Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology

{{Short description|Private university in Terre Haute, Indiana, US}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox university | name = Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology | image = Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology seal.svg | image_upright = 0.6 | former_name = {{indented plainlist| * Terre Haute School of Industrial Science (1874–1875) * Rose Polytechnic Institute (1875–1971) }} | motto = {{langx|la|Labor et scientia}} | mottoeng = Work and Knowledge | established = {{start date and age|1874}} | type = Private university | endowment = $324.1 million (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2025-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2025 Endowment Market Value |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 20, 2026 |format=XLSX}}</ref> | president = Robert A. Coons | provost = Rick Stamper | faculty = 196 (fall 2022)<ref name=enrollment /> | undergrad = 2,169 (fall 2022)<ref name=enrollment>{{cite web |url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/academics/academic-affairs/irpa/reports/2022-23-Academic-Year.pdf |title=Common Data Set 2022–23 |publisher=Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology |access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> | postgrad = 19 (fall 2022)<ref name=enrollment /> | city = Terre Haute, Indiana | country = United States | campus = Suburban | campus_size = {{convert|1300|acre|ha}}<ref name=enrollment /> | sports_nickname = Fightin' Engineers | mascot = Rosie the Elephant | colors = {{color box|#800000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} Red and white <ref>{{cite web|title=Rose-Hulman Brand Identity Guidelines 2.0|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/media/1707886/RH-BrandGuideLines-20.pdf|access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> | athletics_affiliations = NCAA Division III – HCAC<ref>{{cite web |title=NCAA member schools > Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |publisher=NCAA |access-date=August 10, 2006 |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/orgInfo.do?orgID=585 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110070724/http://web1.ncaa.org/ssLists/orgInfo.do?orgID=585 |archive-date=January 10, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | free_label = | free = | accreditation = Higher Learning Commission | academic_affiliations = {{indented plainlist| * AITU * MUPEC }} | website = {{URL|https://rose-hulman.edu}} | logo = Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology wordmark.svg | logo_upright = 0.7 }}

'''Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology''' ('''RHIT''') is a private university in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1874 and houses twelve academic departments with over thirty undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science, engineering, technology, and engineering management, leading to bachelor's and master's degrees.

==History== thumb|Photograph {{circa|1881}} of the original campus building at 13th and Locust in Terre Haute

===Founding (1874–1917)=== Founder Chauncey Rose, along with nine friends, created the '''Terre Haute School of Industrial Science''' in 1874 to provide technical training after encountering difficulties in recruiting local engineers during construction of his railroads. Mr. Rose donated the land, at 13th and Locust St., and the majority of the funds needed to start the new school. A year later, the cornerstone of the new institution was laid and the name was changed to '''Rose Polytechnic Institute''' despite the objections of the president of the board of managers and chief benefactor, Mr. Rose. The original campus was a single building, with no dormitories or recreational facilities.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/about-us/history-and-leadership/detailed-history.html|publisher=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology|title=Rose-Hulman History Project|date=August 1, 1998}}</ref>

The first class of 48 students entered in 1883, chosen from 58 applicants. All students were male, and 37 came from Indiana. All but four chose to major in mechanical engineering, with civil engineering and chemistry the only other majors. Nearly half of the original students would eventually leave their studies before graduation for several reasons, including poor grades or conduct.<ref>{{cite web | title=Student Demographics – 1883 Style | publisher=Rose-Hulman Echoes|access-date=August 10, 2006| url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/echoes/summer2003/lookback.htm}}</ref> The first president was Charles O. Thompson, who modeled the education of Rose Polytechnic after eastern institutions, making it the first private engineering college west of the Alleghenies.<ref name="history"/>

During the early years of the school, finance was a major concern. Many faculty and staff accepted pay cuts to stay at the institution.<ref name="history"/>

