GRANITE CITY HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS OF 1943

Dale L. Hiestand, a 1943 graduate of Granite City High School, is a Professor Emeritus of Columbia University in New York City. Dale has had many books published and has served on advisory committees to several government agencies.

Dale received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 1948 and his Master’s Degree in Economics in 1949 at Washington University in St. Louis. He received his Doctorate from Columbia University in New York.

Dale was born in Salem, Illinois, in 1925. The family moved to Granite City in 1928. As the oldest of seven children at home, Dale learned responsibility and leadership at an early age. After graduation from High School, he attended the University of Illinois for one semester. He entered the U.S. Army and served in the Battle to Free France. Upon returning to civilian life at the end of WWII, he enrolled in Washington University in the School of Business and Economy. Dale was an instructor in Money and Banking in St. Louis in 1948 and Washington University in 1949.

Dale was accepted for study as an instructor at Columbia University in 1950. He did extensive work in the field of Economics and Human Resources. Among his many publications are: Economic Growth and Employment Opportunities for Minorities (1964); The Pluralistic Economy (1965); Discrimination in Employment (1970); Changing Careers after Thirty-Five (1971); and Comparative Metropolitan Economy Complexes: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta (1979). During the administration of Mayor Wagner, he collaborated with Eli Ginsburg on a publication “New York is Very Much Alive” at a time when many government officials were ready to abandon the city.

Dale served as a Research Associate with the National Manpower Council, the United States Department of Labor, the Civil Rights Commission, the New Jersey Department of Higher Education, HEW and NASA.

Dale was honored to be appointed as a Director of the Revson New York Fellowship Program at Columbia University. The Revson Fellowship Program works to advance civic leadership in New York City by providing an opportunity to mid-career urban leaders in an intensive nine-month course of study, research, and reflection at Columbia University. Dale served from 1978 to 1982. Since 1979, the fellowship has offered tuition, a financial stipend and other assistance to over 250 urban leaders.

Dale traveled extensively during his tenure at Columbia University and after retirement. He now lives in New York City and Greensport, New York.