CSM President Theodore A. Bickart announced his retirement today, effective July 31, 2000. Dr. Bickart stated he has met his goal of helping the School transition from a period of long-term stability in the fields of applied science and engineering to an era of rapidly changing technology, and he is looking forward to retirement. Please feel free to use any of the following information and quotations. Call us if you have questions or would like additional information.
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Dr. Bickart was born August 25, 1935. Dr. Bickart was previously dean of engineering at Michigan State University. Prior to his tenure at Michigan, he was a member of the Syracuse University electrical engineering faculty for 26 years, serving as dean of engineering for over five years. He holds bachelor s, master s, and doctoral degrees in engineering from Johns Hopkins University. His international endeavors include serving as a Fulbright Scholar at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute in the former USSR and as a visiting faculty member at the Nanjing Institute of Technology in the People s Republic of China.