Gregory L. Fenves
American engineer and college administrator (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gregory Louis Fenves (born March 1, 1957) is an American engineer and academic who is the 21st president of Emory University. He previously served as the President of the University of Texas at Austin from 2015 to 2020.
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Gregory Fenves | |
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21st President of Emory University | |
Assumed office August 1, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Claire E. Sterk |
29th President of the University of Texas at Austin | |
In office June 3, 2015 ā June 30, 2020[1] | |
Preceded by | William Powers Jr. |
Succeeded by | Jay Hartzell |
Personal details | |
Born | (1957-03-01) March 1, 1957 (age 67) Champaign, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Cornell University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MSE, PhD) |
Website | Office of the President |
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Fenves was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2014 for contributions to computational modeling, creation of open source software for earthquake engineering analysis, and academic leadership.[2]