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'''Richard L. Van Horn''' (born [[1932-11-02]] in [[Chicago, Illinois]]) was the 7th [[List of Presidents of the University of Houston|president]] of the [[University of Houston]], and the 12th president of the [[University of Oklahoma]].
| name = Richard L. Van Horn
| image = [[File:Richard L. Van Horn.jpg|150px]]
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| caption = Van Horn as [[President (education)|President]] of the [[University of Houston]]
| office1 = [[President (education)|President]] of [[University of Oklahoma]]
| office2 = [[President (education)|President]] of [[Houston University]]
| term_start2 = 1983
| term_end2 = 1989
| term_start1 = 1989
| term_end1 = 1994
| predecessor1 = [[Frank E. Horton]]
| successor1 = [[David Boren]]
| predecessor2 = Hugh Walker
| successor2 = George W. Magner
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|11|2}}
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| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
| alma_mater = [[Carnegie Mellon University]]
| occupation = [[President (education)|President]] of [[University of Oklahoma]], and [[President (education)|President]] of [[Houston University]]
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Van Horn was born in Chicago, Illinois but raised in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]. Van Horn earned a [[bachelor of science]] degree in industrial administration from [[Yale University]]; a [[master of science]] degree in industrial management from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]; and a [[doctoral degree]] in [[systems science]] from [[Carnegie-Mellon University]]. He spent 16 years at Carnegie-Mellon as a faculty member, associate dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration, vice president for business affairs, vice president for management and [[provost]]. He went on to serve six years as the president of the [[University of Houston]] and University of Oklahoma. He served as president of Oklahoma from 1989 to 1994. Outside of academia, he spent ten years at the [[Rand Corporation]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://price.ou.edu/academics/mis_faculty.aspx#vanhorn | title=MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FACULTY & STAFF | publisher=University of Oklahoma Price College of Business | accessdate=2007-11-21 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=The New Man in Evans Hall | publisher=Sooner Magazine | accessdate=2007-11-21 | date=Summer 1989 | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/article_info.asp?articleID=957 | first=Carol | last=Burr }}</ref>
'''Richard L. Van Horn''' (born November 2, 1932) was the seventh [[List of Presidents of the University of Houston|president]] of the [[University of Houston]] and the 12th president of the [[University of Oklahoma]].
Van Horn was born in Chicago, Illinois but raised in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]. Van Horn earned a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] in industrial administration from [[Yale University]]; an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from the [[MIT Sloan School of Management]]; and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[systems science]] from [[Carnegie-Mellon University]]. He spent 16 years at Carnegie-Mellon as a faculty member, associate dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration, vice president for business affairs, vice president for management and [[Provost (education)|provost]]. He went on to serve six years as the president of the [[University of Houston]] and the University of Oklahoma. He served as president of Oklahoma from 1989 to 1994. Outside of academia, he spent ten years at the [[Rand Corporation]], a nonprofit global policy think tank.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://price.ou.edu/mis/mis_faculty_Richard_VanHorn.aspx | title=MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FACULTY & STAFF | publisher=University of Oklahoma Price College of Business | accessdate=2009-11-23 | archivedate=2009-11-23 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123224009/http://price.ou.edu/mis/mis_faculty_Richard_VanHorn.aspx }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=The New Man in Evans Hall | publisher=Sooner Magazine | accessdate=2007-11-21 | date=Summer 1989 | url=http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/sooner/article_info.asp?articleID=957 | first=Carol | last=Burr }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 09:47, 13 December 2023

Richard L. Van Horn
Van Horn as President of the University of Houston
President of University of Oklahoma
In office
1989–1994
Preceded byFrank E. Horton
Succeeded byDavid Boren
President of Houston University
In office
1983–1989
Preceded byHugh Walker
Succeeded byGeorge W. Magner
Personal details
Born (1932-11-02) November 2, 1932 (age 92)
Chicago, Illinois
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
OccupationPresident of University of Oklahoma, and President of Houston University

Richard L. Van Horn (born November 2, 1932) was the seventh president of the University of Houston and the 12th president of the University of Oklahoma.

Van Horn was born in Chicago, Illinois but raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Van Horn earned a BS in industrial administration from Yale University; an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management; and a PhD in systems science from Carnegie-Mellon University. He spent 16 years at Carnegie-Mellon as a faculty member, associate dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration, vice president for business affairs, vice president for management and provost. He went on to serve six years as the president of the University of Houston and the University of Oklahoma. He served as president of Oklahoma from 1989 to 1994. Outside of academia, he spent ten years at the Rand Corporation, a nonprofit global policy think tank.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FACULTY & STAFF". University of Oklahoma Price College of Business. Archived from the original on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
  2. ^ Burr, Carol (Summer 1989). "The New Man in Evans Hall". Sooner Magazine. Retrieved 2007-11-21.


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