Robert W. Morse

Robert W. Morse (1921-2001) was the first president of Case Western Reserve University.

Career

A native of Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of the class of 1943 at Bowdoin College, Morse received his master's degree and {HD in physics at Brown University before becoming a member of Brown's faculty in 1946. He ultimately the college dean in 1962.

In 1956, Morse took part in the National Academy of Science's Nobska Project, which was instrumental in the creation of the UGM-27 Polaris missile submarine. In 1964, he was named assistant secretary for research and development at the United States Navy, before leaving the Navy to become president of the Case Institute of Technology in 1966 after being dissatisfied with the United States' role in Vietnam. In 1967, Case merged with Western Reserve, making Morse the first president of Case Western Reserve. He remained their until 1971 when he left for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where he retired in 1983.

External links

*http://www.cwru.edu/its/archives/presidents/morsummary.htm
*http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9401E2DF143FF935A15752C0A9679C8B63