R. Bowen Loftin
| R. Bowen Loftin | |
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R. Bowen Loftin | |
| Born |
June 29, 1949 Hearne, Texas, United States |
| Residence | Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Texas A&M University Rice University |
| Occupation | academic administrator, professor, businessman |
| Salary | $375,000 in 2010[1] |
| Title |
Chancellor of University of Missouri President Emeritus of Texas A&M University |
| Website | |
| University of Missouri - Office of the Chancellor | |
Richard Bowen Loftin, better known as R. Bowen Loftin is chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He came to Missouri in 2013 after serving as the 24th President of Texas A&M University.[2]
Biography
Early life
Loftin was born in Hearne, Texas.[3] He graduated from Texas A&M University in three years with a degree in physics, with highest honors, in 1970. He earned a master’s degree (1973) and Ph.D. (1975) in physics from Rice University. He currently lives in the Residence on Francis Quadrangle.
Career
Prior to being appointed interim president, he served as the vice president and CEO of Texas A&M University at Galveston, where he also held the position of professor of maritime systems engineering. Dr. Loftin gained experience unique in all of higher education in fall 2008, when Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf Coast. He oversaw evacuation of the multi-site campus and relocation of almost all of the 1,500 students, along with many of the faculty and staff, to the main Texas A&M campus in College Station, approximately 150 miles inland. This is believed to be the first time that an entire institution of higher education was transposed onto another for an extended period of time.
He previously served at Old Dominion University as professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of computer science, and also was responsible for graduate programs in modeling and simulation. He also served as executive director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center. Previously, he chaired the Department of Computer Science and was director of the NASA Virtual Environments Research Institute at the University of Houston.
He is an internationally respected consultant in modeling and simulation, advanced training technologies, and scientific/engineering data visualization. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 publications and has served as principal investigator in grants and contracts totaling millions of dollars. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research excellence.
On campus, his trademark bowtie has become a symbol for the man himself.
References
- ↑ Texas A&M University Public Salaries
- ↑ "Loftin Leadership: Outgoing Texas A&M president becomes Mizzou’s new chancellor". University of Missouri. December 5, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Texas AandM Chooses Interim President as Sole Finalist for Job". Dallasnews.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
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| Academic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Elsa Murano |
President of Texas A&M University 2009-2013 |
Succeeded by Mark A. Hussey (interim) |
| Preceded by Brady J. Deaton |
Chancellor of the University of Missouri 2014- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |