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Assistant Professor, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1953-1957

Associate Professor, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1957-1961

Professor, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1961-1962

Chairman, Metallurgy Department, General Atomic Division, General Dynamics Corporation, La Jolla, California, 1962-1965

Assistant Director, John J. Hopkins Laboratory for Pure and Applied Science, General Atomic Division, General Dynamics Corporation, La Jolla, California, 1965-1967

ALCOA Professor of Metallurgy, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1967-1969

Professor of Engineering and Associate Dean, School of Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969-1970

Dean, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 1970-1972

Dean, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 1972-1980

Professor of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1981-1988

President Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University, 1988-

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University Numbers

                                                         1980/81                   1986/87 
Enrollment                                          8,022                           8,257
Number of full time faculty              1,284                           1,500
Full time undergraduate &
graduate tuition                                $4,800                       $10,000
Budget                                          $122,656,000             $185 million 
Operating surplus                           $110,791                      $18,000
Market value of endowment    $143,901,027              $342 million 

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Milestones (non-university-related events are in italics)

1981   The School of Library Science was named the Matthew A. Baxter School of Information
             and Library Science. 

             IBM released the 5150 Personal Computer.  Selling for $3,000, it contained 16K to 256K
             RAM and 5-1/4" floppy disk drives. 

1982   Sony introduced the first consumer compact disc player. 

1986   The Matthew A. Baxter School of Information and Library Science was closed. 

             Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed, killing all seven crew members. 

1987   Restructuring of Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve College formed 
             The Colleges. 

             The University experienced the fifteenth consecutive year of operating budget surpluses. 

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Regional Population

                                     1980                 1990                              
Cleveland                   573,822              505,616
Cuyahoga County   1,498,400          1,412,140                                                     

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Caution should be taken when comparing financial data across long periods of time. Accounting practices have changed substantially during CWRU's nearly 200-year history. In compiling these numbers, we have relied on the most authoritative contemporaneous sources available.

Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve University Archives, March 2007.