Donald W. Jones, longtime educational publishing executive, died November 24 at his home in Wayland, Mass. He was 92.
Jones began his career at Prentice Hall in 1946. During ten years at Prentice Hall, he rose from sales representative to editor in chief of its college textbook division. In 1958, he joined Addison Wesley Publishers as sales manager, and in 1966 was named president of the company.
He retired from Addison Wesley in 1976. In 1977, he joined the board of directors of Wadsworth Publishing Company of Belmont, Calif., and later assisted in the acquisition of this company by International Thomson Corp. In 1983, Jones founded and helped build Jones and Bartlett Learning of Burlington, Mass.
The Association of American Publishers awarded Jones a lifetime achievement award for his work in the higher education publishing field in 1996.
Jones is survived by his three children: Donald Jones, Jr of Sudbury, Mass; Nona Jones Feuer of Aspen, Colo.; and Clayton Jones of Wayland, Mass; his second wife of 32 years, Patricia Jones of Wayland, Mass; and five step children: Christine Lavers of Bristol, Ind.; Robert Jandl of Acton, Mass; Beanie Marvel of Weston, Mass; Susan Queen of Shorewood, Minn; and Ted Jandl of Sudbury, Mass.
A celebration of Don's life will be held at a later date at his homes on Amrita Island in Cataumet, Mass.
