Thomas A. Bartlett

For other Thomas Bartletts, see Thomas Bartlett (disambiguation).

Thomas Alva Bartlett (born August 20, 1930) is an American educator who is most notable for having served as President of several universities and university systems.

Bartlett was born in Salem, Oregon and graduated from Salem High School in 1947.^[1] He attended Willamette University for two years, where he joined Beta Theta Pi fraternity, before transferring to Stanford University, where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. After graduating in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, he attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, earning a master's degree. In 1959 he was awarded a Ph.D. degree from Stanford University. While still in graduate school, he was recruited to join the United States Permanent Mission to the United Nations to work on Arab-Israeli relations. From, there, he became the President of the American University in Cairo.

In the 1970s and 1980s, he assumed the Presidency of Colgate University and the Chancellorships of the University of Alabama System and the Oregon State System of Higher Education.^[2] He also served as President of the Association of American Universities. He was called out of a brief retirement to head the State University of New York System in 1994, but conflicts with George Pataki appointees^[3] on the University's Board of Trustees led to his resignation after just 17 months on the job.^[4]

After SUNY, he became Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States-Japan Foundation, leaving after seven years to re-assume the Presidency of the American University in Cairo on an interim basis.

The Thomas A. Bartlett Chair of English at Colgate University is named after him. ^[5]

References

^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (October 5, 1994), "Man in the News; New SUNY Chancellor: Thomas Alva Bartlett", The New York Times, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEED7153DF936A35753C1A962958260, retrieved 2008-04-27
^ "THOMAS ALVA BARTLETT". Alabama Academy of Honor. http://www.archives.state.al.us/famous/academy/t_bartle.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
^ Arenson, Karen W. (April 27, 1996), "SUNY Trustees and Leader Try to Resolve Differences", The New York Times, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02EEDF1E39F934A15757C0A960958260, retrieved 2008-04-27
^ Barron, James (May 1, 1996), "SUNY Chancellor Resigns Post After Battling Pataki's Trustees", The New York Times, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E4DA1739F932A35756C0A960958260, retrieved 2008-04-27
^ "Endowed professorships at Colgate". The Colgate Scene. Colgate University. September 2006. http://www4.colgate.edu/scene/sept2006/endowed.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27.

Academic offices
Preceded by Raymond F. McLain	President of the American University in Cairo 1963–1969	Succeeded by Christopher Thoron
Preceded by Vincent M. Barnett, Jr.	President of Colgate University 1969–1977	Succeeded by George D. Langdon, Jr.
Preceded by New office	President of the Association of American Universities 1977–1982	Succeeded by Robert M. Rosenzweig
Preceded by Joseph F. Volker	Chancellor of the University of Alabama System 1982–1987	Succeeded by Philip E. Austin
Preceded by	Chancellor of the Oregon University System 1987 – July, 1994	Succeeded by
Preceded by Joseph C. Burke (acting)	Chancellor of the State University of New York December 1, 1994 – June 30, 1996	Succeeded by John W. Ryan
Preceded by John D. Gerhart	Interim President of the American University in Cairo 2002–2003	Succeeded by David D. Arnold
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by William D. Eberle	Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States-Japan Foundation 1994–2002	Succeeded by Thomas A. Johnson

Persondata
Name	Bartlett, Thomas A.
Alternative names	None
Short description	Chancellor of SUNY
Date of birth	August 20, 1930
Place of birth	Salem, Oregon
Date of death
Place of death