Art Carlson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of accounting at the Olin School of Business, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, while undergoing surgery to treat an infection that had spread throughout his body. Carlson was 82.
Carlson joined Olin’s faculty in 1952 and retired in 1988. During that time, he was active in many professional organizations and received several awards including a distinguished alumni award from his undergraduate — and hometown — college, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
Carlson’s retirement didn’t keep him away from campus; he was still a mainstay at Simon Hall, according to Gary Hochberg, associate dean of undergraduate programs at Olin.
“Art cared deeply about his teaching and about each of his students,” Hochberg said. “Even after he retired, he continued to be around the School, using the emeritus faculty office here in Simon Hall and having lunch at Whittemore House — every day at 11:30 a.m., like clockwork.”
Carlson is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lorraine; son George A. Carlson; sister Pauline Freidrichs; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.