Edward Pennell Brooks (1896–1991), aka E.P.
[1] Prior to his tenure, the Sloan School was known as the MIT Department of Business and Engineering Administration.
A 1950 gift from MIT alumnus and GM Chairman Alfred P. Sloan turned the department into the School of Industrial Management,[2] which opened its doors in 1952 with Brooks as its first dean.
He was a member of the first class to receive the degree in Course XV: Engineering Administration.
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