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词条 Robert A. Corrigan
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Robert Anthony Corrigan (born 1935)[1][2] is an American academic who served as the 12th president of San Francisco State University from 1988 to 2012.[3]

Before that, Corrigan served nine years as chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston from 1979 to 1988.[4][5]

Corrigan attained an A.B. from Brown University and later completed a A.M. (1959) and Ph.D. in American civilization (1967) from the University of Pennsylvania.[6][2]

Corrigan has been a provost at the University of Maryland, College Park and dean at the University of Missouri, in addition to holding faculty positions at the University of Iowa, Bryn Mawr, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.[7]

Corrigan is a member of the National Cancer Institute's Comprehensive Minority Bio-medical Branch Task Force and the National Advisory Council for Campus Compact. He is immediate former chair of the Board of Directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).[8]

In January 2007, Corrigan began his second and final term as chair of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.[9] He also served on the Mayor's Biotechnology Advisory Council. He is a former member of the San Francisco Economic Development Corporation, the California Historical Society Board of Directors, and the Private Industry Council of San Francisco. In between 1994 and 1995, he served on the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Budget Task Force; furthermore he is a past co-chair of the Bay Area School Reform Collaborative/Annenberg Challenge.[10]

In the fall of 2011, Corrigan announced plans to retire by the end of that academic year concluding in May 2012. On April 17, 2012, Lynne Woolsey spoke before the Assembly[11] to announce Corrigan's retirement, and to acknowledge achievements and contributions during his 24-years of service and tenure at San Francisco State University.

Subsequently, Leslie E. Wong succeeded Corrigan as president of San Francisco State University.[12]

On May 24, 2015, Brown University awarded Corrigan an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) for his work in promoting diversity and tolerance.[13]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/notables/highered/pennunleadaj.html|title=Penn's Leadership in Higher Education |publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=June 25, 2017}}
2. ^{{citation|url=http://www.archives.upenn.edu/primdocs/upg/upg7/upg7_1968.pdf|title=University of Pennsylvania Two Hundred and Twelfth Commencement for the Conferring of Degrees|page=29|date=May 20, 1968}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Robert-Corrigan-The-man-who-diversified-SFSU-3605269.php|title=Robert Corrigan: The man who diversified SFSU|date=3 June 2012|work=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=June 25, 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CPDB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB72E65D8B657E5&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420&p_openurl=NewsBank|title=S.F. State names new president|date=14 September 1988|work=San Jose Mercury News|page=7B|accessdate=6 November 2010}}
5. ^{{Citation|title=Chancellors & Provosts (1965-Present) - University of Massachusetts Boston|publisher=University of Massachusetts Boston|url=https://www.umb.edu/the_university/history/chancellors_provosts|accessdate=June 10, 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Dr. Robert A. Corrigan|url=http://www.calstate.edu/administration/bios/presidents/Corrigan.shtml|publisher=California State University|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
7. ^{{cite web|title=Dr. Robert A. Corrigan|url=http://www.calstate.edu/administration/bios/presidents/Corrigan.shtml|publisher=California State University|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Biography - President Robert A. Corrigan|url=https://sites.sfsu.edu/news/biography-president-robert-corrigan|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=Presidio Bank chairman to chair S.F. Chamber in 2008|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/04/16/daily46.html|accessdate=24 October 2012|newspaper=San Francisco Business Times|date=April 19, 2007}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Biography - President Robert A. Corrigan|url=https://sites.sfsu.edu/news/biography-president-robert-corrigan|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=Honoring Dr. Robert A. Corrigan - Rep. Lynne Woolsey|url=http://capitolwords.org/date/2012/04/17/E554-4_honoring-dr-robert-a-corrigan/|accessdate=24 October 2012}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2012/05/18/les-wong-san-francisco-state-university.html?page=all|title=Nonprofit Profile - Les Wong San Francisco State University|date=18 May 2012|work=San Francisco Business Times|accessdate=6 September 2012}}
13. ^https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/05/citations#Corrigan

External links

{{Portal|Biography}}
  • CalState bio
  • "Robert Corrigan: The man who diversified SFSU
  • Voices on Antisemitism Interview with Robert A. Corrigan from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
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12 : 1935 births|Living people|Presidents of San Francisco State University|University of Massachusetts Boston faculty|University of Maryland, College Park faculty|University of Missouri faculty|University of Iowa faculty|Bryn Mawr College faculty|University of Pennsylvania faculty|University of Gothenburg faculty|Brown University alumni|University of Pennsylvania alumni

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