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{{short description|American academic administrator}}
{{Short description|American academic administrator (1941–2020)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Alan G. Merten
| name = Alan G. Merten
|image = Alan G. Merten.jpg
| image = Alan G. Merten.jpg
|office = President of [[George Mason University]]
| office = President of [[George Mason University]]
|term_start = 1996
| term_start = 1996
|term_end = June 30, 2012
| term_end = June 30, 2012
|predecessor = [[George W. Johnson (academic)|George W. Johnson]]
| predecessor = [[George W. Johnson (academic)|George W. Johnson]]
|successor = [[Ángel Cabrera (academic)|Ángel Cabrera]]
| successor = [[Ángel Cabrera (academic)|Ángel Cabrera]]
|birth_name=Alan Gilbert Merten
| birth_name = Alan Gilbert Merten
|birth_date = {{birth date|1941|12|27}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|12|27}}
|birth_place = [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin, U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|05|21|1941|12|27}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|05|21|1941|12|27}}
|death_place = [[Naples, Florida]]
| death_place = [[Naples, Florida]], U.S.
|field =
| known_for =
|work_institutions = [[George Mason University]]<br>[[University of Florida]]
| education = [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] ([[B. S.|BS]], [[PhD]])<br />[[Stanford University]] ([[M. S.|MS]])
|alma_mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[University of Wisconsin-Madison]]
|doctoral_advisor =
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'''Alan Gilbert Merten''' (December 27, 1941 – May 21, 2020)<ref name="American Men & Women of Science">{{cite book|title=American Men & Women of Science|author=R.R. Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group|date=2009|volume=5|publisher=Thomson/Gale|isbn=9781414433059|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=allYAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-03-09}}</ref><ref name="Williams">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Preston |title=University mourns the loss of Alan Merten {{!}} George Mason |url=https://www2.gmu.edu/news/585871 |website=www2.gmu.edu |accessdate=22 May 2020 |ref=Williams}}</ref> was the fifth [[University President|President]] of [[George Mason University]].<ref name="post 2011 mar 23">{{cite news|last1=de Vise|first1=Daniel|last2=Rein|first2=Lisa|title=Alan G. Merten to retire as George Mason University president|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/alan-g-merten-to-retire-as-george-mason-university-president/2011/03/23/ABConfJB_story.html|accessdate=22 October 2015|work=Washington Post|date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>
'''Alan Gilbert Merten''' (December 27, 1941 – May 21, 2020)<ref name="American Men & Women of Science">{{cite book|title=American Men & Women of Science|author=R.R. Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group|date=2009|volume=5|publisher=Thomson/Gale|isbn=9781414433059|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=allYAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=2015-03-09}}</ref><ref name="Williams">{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Preston |title=University mourns the loss of Alan Merten {{!}} George Mason |url=https://www2.gmu.edu/news/585871 |website=www2.gmu.edu |accessdate=22 May 2020 |ref=Williams}}</ref> was the fifth [[University President|president]] of [[George Mason University]].<ref name="post 2011 mar 23">{{cite news|last1=de Vise|first1=Daniel|last2=Rein|first2=Lisa|title=Alan G. Merten to retire as George Mason University president|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/alan-g-merten-to-retire-as-george-mason-university-president/2011/03/23/ABConfJB_story.html|accessdate=22 October 2015|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 23, 2011}}</ref>


===Early life===
==Early life and education==
Merten received an undergraduate degree in [[mathematics]] 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.
Merten was born on December 27, 1941, in [[Milwaukee]], Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree in [[mathematics]] from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]], a masters in [[computer science]] from [[Stanford University]], and a [[Doctor of Science|PhD]] in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.


===Career===
==Career==
Merten began his academic career as an engineering professor at the [[University of Michigan]]. Later he deaned the College of Business Administration at the [[University of Florida]]. Next he served as the dean of the [[Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management]] at [[Cornell University]]. Merten joined [[George Mason University]] as president in 1996 and retired on June 30, 2012.<ref name="post 2011 mar 23" />
Merten began his academic career as an engineering professor at the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]. He was then appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at the [[University of Florida]] in [[Gainesville, Florida]], and then dean of the [[Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management]] at [[Cornell University]], an [[Ivy League]] university in [[Ithaca, New York]].


In 1996, Merten joined [[George Mason University]] as the university's fifth president. He retired on June 30, 2012.<ref name="post 2011 mar 23" />
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===Personal life===

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Merten was married to Sally Merten, and they had two children and four grandsons.<ref name="post 2011 mar 23" /> Merten died on May 21, 2020 at a nursing home in Naples, Florida after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.<ref name="Williams" />
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==Personal life==
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Merten was married to Sally Merten, and they had two children and four grandsons.<ref name="post 2011 mar 23" />

==Death==
Merten died on May 21, 2020, at a nursing home in [[Naples, Florida]] at age 78, following a battle with [[Parkinson's disease]].<ref name="Williams" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{C-SPAN|Alan Merten}}
*{{C-SPAN|48539}}


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Latest revision as of 06:05, 7 November 2024

Alan G. Merten
President of George Mason University
In office
1996 – June 30, 2012
Preceded byGeorge W. Johnson
Succeeded byÁngel Cabrera
Personal details
Born
Alan Gilbert Merten

(1941-12-27)December 27, 1941
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedMay 21, 2020(2020-05-21) (aged 78)
Naples, Florida, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (BS, PhD)
Stanford University (MS)

Alan Gilbert Merten (December 27, 1941 – May 21, 2020)[1][2] was the fifth president of George Mason University.[3]

Early life and education

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Merten was born on December 27, 1941, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from 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.

Career

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Merten began his academic career as an engineering professor at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was then appointed dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, and then dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York.

In 1996, Merten joined George Mason University as the university's fifth president. He retired on June 30, 2012.[3]

Personal life

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Merten was married to Sally Merten, and they had two children and four grandsons.[3]

Death

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Merten died on May 21, 2020, at a nursing home in Naples, Florida at age 78, following a battle with Parkinson's disease.[2]

References

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  1. ^ R.R. Bowker Company. Database Publishing Group (2009). American Men & Women of Science. Vol. 5. Thomson/Gale. ISBN 9781414433059. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Preston. "University mourns the loss of Alan Merten | George Mason". www2.gmu.edu. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c de Vise, Daniel; Rein, Lisa (March 23, 2011). "Alan G. Merten to retire as George Mason University president". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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