Obituary of Henry H. Albers

Henry H. Albers, age 97, died on December 6, 2016, at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City. At his request there will be no public service. A family service will be held at a later date. Henry was born in Germany and spent his early years in Iowa. He graduated from The University of Iowa with BA and MA degrees in Political Science and from Yale University with a PhD in Economics. He served two years in the US Army as an infantryman, landed at Omaha Beach, and fought all the way to and through the Battle of the Bulge during which time he was wounded and returned to Britain to convalesce. His career included positions as a university professor, department chair, and dean at universities in the United States and abroad. He also was a consultant to domestic and international business corporations and to the US Departments of State, Labor and Defense. For five years, Henry and his wife Marjorie lived in Saudi Arabia where he established the College of Industrial Management at the King Fadh University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran and served on the Committee to plan the infrastructure of the industrial complex at the then-new city of Jubail. He entertained visiting dignitaries including Prince Phillip. He wrote eight textbooks with eleven foreign translations and, in his retirement, two non-academic books, The Wonderful World of Christmas Trees and Saudi Arabia: Technocrats in a Traditional Society. He is survived by his wife Marjorie of 68 years; daughter Patricia (Benjamin) of Mountain View, California; son Dr. Elliott (Amy) of Atlanta, Georgia; grandson Sam (Maysha) of Calabasas, California; grandson Maxwell of Atlanta, Georgia; several step-grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Henry enjoyed the friendship of his fellow residents at Oaknoll and greatly appreciated the care given him by the staff. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the University of Iowa Foundation.