of Management

"He was the expert in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of global 
economics. His dream was that one day, decades from now, there would be 
one global currency and that the concept of 'third world poverty' would be 
a distant memory - that regional poverty would be wiped out." 
- Larry Pereira, 2000 GLEMBA graduate


"Dr. Gusinger was a widely recognized expert in the field of international 
business studies. He was also a pioneer in developing Internet-based 
distance learning education for managers. Over the years, The School of 
Management at The University of Texas at Dallas has benefited greatly from 
his leadership. His friends and colleagues will miss him sorely." 
- Dr. Hasan Pirkul, dean of The School of Management

"Steve was my colleague in International Management Studies, fellow 
distance education pioneer, and friend. . . . Some collaborations I 
particularly remember are the Joint Center for China-U.S. Management 
Studies, the faculty-student exchange program with a graduate institute in 
St. Petersburg, Russia, and [helping him found] in 1995 . . . the MIMS 
distance learning program . . . I will greatly miss my friend Steve 
Guisinger, a unique international visionary and practitioner." 
- George Barnes, 
Director of The School of Management's Global MBA Online Program

"He won prestigious teaching awards at both SMU and UTD and was immensely 
proud of the achievements of his students, many of whom now occupy high 
places in foreign governments and international institutions. Of the 
doctoral students he supervised, twelve are now members of university 
faculties, four are officers in banks and other financial institutions, 
five are engaged in government or non-bank corporate management." 
- Dr. Carter Murphy, 
professor emeritus of economics at Southern Methodist University