Cornelius J. Barton
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Cornelius J. Barton (born 1936) is an American metallurgical engineer, businessman and the acting president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from April 1998 until July 1999.[1]
He received bachelor's, master's and Ph.D. degrees in metallurgical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a member of the engineering honor society
Barton then joined the
In 1986, Barton was appointed President of Dorr Oliver. Shortly thereafter,
In 1992, Harriman bought a 20 percent stake in Dorr Oliver. Dorr Oliver was then sold to a German company in 1995, and Barton retired as President after more than twelve years in that position.[3]
He has been a member of the Rensselaer Board of Trustees beginning in 1991 until the present (as an active trustee from May 1991 through December 2012, and subsequently a trustee emeritus), and was the interim president of RPI from April 1998 until July 1999, until the current President, Shirley Ann Jackson was recruited.[4] Barton Hall, a residence hall on the RPI campus that opened in 2000, was named in his honor.[5]
References
- ^ Cornelius J. Barton '58. RPI Board of Trustees
- ^ "Cornelius J. Barton." Marquis Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.
- ^ "RPI chooses acting president", Albany Times Union, April 9, 1998, page B1
- ^ Biography of Cornelius J. Barton
- ^ Robertson, Scott, "New residence hall honors ex-president", Rensselaer Polytechnic, September 27, 2000 Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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