In 1889 the school awarded what it considered to be the first chemical engineering degree in the country.<ref>{{cite web | title=BioCrossroads: Assets | publisher=BioCrossroads | access-date=August 10, 2006 | url=http://www.biocrossroads.com/inls/academic-rhit.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321001821/http://www.biocrossroads.com/inls/academic-rhit.htm | archive-date=March 21, 2006 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 1897 John B. Peddle was appointed professor of machine design, a post he held until 1933. In 1910 he published the ''Construction of Graphical Charts'', which was the first book in the English language treating the art of graphical representation.<ref>William Crosby Marshall, ''Graphical Methods for Schools, Colleges, Statisticians, Engineers and Executives''. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. 1921. p. V</ref>

===Relocation and war years (1917–1951)=== In 1917, the school, having grown to more than 300 students, moved from 13th and Locust Street to a new site consisting of {{convert|123|acre|km2}} of farmland east of town, donated by the Hulman family of Terre Haute. The old location was used continuously by the Vigo County School District from 1922 to 2013; as of 2020 the Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club occupies the site. The cornerstone of the new campus was laid in 1922. The new campus consisted of an academic building (now known as Moench Hall) and the institute's first dormitory, Deming Hall, both of which are still in use today.

Early life at Rose consisted of social fraternities, athletics, and the occasional "high jinks". A popular "high jinks" involved the sophomore class inviting the freshman class to a baseball game but were told to "leave their pipes with the nurse". The freshmen would produce the pipes at a specific time and a brawl would ensue.<ref name="history"/>

During World War I, Rose Polytechnic trained students in technical subjects such as vehicle maintenance, and created a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Engineer unit which later became the Wabash Battalion Army ROTC program. During World War II the ROTC unit was replaced with an Army Specialized Training Unit and students could enter and graduate after every quarter to support the war effort. This enrollment schedule continued through the post-war years until 1951.

===1960s–1970s=== In recognition of the Hulman family's significant contributions and continued financial support, in particular a $15 million addition to the endowment, Rose Polytechnic was renamed '''Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology''' in 1971.<ref name="history"/>

During the 1960s and 1970s, growth accelerated under president John A. Logan. Five new residence halls, a new student union, library, and a student recreation center were all constructed between 1963 and 1976. Permission was sought and received to increase the student population to 1000.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Rose-Hulman Story | publisher=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | access-date=August 10, 2006| url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/125th/history.htm}}</ref>

The quarterly cryptology journal ''Cryptologia'' was founded and published at RHIT from 1977 to 1995, at which time it was moved to the United States Military Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.local-movers.org/Moving/Indiana_IN.html|title=The Indiana Institute of Technology Relocation Project|publisher=The Indiana Moving Division|date=November 4, 2006|access-date=January 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107143647/http://www.local-movers.org/Moving/Indiana_IN.html|archive-date=November 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1990s–present=== For most of its history, Rose–Hulman was a men's only institution with some cooperative arrangements with Saint Mary Of-The-Woods College women's school and Indiana State University. It voted to become coeducational in 1991, with the first full-time women students starting in 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/07/us/college-to-end-a-117-year-all-male-tradition.html|title=College to End a 117-Year All-Male Tradition|newspaper=New York Times|date=October 7, 1991}}</ref>

In the decade following 1995, Rose–Hulman's growth was aided by a major fundraising campaign, "Vision to be the Best". Originally a $100 million campaign over ten years, it met its goal in half the time. The goal was extended to $200 million, and by the end of the campaign in June 2004, over $250 million had been raised. In 1997, many physical changes were made to the Rose–Hulman campus. Using a gift from the F. W. Olin Foundation, an expansion of Olin Hall known as the Olin Advanced Learning Center opened. Additionally, The John T Myers Center for Technological Research opened, with space for research laboratories, presentation rooms, classrooms, and academic offices. Shook Field House was replaced by the $20 million Sports and Recreation Center, which the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts used for their summer training camp from 1999 to 2010. In 2002, Hatfield Hall, a theater and alumni center, was opened.

