Martin Meyerson
| Martin Meyerson | |
|---|---|
 Martin Meyerson at the University at Buffalo (1967) | |
| Born |
November 14, 1922 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died |
June 2, 2007 (aged 84) Philadelphia, PA |
| Occupation | President of the University of Pennsylvania |
Martin Meyerson (November 14, 1922 – June 2, 2007)[1] was a United States city planner and academic leader best known as the President of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) between 1970 and 1981.
Meyerson was born in Brooklyn in 1922 and graduated from Columbia University.[2] After a brief period working in the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, he started teaching at the University of Chicago. He obtained his master's degree in city planning from Harvard University.
Meyerson started work as an associate professor at Penn before working at Harvard. He then became Dean of the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley.[3] Meyerson was acting Chancellor in 1965[3] during the Free Speech Movement and is credited with helping to defuse the tension that had built up on that campus.[2]
He left Berkeley to become the President of what is now the State University of New York at Buffalo.[3] At the University at Buffalo, he broke ground and laid plans for the Amherst Campus, and presided over a period when students were active in demonstrating for rights.[3]
Meyerson became President of Penn in 1970.[3][4] During his term as President, he consolidated several colleges and programs into the school of arts and sciences and introduced its first affirmative action and equal opportunity programs for minorities and women.[5]
After leaving Penn, he served on a number of boards and in advisory positions, including that of the Monell Chemical Senses Center. He died of prostate cancer in June 2007.[2]
References
- ↑ Dennis Hevesi (June 7, 2007). "Martin Meyerson, 84, Leader at 3 Universities, Dies - New York Times". nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 Associated Press via International Herald Tribune, "Martin Meyerson, former president of University of Pennsylvania, dies" 6 June 2007
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Office of the President: Our past presidents: Martin M. Meyerson". State University of New York at Buffalo. 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "History of the Presidency : Office of the President : University of Pennsylvania". upenn.edu. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ↑ "Message from President Amy Gutmann on the Death of President Emeritus Martin Meyerson". University of Pennsylvania News. June 6, 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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| Preceded by Gaylord Probasco Harnwell |
President of the University of Pennsylvania 1970–1981 |
Succeeded by Sheldon Hackney |
| Preceded by Clifford C. Furnas |
10th President of the University at Buffalo 1966-1969 |
Succeeded by Robert L. Ketter |
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