Henry Rowan
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Henry Rowan was born to Dr. Henry M. Rowan Sr. and Margaret Frances Boyd Rowan in 1923 (ironically the same year the school which now carries his name was founded). He is an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
[edit] Business
Henry rowan founded inductotherm, a manufacturer of induction melting systems for the metals industry.
[edit] Philanthropy
In spring 1992, Henry Rowan and his wife pledged $100 million to Glassboro State College, now renamed Rowan University in his honor. At the time it was the largest gift to a public college in the history of higher education. The school also has an engineering building named after him.
[edit] External links
- http://www.rufoundation.org/recognition/profilesingiving/rowan/
- Henry Rowan featured in Rowan Magazine
- inductotherm History
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