Alfred Leroy Edwards (August 9, 1920 – January 26, 2007) was an American economist who was emeritus professor of business administration at Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and the first African-American Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in the United States.
He joined the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in 1974, and remained at that institution for the remainder of his career.
He served as president of the National Economic Association, and was a longtime trustee of Western Michigan University.
The Annual Black Business Students Association Conference at the Ross School of Business is named in his honor,[5][6] there is an Alfred L. Edwards Collegiate Professorship named for him, and an Alfred L. Edwards Scholarship.
[3] The National Economic Association also established the Alfred Edwards Award for service to that organization.