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Gerald Jakubowski Named 13th President of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Gerald S. Jakubowski, vice president of Arizona State University, provost of the ASU Polytechnic campus and professor of engineering, has been selected to be the 13th president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Jakubowski will assume the presidency on July 1,
according to Robert Bright, chairman of the Rose-Hulman Board of
Trustees. He was chosen after a six-month national search.
"Gerald Jakubowski was selected to be the next president of Rose-Hulman
because of his outstanding academic accomplishments, his effectiveness
as a senior administrator, and his commitment to undergraduate
education. Those talents have earned him national recognition as a
leader in engineering education," Bright stated.
"As a result of his 30 years experience in private and
public higher education, and leadership in national engineering
education organizations, he is keenly aware of the issues and trends
that will influence Rose-Hulman's current and future development.
"He has the commitment, energy, passion and talent that
Rose-Hulman sought in a new president," Bright said.
As provost at the ASU Polytechnic campus, Jakubowski has
been responsible for leading the transition of the former Arizona State
University East campus in Mesa into a premier polytechnic institution.
Among the 30 programs offered to the 5,000 students on
the campus are bachelor's degrees in science and engineering along with
master's degrees in computing studies and technology.
In his first year as provost, he created an aggressive
five-year academic development plan to provide new programs and
facilities. He also developed new opportunities for the Mesa community
to become involved with the campus and the development of its plans.
Prior to his appointment at Arizona State, he served 14
years as Dean of the College of Science and Engineering and professor of
mechanical engineering at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a private
institution in Los Angeles, Calif. During his tenure at LMU, the
academic quality and diversity of incoming freshmen increased. He was
involved in university-wide, major capital fundraising campaigns that
raised $19 million for a new science and engineering building, created
funding for significant renovations to other facilities in the college
and raised support to create endowed faculty chairs.
Jakubowski said Rose-Hulman's national reputation and
the commitment of its campus community to the mission of the Institute
were among the reasons he applied for the presidency.
"I am truly honored to become the president of such an
exceptional institution," he remarked.
"I consider becoming president of Rose-Hulman, which is
an institution of national prominence in undergraduate engineering,
mathematics and science education, to be a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity. It also provides an opportunity for me to return to my
Midwest roots, Jakubowski said.
"Rose-Hulman has much to be proud of, and I'm impressed
with the desire of everyone associated with the college to strive for
even greater success," stated Jakubowski, who is a native of Toledo,
Ohio.
"Rose-Hulman's ability to educate the brightest minds to
be engineering and science leaders is vital to the future of Indiana and
our nation," he noted.
"Lynn and I look forward to becoming involved with such
wonderful campus and civic communities," he noted.
Before becoming dean at Loyola Marymount, Jakubowski was
interim dean of engineering, associate dean of engineering and professor
of engineering in the Herff College of Engineering at Memphis State
University. Prior to that position, he was assistant dean of engineering
and associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of
Toledo. He also served as a faculty member at the University of South
Alabama.
Jakubowski earned the Ph.D. in engineering science and
the master's and bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering from the
University of Toledo. His areas of engineering expertise include
thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and energy. He is a
registered professional engineer.
Jakubowski has been involved in engineering education
developments on a national basis. He is chair-elect and vice chair of
policy for the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology. ABET is the recognized accrediting
agency for college and university programs in applied science,
computing, engineering and technology in the United States.
In 2001, he was national president of the American
Society for Engineering Education after serving as vice president and a
member of its Board of Directors. The organization consists of 12,000
members committed to developing policies and programs that enhance
opportunities for faculty. It also strives to increase student interest
in pursuing a degree in engineering. He has served in many leadership
positions in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the
Society of Automotive Engineers.
Jakubowski has received numerous honors. He was elected
as a Fellow in the Institute for the Advancement of Engineering, the
American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers in 1994, 1999 and 2001 respectively. He received
the Excellence in Engineering Education Award from the Society of
Automotive Engineers in 1998. He has served twice as a NASA Faculty
Fellow, and received honors for his teaching from the Society for
Automotive Engineers and the University of Toledo.
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