M. Richard Rose

M. Richard Rose (born 1933) was the tenth president of Alfred University from 1974 – 1978 and the seventh president of the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1979 – 1992.

He was born in Fredonia, Pennsylvania in 1933 and earned an undergraduate degree from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, a masters degree in Counseling from Westminster College, Pennsylvania, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.

He served briefly in the United States Marine Corps and as a schoolteacher, eventually leaving to become a Professor of Education and Assistant Provost at the University of Pittsburgh. He was appointed a Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of Defense for Education in 1972.

Rose married the former Clarice Ratzlaff and raised three sons.

Leadership at RIT

Under Rose's leadership, RIT incorporated Eisenhower College and expanded liberal arts and humanities programs. The first PhD program (imaging science) was launched during his tenure in 1988.

In 1991, Rose touched off a firestorm of controversy by allegedly accepting a covert position working for the CIA at its headquarters in Langley, Virginia while simultaneously serving as President. [cite news
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References

* [http://www.rit.edu/~930www/NewsEvents/2007/Mar02/t6.html "RIT's presidential history"] , by Michael Saffran; Number 11, Volume 39, March 2007 issue of RIT "News & Events"