Gary Schuster

Gary Schuster
Born (1946-08-06) August 6, 1946
New York City, New York
Residence U.S.
Nationality American
Fields Chemistry
Institutions Georgia Institute of Technology
Alma mater Clarkson College of Technology
University of Rochester

Gary Benjamin Schuster (born August 6, 1946)[1] was the interim president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a position he held from July 1, 2008, when former president G. Wayne Clough stepped down,[2] until April 1, 2009, when George P. "Bud" Peterson was named Georgia Tech's permanent president. He still holds the office Vasser Woolley Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry.[2]

Early life and education

Schuster earned a B.S. in Chemistry at Clarkson College of Technology in 1968, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry at University of Rochester in 1971.[3]

Academic life

University of Illinois

Schuster was a faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for 20 years.[2] He also served as Head of the Department of Chemistry in the UIUC College of Engineering from 1989 to 1994.

Head Years of Service Years
A. P. S. Stewart 1868–1874 6
Henry A. Weber 1874–1882 8
William McMurtrie 1882–1888 6
J. C. Jackson 1888 1
Arthur W. Palmer 1889–1904 15
Harry S. Grindley 1904–1907 3
William A. Noyes 1907–1926 19
Roger Adams 1926–1954 28
Herbert E. Carter 1954–1967 13
Herbert S. Gutowsky 1967–1983 16
Larry R. Faulkner 1984–1989 5
Gary B. Schuster 1989–1994 5
Paul W. Bohn 1995–1999 5
Steven C. Zimmerman 1999–2000 1
Gregory S. Girolami 2000–2005 5
Steven C. Zimmerman 2005-

Georgia Tech

Schuster became Dean of the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Sciences and professor of chemistry and biochemistry in 1994.[2]

He became Provost in 2006.[2]

He was named Interim President on April 4, 2008, and assumed the office on July 1, 2008.[2][4][5] On April 1, 2009, Schuster stepped down from the position as George P. "Bud" Peterson took over as the Institute's permanent president.

Honors and awards

References

  1. American Men & Women of Science - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Biography: Interim President Gary B. Schuster, Ph.D.". Georgia Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  3. "Faculty: Gary B. Schuster". Georgia Tech School of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Gary Schuster Named Georgia Tech Interim President" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  5. Fan, Vivian (2008-06-27). "Clough departs; Schuster begins interim presidency". The Technique. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  6. 1 2 "Faculty Honors & Awards". Georgia Tech School of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  7. "Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards". American Chemical Society. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
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