Professor Dharma deSilva passes; he led World Trade Council and taught international business for more than four decades Professor Dharma deSilva passes; he led World Trade Council and taught international business for more than four decades

Dharma deSilva, teacher, scholar and tireless advocate for global trade and the internationalization of business education, died Saturday in Wichita. He was 83 years old.

The deSilva family is planning a celebration of his life for Saturday, April 15. Details are pending.

Dr. deSilva, who joined Wichita State University in 1975, held appointments as director of Center for International Business Advancement; Rudd Foundation Distinguished Fellow; Professor of International Business; and chair of the World Trade Council of Wichita, which he co-founded in 1976. For more information, go to http://www.wichita.edu/j/?5472