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It is with great sorrow that I share the news that Dr. David Terkla, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Massachusetts Boston, passed away on October 21st after a year-long battle with cancer. Throughout his illness, David modeled for all around him an upbeat determination to carry on, as normally, with dedicated service to the university and loving devotion to his family, including the treasured grandchildren whose faces smiled out at the campus community every day from his neckties.

David became a highly respected and influential campus leader after joining UMass Boston in 1987 as an Assistant Professor of Economics. His important contributions in academia and to the campus led to promotions to Associate Professor, then Professor before he joined the College of Liberal Arts as Associate Dean in 2010. In 2014, after a national search, he was appointed Dean of the College.

David earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Williams College and a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. His academic approach was interdisciplinary even before that term came into common usage. He held a joint appointment between the Department of Economics and the School for the Environment. His research focusing on environmental and natural-resource economics, as well as local and regional economic development, has been published in four books and many articles and other publications. Dr. Terkla received the 2009 UMass President’s Award for Public Service “for the enormous impact he has made on greater Boston and the state through his work identifying new industry clusters and their influences on the Massachusetts economy, his research on transportation planning that helped initiate significant legislative and policy changes, and his work in fisheries and ocean management.”

David was a member of the legislatively appointed Scientific Advisory Committee for the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan and was on the editorial board for MassBenchmarks and the Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics. He held several formal and informal leadership positions at UMass Boston because of his skillful understanding of and approach to complex issues. He once said of his approach to his work: “I try to be sure that my support for students, faculty, and staff finds expression not only in words of encouragement, but in practical resolutions to problems which, when solved, help make it possible for those involved to do their best work.”

He is survived by Dawn Geronimo Terkla, wife of 45 years; son Michael Terkla and his wife Kellee, and their children Maya, Izabel (Izzi), and Gabriella (Gabi); daughter Heather Terkla Jackson and her husband Ben Jackson, and their children Meika and Xavier; sister Linda Terkla Peppler; parents Dr. and Mrs. Louis G. Terkla; numerous nieces and nephews; and his band of brothers from Williams College.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Dean David G. Terkla Memorial Scholarship
at UMass Boston.
 
A memorial service will be held on November 7th at 4:00 p.m., via Zoom, and an in-person Celebration of Life will be held when it is safe to do so.

Colleagues in the College of Liberal Arts and across the University have been devastated by his loss. One department chair speaks for many in summarizing, “David's passing is a loss for the entire UMass Boston community.  His energy, commitment, and vision inspired all around him - faculty, staff, and students - to join in a shared mission of academic excellence and dedication to community and justice.”

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