Peter Likins
Peter William Likins (born July 4, 1936)[1] was president of the University of Arizona from 1997 until his retirement in summer 2006.[2][3]
Previous posts in order of most recent were:
- President of Lehigh University[4][5]
- Provost for professional schools at Columbia University,[6]
- Dean of Columbia's engineering school.[6]
At each of these universities, Likins was a professor of engineering.
Likins graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1953, where he was captain of the wrestling team and co-captain of the football team.[7] He attended Stanford University and became a member of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity.[8]
During the last semester of his presidency, a wire from his
Likins was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (1984) for contributions to spacecraft dynamics and control, and for leadership in engineering education through teaching, research, writing, and academic administration.[citation needed]
Notes
- ISBN 9780787665234.
- ^ Important moments in Likins' term, DailyWildcat.com
- ^ "Past Presidents". arizona.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
- ^ University of Arizona (17 March 2006). "The Crossroads Conference". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- S.J. of the College of the Holy Cross were the two university presidents contacted by the Ivy League in the first stage of the formation of the Patriot Leagueduring the early-1980s (Feinstein, John. The Last Amateurs. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2000). This effectively removed Lehigh from contention for a Division I-AA playoff berth.
- ^ a b Christine Wald-Hopkins (2011-05-26). "A former UA president tells the story of his diverse family". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- ^ "Santa Cruz Hall of Fame inductees". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 31, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ The Rainbow, vol. 130, no. 2, p. 21
- ^ La Monica Everett-haynes (2006-04-13). "Likins rushed to UMC for surgery". Tucson Citizen. Retrieved 2011-08-23.