Roland W. Schmitt

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Dr. Roland W. Schmitt was born in 1923 in Seguin, Texas. From 1951 to 1988 he worked at General Electric, holding variouos positions including Senior Vice President of Corporate Research and Development, and Chief Scientist. From 1988 to 1993, he served as the 16th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Schmitt served as a member of the National Science Board from 1982 through 1994, and was its Chairman from 1984 to 1988. He is also a member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Hall of Fame.^[1]

Contents 1 Degrees [2] 1.1 Honorary 2 Awards 2.1 Academic 2.2 Scientific 3 References

[edit] Degrees ^[2]

• BS Physics – University of Texas
• BS Mathematics – University of Texas
• MS Physics – University of Texas
• PhD Physics – Rice University

[edit] Honorary

• Doctorate – University of Pennsylvania (1985)
• Doctorate – Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1985)
• Doctorate – Union College (1985)
• Doctorate – Lehigh University (1986)
• Doctorate – University of South Carolina (1988)
• Doctorate – Universite de Technologie de Compiegne (1991)
• Doctorate – College of St. Rose (1992)
• Doctorate – Russell Sage College (1993)
• Doctorate – Hartford Graduate Center (1995)
• Doctorate – Illinois Institute of Technology (1996)
• Doctorate – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1997)

[edit] Awards

[edit] Academic

• 1982 – RPI's Community Service Award
• 1985 – Rice University Distinguished Alumni Award
• 1985 – Stony Brook Foundation's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Higher Education
• 1997 – University at Albany Foundation's Academic Laureate Award

[edit] Scientific

• 1989 – Industrial Research Institute Medal^[3]
• 1992 – IEEE Founders Medal^[4]
• 1993 – American Physical Society George E. Pake Prize^[5]
• 1995 – National Academy of Engineering Arthur M. Bueche Award^[6]

[edit] References

1. ^ RPI: Alumni Hall of Fame: Roland W. Schmitt. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
2. ^ NYSTAR | Dr. Roland W. Schmitt. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
3. ^ IRI | IRI Medal. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
4. ^ IEEE Founders Medal Recipients. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
5. ^ APS Prizes and Awards George E. Pake Prize. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
6. ^ Previous Recipients of the Arthur M. Bueche Award. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.

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