Frank H.T. Rhodes

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Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes (b. 1926) was the ninth president of Cornell University from 1977 to 1995.

Rhodes was born in Warwickshire, England on October 29, 1926. He attended the University of Birmingham, graduating in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He also holds three other degrees from Birmingham, including a Doctor of Philosophy.

He held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Illinois in 1950, which he held for a year.

Rhodes has also taught at the University of Durham (1954) and the University of Wales, Swansea (1956). In addition, he is a Professor Emeritus of Geology at Cornell.

After serving as the Vice President for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, he was elected President of Cornell on August 1, 1977 and served until June 30, 1995. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-serving president in the Ivy League.

In addition to his positions in academia, Rhodes has played a part in government. He was appointed as a member of the National Science Board under President Ronald Reagan, and as a member of the President's Educational Policy Advisory Committee by President George H.W. Bush.

Rhodes is a naturalized citizen of the United States, and is married to Rosa Carlson. The two still live in Ithaca.

[edit] Rhodes' Impact on Cornell

Rhodes has a building named after him on the Cornell campus in Ithaca, New York: Rhodes Hall. The building is use by the College of Engineering and the Cornell Theory Center, and it overlooks Hoy Field.

Cornell also has a professorship honoring Rhodes; Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professors are appointed to three-year terms.

[edit] External links

• Cornell Presidency: Frank H.T. Rhodes
• Cornell University Library Presidents Exhibition: Frank Howard Trevor Rhodes (Presidency; Inauguration)

Preceded by Dale R. Corson

President of Cornell University 1977-1995

Succeeded by Hunter R. Rawlings III