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  David V. Ragone
  Pronunciation:  ru-GO-nee 
  
  President, Case Western Reserve University, 7/1/1980-6/30/1987
  
  Education
  
  S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1951, Metallurgical Engineering 
  
  S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1952, Metallurgical Engineering
  
  Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1953, Metallurgical Engineering 
   

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  Career

  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.

• 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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