Alan G. Merten
Encyclopedia
Alan Gilbert Merten is currently the President of George Mason University
.
at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
, a masters in Computer science
from Stanford University
, and a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his academic career as an engineering professor at the University of Michigan
, later became the dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida
, and served as the dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
at Cornell University
until elected president of George Mason University
in 1996, where he continued a long tradition of real estate investment on behalf of the university.
In a March 23, 2011 letter to the George Mason University community, Dr. Merten announced he will step down from the position of president effective June 30, 2012.
President Merten is married to Sally Merten, and they have two children and four grandsons.
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
.
Biography
Merten received an undergraduate degree in mathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, a masters in Computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, and a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He began his academic career as an engineering professor at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, later became the dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, and served as the dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Cornell University, a private Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. It was founded in 1946 and renamed in 1984 after Samuel Curtis Johnson, founder of S.C...
at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
until elected president of George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
in 1996, where he continued a long tradition of real estate investment on behalf of the university.
In a March 23, 2011 letter to the George Mason University community, Dr. Merten announced he will step down from the position of president effective June 30, 2012.
President Merten is married to Sally Merten, and they have two children and four grandsons.