After the 2004 retirement of institute president Samuel Hulbert, who had led the school since 1976, the college faced a leadership crisis. Soon after John J. Midgley arrived as the new president, rumors of conflict between Midgley and the administration started to circulate. Students, some wearing T-shirts proclaiming "Hit the Road Jack", held a rally calling for Midgley's resignation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rally continues Midgley debate |publisher=Rose Thorn |access-date=September 13, 2006 |author= Alex Clerc |url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/thorn/archive/050506/frontpage/3.html}}</ref> Midgley resigned as president of the institute on June 11, 2005, less than a year into his presidency, after the faculty,<ref>{{cite web |title= Faculty vote: no confidence |author=Alex Clerc |publisher=Rose Thorn|access-date=September 13, 2006 |url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/thorn/archive/050506/frontpage/1.html}}</ref> staff, and Student Government Association approved votes of no confidence. During the succeeding academic year, Robert Bright, the chairman of the Board of Trustees, served as interim chief executive officer.

In 2006, Gerald Jakubowski, Vice President and Professor of Engineering at Arizona State University, became the 13th president of the institute, taking over July 1, 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerald Jakubowski Begins Duties as 13th President of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |publisher=Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology |access-date=August 10, 2006 |url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/articles/jakubowskibeginsjuly1.htm}}</ref> He resigned in 2009,<ref>{{cite web |title=President Jakubowski Announces Resignation Effective June 30|access-date=February 23, 2009|url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/notificationcommunity.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Breaking Update: Rose president resigns|access-date=February 23, 2009|url=http://www.tribstar.com/local/local_story_054104501.html|archive-date=August 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826005014/http://tribstar.com/news/x1155797540/BREAKING-UPDATE-Rose-president-resigns|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Board of Trustees elected Matt Branam to serve as interim president.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alumnus, Executive Matt Branam Named Interim President of Rose-Hulman|access-date=August 4, 2009|url=http://alumni.rose-hulman.edu/news/27236/Alumni-News-Alumnus-Executive-Matt-Branam-Named-Interim-President-of-R.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811094340/http://alumni.rose-hulman.edu/news/27236/Alumni-News-Alumnus-Executive-Matt-Branam-Named-Interim-President-of-R.htm |archive-date=August 11, 2011 |url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He became president later that year. Branam died of a heart attack in April 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribstar.com/news/x733697528/Rose-mourns-president-s-death|title=Rose-Hulman mourns president's death|first=Sue LoughlinThe|last=Tribune-Star|website=tribstar.com|date=April 21, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> and the cabinet subsequently selected Robert A. Coons as the institute's interim president. In 2013, the Board of Trustees named James C. Conwell as the institute's 15th president, starting May 1, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Engineering Executive and Engineering Educator Named New President |access-date=March 4, 2013|url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/on-campus/2013/rose-hulman-new-president.aspx}}</ref>

In 2017, the school acquired {{convert|4.5|km2|sqmi}} from the former home of Mari Hulman George.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/36209755/rose-hulman-to-add-1100-acres-from-hulman-george-family|title=Rose-Hulman to Add 1,100 Acres From Hulman Family|first=Dan|last=McGowan|website=insideindianabusiness.com|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, Conwell resigned as president, and Senior Vice President Robert Coons was appointed to serve as acting president and then, in November 2018, as the university president.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2018/Rose-Hulman-President-Steps-Down.html|title=Rose-Hulman President Steps Down|website=www.rose-hulman.edu|access-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> In the same year, the Hulman Memorial Student Union was renovated and renamed the Mussallem Union after the primary donors, the Mussallem Family. The Mussallem Union is centrally located on campus and provides student meeting spaces, dining areas, conference rooms, health services, bookstore, and administrative space.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2018/ribbon-cutting-opens-mussallem-union.html|title=Ribbon Cutting Opens Mussallem Union|website=rose-hulman.edu|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, an expansion of the Branam Innovation Center (BIC), the Kremer Innovation Center (KIC) opened. The BIC and KIC provide rapid prototyping and manufacturing options to students, in addition to housing thermofluids and wet lab facilities, conference rooms, classrooms, and project team workshops.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2019/New-Innovation-Space-Becomes-Hub-of-Activity-Learning.html|title=New Innovation Space Becomes Hub of Activity, Learning|website=rose-hulman.edu|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

