Neil Grabois
Neil R. Grabois | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of Colgate University | |
| In office 1988–1999 | |
| Preceded by | George D. Langdon Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Charles Karelis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 10, 1935 |
| Died | October 6, 2024 (aged 88) |
| Spouse | Miriam Grabois |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Stuyvesant High School (1953) Swarthmore College (BA, 1957) University of Pennsylvania (PhD, 1963) |
Neil R. Grabois (December 11, 1935 –October 6, 2024) was an Americam mathematician and a former university administrator. He held positions as the dean, provost, and chair of the department of mathematical sciences of Williams College; as the thirteenth President of Colgate University, from 1988 to 1999; as Vice President at the Carnegie Corporation in New York; and as the dean of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School, where he served from 2010 until his departure in 2013.[1]
He received his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania after attending Swarthmore College. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1953.[2]
Grabois sits or sat on the boards of Project Pericles, Swarthmore College, The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women and the Michael Wolk Heart Foundation. He is an adjunct faculty member of Teachers College at Columbia University.
He and his wife Miriam had two children and one grandchild.[citation needed] He died peacefully in his sleep on October 6, 2024.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women Board Member Bio". Retrieved 2014-09-25.
- ^ "The Campaign for Stuyvesant Board of Directors". Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ "Colgate's 13th President, Neil R. Grabois, dies at 88 | Colgate University". www.colgate.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
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