Richard J. Grosh

Richard Joseph Grosh (born October 9, 1927) was the fifteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

He was born on October 9, 1927 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Purdue University, where he received B.S., M.S. and P.h.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (in 1950, 1952 and 1953 respectively). In 1953, he was appointed assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue. In 1953, he was appointed professor of mechanical engineering and in 1961, he was appointed head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue. In 1965, he was named associate dean of the Schools of Engineering. In 1967, he was appointed dean of the Schools of Engineering. In 1971, he was appointed president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1976, he left Rensselaer to become CEO of Ranco Inc. of Columbus, Ohio. (In 1987, Ranco was acquired by the controls systems division of Invensys.) [ [http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/Archives/history/presidents/grosh,rj.html Biography of Richard J. Grosh] ]

In 1991, he received the Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award from the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering. [ [https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/OME/1991-2006/1991-1999OME.htm 1991-1999 Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award Recipients] ]

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