In 2021, the New Academic Building was opened, with funding provided by a $15 million lead gift by an anonymous donor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2018/15-Million-Lead-Gift-to-Create-New-Academic-Building.html|title=$15 Million Lead Gift to Create New Academic Building|website=rose-hulman.edu|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> The New Academic Building is home to the Engineering Design program, chemistry laboratory facilities, food science laboratory, breakout and study rooms, as well as a large atrium. Together with Moench Hall and the Myers Center, a new courtyard was opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2021/new-academic-building-opens-window-into-rose-hulman.html|title=New Academic Building Opens 'Window into Rose-Hulman'|website=rose-hulman.edu|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref> The New Academic building is the first building in the state of Indiana to apply for WELL recognition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2021/new-academic-building-seeking-to-be-iIndiana-first-well-certified-structure.html|title=New Academic Building Seeking to Be Indiana's First WELL Certified Structure|website=rose-hulman.edu|access-date=June 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Campus== thumb|Moench Hall thumb|Fowler Academic Building thumb|White Chapel thumb|Deming Hall thumb|Percopo Hall Most of the university property is in the Terre Haute city limits, though parts extend outside of the city limits. The university as a whole is in Lost Creek Township.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st18_in/place/p1875428_terre_haute/DC20BLK_P1875428.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Terre Haute city, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-12-15|page=3 (PDF p. 4/10)|quote=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology}}</ref>

==Academics== The curricula at RHIT concentrate on engineering and the natural sciences. The school's primary focus is undergraduate education, though there is a small graduate program for master's degree students. There are no doctoral programs. As of 2021, Rose–Hulman has 189 faculty members, 99% of whom hold a PhD. The current student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1.<ref name=enrollment /> Admission to the institute remains competitive due to its self-selecting admissions class and applicant sharing with Purdue, and other top universities.<ref>{{cite web |title=A New College Ranking |publisher=Laissez-Faire |access-date=September 7, 2006 |url=http://collegeadmissions.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/laissez-faire-1999-2000.txt}}</ref> In 2022, 602 freshman students enrolled out of 3,353 accepted applicants.<ref name=enrollment />

===Accreditation=== Rose–Hulman has been regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1916, with the most recent reaffirmation of accreditation having occurred in the 2014–2015 accreditation year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accreditation, Rose-Hulman |url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/academics/academic-affairs/irpa/accreditation/index.html|website=www.rose-hulman.edu|access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref> The Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, and Software Engineering programs are accredited by The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).<ref>{{cite web |title=Rose engineering, computer science programs earn accreditation |work=Terre Haute Tribune Star |access-date=September 13, 2006 |url=http://www.tribstar.com/archivesearch/local_story_254194736.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205062913/http://www.tribstar.com/archivesearch/local_story_254194736.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>

In addition to institutional membership in the American Society for Engineering Education, the institute is also a member of the Association of Independent Technological Universities, a group formed to further the interests of private engineering schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Society for Engineering Education|url=https://www.asee.org/about-us/types-of-membership|website=Asee.org|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref>

===Rankings and reputation=== As of 2025, the institute has been ranked first among engineering colleges that do not offer a doctorate degree by ''U.S. News & World Report'' for 27 consecutive years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2021/rose-hulman-is-no.-1-in-U.S.-news-engineering-rankings-for-23rd-straight-year.html |title=Rose-Hulman is No. 1 in U.S. News' Engineering Rankings for 24th Straight Year |publisher=Rose–Hulman institute of Technology |date=September 13, 2021}}</ref> Each individual program assessed has also been ranked first since the magazine has published individual rankings. These programs are the Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Mechanical, and Biomedical Engineering programs (Biomedical Engineering programs have only received assessment in the 2015 rankings).<ref name=ranking>{{cite web |url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/about/national-distinction.aspx |title=About--National Distinction |publisher=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name="colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com">{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-engineering|title=Best Undergraduate Engineering Program Rankings (No doctorate)|website=Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com|access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> Rose–Hulman is ranked 24th nationally for Return on Investment for Students by PayScale's 2024 rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best-value Colleges {{!}} Payscale College ROI Report |url=https://www.payscale.com/college-roi/page/3 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Payscale}}</ref>

