Albert Russel Erskine (January 24, 1871 – July 1, 1933) was an American businessman. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, he worked in a number of manufacturing industries before joining the Studebaker motor car manufacturing firm in 1911. He served as Studebaker's President from 1915 until it the firm encountered severe financial problems in 1933, when he committed suicide by shooting himself. He is buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nickname: Rocket City Watercress Capital of the World Coordinates: Country United States State Alabama County Madison, Limestone Mayor Loretta Spencer Area    - City 174. ... Studebakers Lazy S logo, designed by Raymond Loewy, was used from the 1950s until 1966 The worlds largest living sign was planted at the Studebaker Proving Grounds, west of South Bend, Indiana. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. ...

During his period of office at Studebaker, he encouraged the firm towards the production of small, sporty but economical cars on the European model, in particular the Erskine series. He also wrote a history of the firm. His downfall lay in his failure to cut production and costs quickly in response to the slump of 1929 and 1930, which led to an unsurmountable cash flow crisis. The Erskine was an American automobile brand produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1927 to 1930. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...

In addition to his business work, Erskine served on the Board of Trustees of Notre Dame University, at which his son Albert Russell Erskine, Jr. studied. The university awarded him an honorary LlD in 1924. He took a strong interest in college football (a later Studebaker brand, the Rockne, was named after Notre Dame's football coach of the time), and initiated the Albert Russell Erskine Award for the best team of the year. The winner was chosen by a panel whose methods are, in essence, still used to select the champion team. He was instrumental in a grant of $10,000 that the Studebaker Corporation made to Harvard University in 1926, to set up the Albert Russell Erskine Bureau for Street Traffic Research, which remained active through much of the 1930s. Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame (standard name; full legal name University of Notre Dame du Lac) is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA adjacent to the... An honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum, not to be confused with an honors degree) is an academic degree awarded to an individual as a decoration, rather than as the result of matriculating and studying for several years. ... Doctor of Laws (Latin: Legum Doctor, LL.D) is a doctorate-level academic degree in law. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The Rockne was an American automobile brand produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana from 1931 - 1933. ... Harvard redirects here. ...

External links

• Brief biography of Erskine, with a photograph of him
• Brief biography with image of Erskine
• Page from Notre Dame archives detailing Erskine's involvement as a trustee of the university

References

• Erskine, A. R. (1924). History of the Studebaker Corporation. South Bend IN: Studebaker Corporation.