Nagi Naganathan
Nagi Naganathan | |
|---|---|
| 7th President of the Oregon Institute of Technology | |
| Assumed office March 31, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Christopher Maples Jay Kenton (interim) |
| Interim President of the University of Toledo | |
| In office July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lloyd Jacobs |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Gaber |
Nagi Ganapathy Naganathan is the current president of the Oregon Institute of Technology and the former dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Toledo.[1]
Education
Naganathan received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirappalli ( now known as National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli), master's degree from Clarkson University and his doctorate of philosophy degree from Oklahoma State University.[1][2]
Career
He was named interim president of the University of Toledo serving since July 1, 2014.[3] In November 2016, Naganathan was selected as president of the Oregon Institute of Technology.[4][5] National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007.[6]
In 2021, faculty at Oregon Institute of Technology held a vote of no confidence in Naganathan, citing a disregard of university policy, shared governance, and fiscal management.[7] The vote passed with approval from roughly 92% of faculty.[8]
Naganathan is a member of the following groups and associations:
- Arlington Club Member
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- American Council on Education (ACE)
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
- Portland Business Alliance Board (Ex-Officio Member)
- Klamath County Chamber of Commerce (Oregon Tech Representative)
- Medford Chamber of Commerce (Oregon Tech Representative)
- KCEDA (Oregon Tech Representative)
- Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber (Oregon Tech Representative)
- CCC Council of Presidents (Cascade Collegiate Conference)
- Oregon Council of Presidents, Vice Chair
- World Association for Cooperative Education Board (WACE)
- Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Oregon Innovation Council Member (Oregon Inc.)
In 2022, Naganathan was announced as a member of a new committee tasked with renewing Oregon’s chip industry.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Nagi G. Naganathan". University of Toledo. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Springer, Richard (22 May 2013). "Nagi Naganathan is dean Univ of Toledo Engg". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Engineering dean named interim University of Toledo president". The Independent Collegian. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ^ "Oregon Tech names Nagi Naganathan president - Portland Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19.
- ^ "Oregon Tech president: Nagi Naganathan can't wait to start new job". 17 November 2016.
- ^ "NIT Trichy - DAA Recipients for 2006-07". www.nitt.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ^ "SenEx report - final" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ News, By Becca Robbins Herald and. "OIT faculty vote 'no confidence' in Naganathan". Herald and News. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Mike Rogoway | The (2022-02-10). "Oregon's top politicos will lead effort to revive state's chip industry". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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