==Student life== The school has several competition teams that operate out of the Branam and Kremer Innovation Centers. These include Team Rose Motorsports, Grand Prix Engineering (Formula SAE), Human Powered Vehicle Challenge, Rose Rocketry, AIAA Design/Build/Fly, Chem-E-Car, MakerLab, Make It Happen, and various robotics competitions among many others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Branam and Kremer Innovation Centers {{!}} Rose-Hulman |url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/academics/degrees-and-programs/cross-cutting-programs/BIC/index.html |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.rose-hulman.edu}}</ref>

There are eight social fraternities and three social sororities, some of which have their houses on campus. As of 2003, nearly 69% of the students were members of Greek social organizations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wondering About Greek Life? |work=The Rose Thorn |access-date=August 10, 2006|url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/thorn/archive/030926/frontpage/0.html}}</ref>

Rose–Hulman Ventures serves as a source of internships and job opportunities with startups and established companies of all sizes for Rose students and alumni.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rose-Hulman Ventures Celebrates 10 Years As A Unique Engineering Education Enterprise |publisher=Rose–Hulman |access-date=January 27, 2010 |url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/articles/2009tenthventures.htm}}</ref> Rose–Hulman Ventures was established in 1999 with a $30 million grant from the Lilly Endowment and received a $24.9 million follow-up grant in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=$24.9 Million Lilly Endowment Gift Expands Successful Rose-Hulman Ventures|publisher=Rose-Hulman Ventures|access-date=August 10, 2006|url=http://fc.rose-hulman.edu/rhv/news/ventures_lilly.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930154730/http://fc.rose-hulman.edu/rhv/news/ventures_lilly.htm|archive-date=September 30, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Media=== The school's student-run newspaper is ''The Rose Thorn''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Publications|publisher=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology|access-date=October 9, 2016|url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/offices-and-services/publications/thorn.aspx}}</ref>

Rose–Hulman has an amateur radio club, the ''Rose Tech Radio Club'' (call sign W9NAA), that maintains a dedicated on-campus station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amateur License - W9NAA - Rose Tech Radio Club|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=October 9, 2016|url=http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=828739|archive-date=October 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011015339/http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=828739|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrz.com/db/W9NAA|title=W9NAA Callsign Page|website=QRZ Callsign Database}}</ref>

The ''Rose–Hulman Film Club'' produces student-directed short films.<ref>{{cite web | title=Film Club | publisher=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | access-date=October 9, 2016|url=http://www.rose-hulman.edu/offices-and-services/student-life/student-activities/club-info/film-club.aspx}}</ref>

The campus radio station was WMHD-FM 90.7 FM, "The Monkey". The station originally broadcast with a very low power transmitter and antenna located on campus, but later operated with an off-site transmitter at 1400 watts. The studio facilities for the station were in the basement of the BSB residence hall. The station was operated entirely by student volunteers, and all disc-jockeys choose their own format and playlists. In August 2014, the station was sold to Indiana State University.<ref>{{cite web|title= College Radio Watch: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to Sell WMHD to Indiana State University|author=Jennifer Waits|date=June 20, 2014|publisher=Radio Survivor|access-date=October 9, 2016|url=http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2014/06/20/rose-hulman-institute-technology-sell-wmhd-indiana-state-university/}}</ref>

==Athletics== {{Main|Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers}}

The team's sports teams are called the Rose–Hulman Fightin' Engineers.

