paul tikalsky
Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSE (January 17, 1706 [
O.S. January 6, 1705]
[1] – April 17, 1790) was an American
polymath and one of the
Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, printer,
political theorist, politician,
freemason,
postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman,
and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the
American Enlightenment and the
history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the
lightning rod,
bifocals, and the
Franklin stove, among other inventions.
[2] He founded many civic organizations, including the
Library Company,
Philadelphia's first
fire department[3] and the
University of Pennsylvania.
[4]
Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for
colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As the first
United States Ambassador to France, he exemplified the emerging American nation.
[5]
Franklin was foundational in defining the American ethos as a marriage
of the practical values of thrift, hard work, education, community
spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism
both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of
the
Enlightenment. In the words of historian
Henry Steele Commager, "In a Franklin could be merged the virtues of
Puritanism without its defects, the illumination of the Enlightenment without its heat."
[6] To
Walter Isaacson,
this makes Franklin "the most accomplished American of his age and the
most influential in inventing the type of society America would become."
[7]
Karl Reid has been Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture & Technology,
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and
Oklahoma State University–Tulsa,
Oklahoma, United States, since 1986. On October 25, 2010, he announced his retirement pending appointment of his successor
[1] His successor, Paul Tikalsky, assumed the position on July 1, 2012.
[2]
Larry Lawrence Edward Page[5] (born March 26, 1973) is an American
computer scientist and
Internet entrepreneur who co-founded
Google with
Sergey Brin.
[1][6]
Page is the
chief executive officer of
Alphabet Inc (Google's parent company). After stepping aside as Google CEO in August 2001, in favor of
Eric Schmidt,
he re-assumed the role in April 2011. He announced his intention to
step aside a second time in July 2015, to become CEO of Alphabet, under
which Google's assets would be reorganized. Under Page, Alphabet is
seeking to deliver major advancements in a variety of industries.
[7]
As of June 2018, Page was the ninth-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $53.6 billion.
[8]
Page is the inventor of
PageRank, Google's best-known
search ranking algorithm.
[16] Page received the
Marconi Prize in 2004 with Brin.
[17]
2009–present
In 2009, Page received an honorary doctorate from the University of Michigan during a graduation commencement ceremony.
[119] In 2011, he was ranked 24th on the
Forbes list of billionaires, and as the 11th richest person in the U.S.
[1]
In 2015, Page's "Powerful People" profile on the
Forbes site states that Google is "the most influential company of the digital era".
[120]
As of July 2014, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index lists Page as
the 17th richest man in the world, with an estimated net worth of $32.7
billion.
[121] At the completion of 2014,
Fortune magazine named Page its "Businessperson of the Year," declaring him "the world’s most daring
CEO".
[122]
In October 2015, Page was named number one in
Forbes' "America's Most Popular Chief Executives", as voted by Google's employees.
[123]
In August 2017, Page was awarded honorary citizenship of Agrigento, Italy
[124]
Morton Owen Schapiro (born July 13, 1953) is an American
economist and the current president of
Northwestern University in
Evanston, Illinois.
[1]
Early life
Schapiro received a B.S. in economics from
Hofstra University in 1975 and a Ph.D. in economics from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1979.
Career
Schapiro joined the economics faculty at
Williams College in 1980 and departed to become the chair of the economics department at the
University of Southern California
in 1991, rising to become the dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and
Sciences in 1994, and the vice president for planning in 1998.
[1]
He was appointed as the 16th president of Williams College in 2000, a
post he held until becoming president of Northwestern University in
2009.
[2]
He began his term as the 16th president of Northwestern on September 1,
2009. He is also a professor of economics in Northwestern's Judd A. and
Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and holds appointments
in the J.L. Kellogg School of Management and the School of Education and
Social Policy.
[citation needed]
Schapiro is a trustee of
Hillel International.
[3] He is also a director of
Marsh & McLennan..
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