Gary Schuster

Gary Schuster
Born (1946-08-06) August 6, 1946 (age 78)
Nationality American
Alma materClarkson College of Technology
University of Rochester
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsGeorgia Institute of Technology

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

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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

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University of Illinois

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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 Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1989 to 1994.

Georgia Tech

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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

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References

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  1. ^ American Men & Women of Science - Google Books. R.R. Bowker. 2003. ISBN 9780787665296. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b c d "Gary Schuster Named Georgia Tech Interim President" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2008-04-04. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08. 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. ^ a b "Faculty Honors & Awards". Georgia Tech School of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  7. ^ "Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards". American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2008-10-07.