Joseph M. Pettit
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1916 – 1986
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Who was Joseph M. Pettit?
Joseph Mayo Pettit was an engineer who became dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering from 1958 to 1972, and president of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1972 to 1986.
While president of Georgia Tech, Pettit advanced the causes of research and industrial development at the school; Tech's research budget surpassed the $100 million mark and Pettit headed Tech's $100 million Centennial Campaign.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1916
Rochester - Also known as
- Joseph Pettit
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Engineer's degree, Stanford University
( - 1940) - Bachelor's degree, University of California, Berkeley
( - 1938) - Doctorate, Stanford University
( - 1942)
- Engineer's degree, Stanford University
- Employment
- University of California, Berkeley
(1940 - 1942) - Supervising Engineer, Airborne Instruments Laboratory
- President, Georgia Institute of Technology
(1972 - 1986) - Stanford University
(1947 - 1972)
- University of California, Berkeley
- Lived in
- United States of America
- Died
- Sep 15, 1986
Atlanta
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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