LeBow professor Kurokawa dies
Nancy Lan
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: News
Dr. Susumu "Sam" Kurokawa, an assistant professor of management in the LeBow College of Business, died April 6 of unknown causes.
Kurokawa made contributions in research, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology during his time at the University, according to the LeBow web site.
"I have not seen any other faculty member to be so much respectful to others. In my view, he exceeded expectations in terms of his genuine interaction with colleagues and staff and students … he was a very polite and wonderful person, and it's so sad that he's not around," George Tsetsekos, dean of the LeBow College of Business, said.
In the classroom, students remembered Kurokawa as knowledgeable, while always remaining lighthearted and fun.
"He would try to always put some kind of fun into whatever you did … always a joke in there and make everyone laugh … It's a big loss to all of Drexel's students," Narmina Mammadova, a senior business administration student, said.
Alberto Cerato, also a senior business administration major, agreed and added Kurokawa was helpful not only regarding class material but regarding personal matters as well.
"I was interested in going to Japan over the summer, and he helped me out and told me where to go … he didn't just have student-professor relationships," Cerato said.
Kurokawa was born in Himeji, Japan, and attended Kobe University for his bachelor's and master's degrees. Before coming to Drexel, he also obtained a docorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served as an associate professor of management of technology at Vanderbilt University, according to the LeBow web site.
Kurokawa was honored in 2002 by the Association for Japanese Business Studies for a paper he co-authored, entitled "Global R&D Activities of Japanese MNCs in the U.S.: From Information Flow and Knowledge Management Perspectives."
According to Tracey Fruh, a senior business administration major, Kurokawa always showed great pride in his Japanese heritage.
Kurokawa made contributions in research, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology during his time at the University, according to the LeBow web site.
"I have not seen any other faculty member to be so much respectful to others. In my view, he exceeded expectations in terms of his genuine interaction with colleagues and staff and students … he was a very polite and wonderful person, and it's so sad that he's not around," George Tsetsekos, dean of the LeBow College of Business, said.
In the classroom, students remembered Kurokawa as knowledgeable, while always remaining lighthearted and fun.
"He would try to always put some kind of fun into whatever you did … always a joke in there and make everyone laugh … It's a big loss to all of Drexel's students," Narmina Mammadova, a senior business administration student, said.
Alberto Cerato, also a senior business administration major, agreed and added Kurokawa was helpful not only regarding class material but regarding personal matters as well.
"I was interested in going to Japan over the summer, and he helped me out and told me where to go … he didn't just have student-professor relationships," Cerato said.
Kurokawa was born in Himeji, Japan, and attended Kobe University for his bachelor's and master's degrees. Before coming to Drexel, he also obtained a docorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served as an associate professor of management of technology at Vanderbilt University, according to the LeBow web site.
Kurokawa was honored in 2002 by the Association for Japanese Business Studies for a paper he co-authored, entitled "Global R&D Activities of Japanese MNCs in the U.S.: From Information Flow and Knowledge Management Perspectives."
According to Tracey Fruh, a senior business administration major, Kurokawa always showed great pride in his Japanese heritage.
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jb
posted 4/11/08 @ 12:07 PM EST
Sam was a great teacher and one of the smartest people i have ever met... he will be missed
Chris Heisey
posted 4/11/08 @ 4:43 PM EST
On behalf of Mat Cat Judo, our prayers are with Sam's family and friends. You will be missed by many and forgotten by none.
jb
posted 4/21/08 @ 5:24 PM EST
Does anyone know how or why he died?
Hoyong
posted 8/18/09 @ 8:58 AM EST
I took Dr. Kurokawa's class in 2003 and he was a great teacher lead me. We had the same interest about martial arts and enjoyed discussion on Karate and Kendo. (Continued…)
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