David VandeLinde
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David VandeLinde is an American
electrical engineering
graduate from Carnegie Tech in 1964 and was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick
from 2001 to 2006.
Professor VandeLinde came to Warwick in 2001 from the University of Bath
, where he had been Vice-Chancellor for nine years.
VandeLinde saw Warwick through five years of fast growth, but not without controversy. As well as being closely associated with the 'corporate' ethos of Warwick, he became prominent supporter of higher tuition fees for students. He was also a firm supporter of the University's attempts to build a campus in Singapore
, which did not ultimately come to fruition.
Before coming to the United Kingdom
, VandeLinde was dean
of the engineering faculty at Johns Hopkins University
in Baltimore, Maryland.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
graduate from Carnegie Tech in 1964 and was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
from 2001 to 2006.
Professor VandeLinde came to Warwick in 2001 from the University of Bath
University of Bath
The University of Bath is a campus university located in Bath, United Kingdom. It received its Royal Charter in 1966....
, where he had been Vice-Chancellor for nine years.
VandeLinde saw Warwick through five years of fast growth, but not without controversy. As well as being closely associated with the 'corporate' ethos of Warwick, he became prominent supporter of higher tuition fees for students. He was also a firm supporter of the University's attempts to build a campus in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, which did not ultimately come to fruition.
Before coming to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, VandeLinde was dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the engineering faculty at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
in Baltimore, Maryland.