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• 1 2022-05-05T15:12:03+00:00 Agnar Pytte 20 plain 2022-07-14T17:17:52+00:00
  Agnar Pytte
  Pronunciation:  PIT-u
  (12/23/1932-11/6/2015)
  
  President, Case Western Reserve University, 7/1/1987-6/30/1999
  
  Education
  
  A.B., Princeton University, 1953, Physics 
  
  A.M., Harvard University, 1954, Physics 
  
  Ph.D., Harvard University, 1958, Physics 
   

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  University Awards 

  Student Crew Club christened its boat the Agnar Pytte, 1994.

  Case Western Reserve University awarded Pytte the University Medal in recognition of his leadership, dedication and service to the University, to higher education, and to society, 1999.

  The Agnar Pytte Center for Science Education and Research was named for Pytte in “appreciation for his distinguished leadership as President of the University from 1987 to 1999,” 2001. 

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  Career

  Research Physicist, Hycon Eastern Inc., 1956

  Faculty member, Department of Physics, Dartmouth College, , 1957-1987

  Eleanor and Kelvin Smith Professor of Physics, Dartmouth College, 1981-1987

  Chairman, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College

  Associate Dean, Faculty for the Sciences, Dartmouth College

  Dean, Graduate Studies, Dartmouth College

  Provost, Dartmouth College, 1982-1987

  President Emeritus, Case Western Reserve University, 1999-
  
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  University Numbers
  
                                                           1987/88                   1998/99 
  Enrollment                                          8,046                           9,799
  Number of full time faculty              1,571                            2,045
  Endowment market value        $334,029,000           $1.434 billion  
  Full time undergraduate tuition   $10,000                      $18,400
  Surplus                                               $33,000                     $50,069
  
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  Milestones (non-university-related events are in italics)
  
  1988   The School of Applied Social Sciences was named the Mandel School of Applied
               Social Sciences. 
  
  1989   Design and construction of phase 1 (16 residence halls) of the all fiber-optic computer
               network, CWRUnet, was completed. 
  
               Student protestors were killed by the Chinese military in Tiananmen Square. 
  
               The Exxon Valdez spilled millions of gallons of crude oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound. 
  
  1990   The Hubble Space Telescope began its observations of the Earth.  
  
               Tim Berners-Lee published a proposal for, and developed a prototype of, the
               World Wide Web. 
  
  1993   The Undergraduate Alumni Association was formed, membership including all alumni with
               CIT, WRU, CWRU baccalaureate degrees. 
  
  1994   The five-year Campaign for CWRU raised $416.5 million, surpassing the original goal of 
               $350 million. 
  
               The Case Western Reserve University web site was launched. 
  
  1999   A new Campus Master Plan, under which approximately fifteen new buildings or major
               renovations were started or completed, was concluded. 
  
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  Regional Population
  
                                       1990                 2000                              
  Cleveland                   505,616             478,403
  Cuyahoga County   1,412,140          1,393,978                                                     
  
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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.

• 1 2020-01-30T16:08:27+00:00 200 Events in 200 Years: 1980s 8 This section provides detailed information about the university from 1980-1989 plain 2025-04-21T18:55:22+00:00 1980 1980
  David V. Ragone was inaugurated as CWRU's third president.
  
  
  1981
  The Resources Campaign ended. This was CWRU's first university-wide campaign. It raised $215 million over 5 years. Pictured holding the sign with campaign attainment are Curtis Lee Smith, National Chairman of the campaign, President Louis A. Toepfer, and Trustee Elaine Hadden.
  
  
  1982
  The University's 15-member grounds staff won the Professional Grounds Maintenance Award for athletic facilities maintenance in recognition of work at Finnigan Fields.
  
  
  1983
  Mather Dance Center (formerly Mather Gymnasium) was home to the modern dance program which had not only a graduate training program, but also produced a full season of modern dance concerts.
  
  
  1984
  CWRU football team went undefeated with a record of 9-0. It was the most successful season since the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University football teams merged in 1970. Pictured here is the football team carrying Coach Jim Chapman off the field.
  
  
  1985
  The first outdoor, University-wide, CWRU commencement ceremony was held.
  
  
  1986
  Cleveland Free-Net was officially started. Originating at CWRU, Free-Net was the nation's first free, open-access community computer system. Seen here are Ohio governor Richard F. Celeste (L) and Cleveland mayor George V. Voinovich (Center) with University staff.
  
  
  1987
  Agnar Pytte was inaugurated as CWRU's fourth president.
  
  
  1988
  Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation was held, beginning a new annual tradition. The first convocation in memory of Dr. King was a memorial convocation held April 11, 1968.
  
  
  1989
  CWRU formally announced a five-year $350 million fund raising campaign called, "The Campaign for Case Western Reserve University." The final attainment in 1994 was $416,518,332.
  
  
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