Thomas R. Plough

Thomas R. Plough is an American sociologist most notable for having served as president of North Dakota State University and Assumption College.

Plough is a graduate of Michigan State University. He began his career at Alma College, where he rose to serve as dean of students. He moved to the Eisenhower College and later the Rochester Institute of Technology where he was eventually appointed provost.^[1]

Plough assumed the presidency of North Dakota State University in 1995 and moved to Assumption College in 1998. He announced his retirement in August 2006.

References

^ Gordon, Dane R. (2007), Rochester Institute of Technology: Industrial Development and Educational Innovation in an American City, 1829–2006 (1 ed.), Henrietta, New York: RIT Press, p. 381, ISBN 9781933360249, OCLC 80360669

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Preceded by Robert G. Quinn	Provost of the Rochester Institute of Technology January, 1983–1995	Succeeded by Stanley D. McKenzie
Preceded by J. L. Ozbun	President of North Dakota State University 1995 – 30 June 1998	Succeeded by Joseph A. Chapman
Preceded by Joseph H. Hagan	President of Assumption College 1 July 1998 – 30 June 2007	Succeeded by Francesco Cesareo

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