- Joseph Rosenfield
Joseph Frankel Rosenfield (
May 16 1904 —June 7 2000 ) was an Americanlawyer ,businessman andphilanthropist .Rosenfield graduated from
Grinnell College in 1925 and earned a J.D. from theUniversity of Iowa in 1928. He practiced law with a Des Moines law firm until 1947. Upon the death of his father Meyer Rosenfield in 1929, Rosenfield became the head ofYounker's department store, which had merged with his family's retail business, and retired in 1964 as president and chairman of the board.His work for
Harold Hughes ' election landed him on themaster list of Nixon political opponents .His friendships with
Warren Buffett andRobert Noyce were key factors in the growth of Grinnell College's endowment during his time as a Grinnell College trustee. Buffet described Rosenfield as an "extraordinarily generous and smart man" and father figure: "I'd never have wanted to replace my real father--but if after my dad's death I could have adopted Joe as my father, I would have." [ CNNMoney. [http://money.cnn.com/2000/06/01/zweig_on_funds/zweig_on_funds/a.htm] .June 1 ,2000 .]In addition, Rosenfield was at one time chief minority stakeholder in the
Chicago Cubs .The new Joe Rosenfield '25 Center at Grinnell College acts as a general campus center, containing the student cafeteria, administrative offices, and classrooms.
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*Dann Hayes (June 8, 2000). [http://web.grinnell.edu/publicrelations/releases/2000/rosenfield.html Grinnell College trustee, Joseph Frankel Rosenfield, dies.]
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