==Notable alumni==

* Tim Cindric 1990, president of Penske Racing<ref>{{cite web|last=Schnatz|first=Pete|title=Penske again up to speed Tim Cindric has helped guide the racing outfit's turnaround.|url=http://articles.philly.com/2004-05-30/sports/25381796_1_penske-racing-penske-organization-tim-cindric|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228103017/http://articles.philly.com/2004-05-30/sports/25381796_1_penske-racing-penske-organization-tim-cindric|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 28, 2015|work=Philly.com|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|access-date=March 19, 2014|date=May 30, 2004}}</ref><ref name=Yahoo20250521>{{cite news |title=Team Penske fires president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and GM Kyle Moyer in wake of scandal |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/team-penske-fires-president-tim-144825034.html |work=Yahoo Sports |date=21 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=MS20250519>{{cite news |last1=DeGroot |first1=Nick |title=IndyCar president says qualifying scandal is "devastating" to Roger Penske |url=https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/indycar-president-qualifying-scandal-devastating-roger-penske/10724537/ |access-date=21 May 2025 |work=www.motorsport.com |date=19 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref> * Barzilla W. Clark, 16th governor of Idaho<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_idaho/col2-content/main-content-list/title_clark_barzilla.html|title= Idaho Governor Barzilla Worth Clark|publisher= National Governors Association|access-date= September 19, 2012|archive-date= November 3, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121103102022/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_idaho/col2-content/main-content-list/title_clark_barzilla.html|url-status= dead}}</ref> * Ernest R. Davidson 1958, National Medal of Science winner * Lawrence Giacoletto 1938, transistor pioneer * Marshall Goldsmith 1970, leadership coach and author * John Hostettler 1983, former U.S. Congressman from Indiana * Curtis Huttenhower 2000, professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health * Don Lincoln 1986, particle physicist * Chris Mack 1982, lithography expert * Art Nehf 1914, professional baseball player * Abe Silverstein 1929, aeronautical engineer, NASA center director, and Guggenheim Medal winner * Mat Roy Thompson 1890–1891, civil engineer and builder of Scotty's Castle * Jim Umpleby 1980, former CEO of Caterpillar, Inc. * Bernard Vonderschmitt 1944, co-founder of Xilinx * Robert L. Wilkins 1986, judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia<ref name=rose_hulman_20100805>Grant Smith, [http://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/alumni/2014/alumnus-robert-wilkins-is-driven-to-make-a-difference-as-federal-appeals-court-judge.aspx Alumnus Robert Wilkins is Driven to Make a Difference as Federal Appeals Court Judge], ''Rose–Hulman Alumni Affairs'' (June 3, 2014)</ref>

