David Ackerman ’71

We lost an accomplished and highly regarded classmate when Dave died of brain cancer March 12, 2016.

Dave came to Princeton from Maine Township East High School in the Chicago suburbs. He majored in SPIA, graduated as a Wilson Scholar, and roomed with Adrian Robson and Ed Tiryak in Little senior year. His roommates remember how smart and devoted he was to Chicago and Princeton sports and causes like the anti-war movement, as well as his endearing compulsive habits. He excelled at Wiffle ball and touch football.

In 1972 Dave married his high school sweetheart, Deanna Neumayer. Their union produced two children, Paul ’05 and Kristin. Dave graduated from Harvard Law School in 1974 before embarking on a distinguished legal career in Chicago. Dave was a nationally recognized employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) lawyer at Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius. He provided legal counsel on several of the largest and most complex ESOP transactions. Colleagues remember him as a very talented attorney, a tough but fair negotiator, a teacher, and a counselor who always acted with the highest degree of integrity and who was very down-to-earth.

The class extends its condolences to Deanna, Kristin, Paul, and his two granddaughters, Asha and Mira.