Ronald G. Fisher ’74 AM, ’77 PhD

Ronald G. Fisher ’74 AM, ’77 PhD, of East Lansing, Mich.; Nov. 6, after a 13-year battle with cancer. He was a professor of economics at Michigan State University for 49 years. He served for more than a decade as dean of the MSU Honors College and was the recipient of 2014’s Steven D. Gold Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. He authored State and Local Public Finance. He enjoyed playing the saxophone and performing in an adult jazz band. He was an avid sports fan and rarely missed an MSU football, hockey, or basketball game. He also enjoyed camping in the Adirondacks. He is survived by two sons, a daughter-in-law, three grandchildren, a sister, a brother and sister-in-law, and many nieces and nephews.