Alan Merten Explained

Alan G. Merten
Office:President of George Mason University
Term Start:1996
Term End:June 30, 2012
Predecessor:George W. Johnson
Successor:Ángel Cabrera
Birth Name:Alan Gilbert Merten
Birth Date:27 December 1941
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Death Place:Naples, Florida, U.S.
Alma Mater:Stanford University
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Alan Gilbert Merten (December 27, 1941 – May 21, 2020)[1] [2] was the fifth president of George Mason University.[3]

Early life and education

Merten was born on December 27, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a masters in computer science from Stanford University, and a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Career

Merten began his academic career as an engineering professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was then appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and then dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York.

In 1996, Merten joined George Mason University as the university's fifth president. He retired on June 30, 2012.

Personal life

Merten was married to Sally Merten, and they had two children and four grandsons.

Death

Merten died on May 21, 2020, at a nursing home in Naples, Florida at age 78, following a battle with Parkinson's disease.

Notes and References

  1. Book: American Men & Women of Science. R.R. Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group. 2009. 5. Thomson/Gale. 9781414433059. 2015-03-09.
  2. Web site: Williams . Preston . University mourns the loss of Alan Merten George Mason . www2.gmu.edu . 22 May 2020 . Williams.
  3. News: de Vise. Daniel. Rein. Lisa. Alan G. Merten to retire as George Mason University president. 22 October 2015. Washington Post. March 23, 2011.