Thomas A. Bartlett
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Thomas Alva Bartlett (born August 20, 1930) is an American educator who is most notable for having served as President of several universities and university systems.
Bartlett was born in Salem, Oregon and graduated from Salem High School in 1947.[1] He attended Willamette University for two years, where he joined Beta Theta Pi fraternity, before transferring to Stanford University, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. After graduating in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a master's degree. In 1959 he was awarded a Ph.D. degree from Stanford University. While still in graduate school, he was recruited to join the United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations to work on Arab-Israeli relations. From, there, he became the President of the American University in Cairo.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he assumed the Presidency of Colgate University and the Chancellorships of the University of Alabama System and the Oregon State System of Higher Education.[2] He also served as President of the Association of American Universities. He was called out of a brief retirement to head the State University of New York System in 1994, but conflicts with George Pataki appointees[3] on the University's Board of Trustees led to his resignation after just 17 months on the job.[4]
After SUNY, he became Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States-Japan Foundation, leaving after seven years to re-assume the Presidency of the American University in Cairo on an interim basis.
The Thomas A. Bartlett Chair of English at Colgate University named after him. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Man in the News; New SUNY Chancellor: Thomas Alva Bartlett", The New York Times, October 5, 1994, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEED7153DF936A35753C1A962958260, retrieved on 2008-04-27
- ^ "THOMAS ALVA BARTLETT". Alabama Academy of Honor. http://www.archives.state.al.us/famous/academy/t_bartle.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ "SUNY Trustees and Leader Try to Resolve Differences", The New York Times, April 27, 1996, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02EEDF1E39F934A15757C0A960958260, retrieved on 2008-04-27
- ^ "SUNY Chancellor Resigns Post After Battling Pataki's Trustees", The New York Times, May 1, 1996, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E4DA1739F932A35756C0A960958260, retrieved on 2008-04-27
- ^ "Endowed professorships at Colgate". The Colgate Scene. Colgate University. September 2006. http://www4.colgate.edu/scene/sept2006/endowed.html. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Raymond F. McLain |
President of the American University in Cairo 1963 – 1969 |
Succeeded by Christopher Thoron |
| Preceded by Vincent MacDowell Barnett, Jr. |
President of Colgate University 1969 – 1977 |
Succeeded by George D. Langdon, Jr. |
| Preceded by ' |
President of the Association of American Universities 1977 – 1982 |
Succeeded by Robert M. Rosenzweig |
| Preceded by Joseph F. Volker |
Chancellor of the University of Alabama System 1982 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Philip E. Austin |
| Preceded by ' |
Chancellor of the Oregon University System 1987 – July, 1994 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by Joseph C. Burke (Acting) |
Chancellor of the State University of New York December 1, 1994 – June 30, 1996 |
Succeeded by John W. Ryan |
| Preceded by John D. Gerhart |
Interim President of the American University in Cairo 2002 – 2003 |
Succeeded by David D. Arnold |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by William D. Eberle |
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States-Japan Foundation 1994 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Thomas A. Johnson |