==Presidents==

The following persons have served as president of Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology:<ref>{{cite book |url=https://issuu.com/rosehulman/docs/forever_rose_150_years_of_stem_education |title=Forever Rose: 150 Years of STEM Education |year=2024 |pages=154–155 |publisher=Rose–Hulman Institution of Technology |location=Terre Haute |chapter=Institute Presidents}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" |+ !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Image !President !Term start !Term end !{{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- |colspan=6 align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" style="Font-weight: bold;" |Presidents of Rose Polytechnic Institute (1883–1971) |- |1 | |Charles O. Thompson |March 7, 1883 |June 25, 1885{{efn|name=died|Died in office.}} |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indystar.newspapers.com/image/842083012/ |title=Death of President Thompson, of Terre Haute. |date=March 18, 1885 |page=3 |newspaper=Indianapolis Journal |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Clarence Abiathar Waldo{{efn|Best remembered for his contributions that resulted in the tabling of the infamous Indiana pi bill during the 1897 sitting of the Indiana General Assembly.}} |1885 |1886 | |- |2 |70px |Thomas Corwin Mendenhall |September 1886 |July 1889{{efn|Resigned to head the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.}} | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |Clarence Abiathar Waldo |September 1889 |June 1890 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |Carl Leo Mees |September 1890 |December 1890 | |- |3 |70px |Henry Turner Eddy |January 1891 |September 1894 |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indystar.newspapers.com/image/321735318/ |title=New President of Rose Polytechnic |date=September 20, 1890 |page=3 |newspaper=Indianapolis Journal |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|Carl Leo Mees |1894 |September 1895 | |- |4 |September 1895 |1919 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting{{efn|White became acting president while president Mees was on a leave of absence.}} |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|John White |1916 |1917 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |1919 |1921 | |- |5 | |Philip B. Woodworth |May 1921 |May 1923 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|Frank C. Wagner |May 1923 |Fall 1924 | |- |6 |Fall 1924 |November 24, 1928 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting |70px |John B. Peddle |November 24, 1928 |September 1, 1930 | |- |7 | |Donald B. Prentice |February 1, 1931 |June 1948 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |Carl Wischmeyer |June 1948 |January 1949 | |- |8 | |Ford L. Wilkinson |January 1949 |September 1, 1958{{efn|name=died}} |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://indystar.newspapers.com/newspage/105709921/ |title=Wilkinson, Rose Poly Head |date=September 2, 1958 |page=1 |newspaper=The Indianapolis Star |via=newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |Herman Moench |1958 |August 31, 1959 | |- |9 | |Ralph A. Morgen |September 1, 1959 |August 31, 1961 | |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |acting | |Herman Moench |September 1, 1961 |August 31, 1962 | |- |10 | |John A. Logan |September 1, 1962 |August 31, 1976 | |- |colspan=6 align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" style="Font-weight: bold;" |Presidents of Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (1971–present) |- |11 | |Samuel Hulbert |September 1, 1976 |June 1, 2004 |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.suncommercial.com/brazil_times/archives/article_8e9bfbf6-ab17-5e0c-8873-62be4b165148.html |title=Rose-Hulman president says good-bye |first=Lucy |last=Perry |date=March 5, 2003 |newspaper=Vincennes Sun-Commercial}}</ref> |- |12 | |John J. Midgley |July 1, 2004 |June 30, 2005 |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.isustudentmedia.com/article_25dcd207-80ee-57d3-90ac-c9d5d73b841c.html |title=Rose-Hulman names new president |first=Nicole |last=Mullins |newspaper=Indiana Statesman |date=February 11, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/2005/06/14/rose-hulman-president-resigns/48358773/ |title=Rose-Hulman president resigns |date=June 14, 2005 |newspaper=The Herald-Times |url-access=subscription}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |interim | |Robert Bright{{efn|Chair of the Board of Directors.}} |July 1, 2005 |June 30, 2006 | |- |13 | |Gerald Jakubowski |July 1, 2006 |June 30, 2009{{efn|Resigned for a position at the California Maritime Academy.}} |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.asu.edu/content/rose-hulman-institute-technology-names-gerald-jakubowski-13th-president |title=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Names Gerald Jakubowski as 13th President |date=March 17, 2006 |work=Arizona State University}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2009/02/27/new-provost-for-maritime-academy/ |title=New provost for Maritime Academy |date=February 27, 2009 |newspaper=Vallejo Times Herald}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |interim |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"| |rowspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"|Matt Branam |July 1, 2009 |December 3, 2009 | |- |14 |December 4, 2009 |April 20, 2012{{efn|name=died}} |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://victoriaadvocate.com/2009/12/08/rose-hulman-trustees-elect-new-school-president/ |title=Rose-Hulman trustees elect new school president |date=December 8, 2009 |newspaper=The Victoria Advocate}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.purdueexponent.org/city/president-of-rose-hulman-dies-from-medical-emergency/article_b3b3b952-8b19-11e1-b923-001a4bcf6878.html |title=President of Rose-Hulman dies from medical emergency |date=April 20, 2012 |newspaper=Purdue Exponent}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#e6e6aa" |interim | |Robert A. Coons |April 21, 2012 |April 30, 2013 |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.isustudentmedia.com/indiana_statesman/news/article_6aa44ad8-2081-53d3-b514-2561a30d1ae3.html |title=Coons named Rose-Hulman's interim president |first=Chris |last=Sweeney |date=April 25, 2012 |newspaper=Indiana Statesman}}</ref> |- |15 | |James C. Conwell |May 1, 2013 |November 14, 2018 |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thealmanac.net/uncategorized/2013/mar/22/peters-alum-named-president-of-rosehulman-institute-of-technology-2/ |title=Peters alum named president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |date=March 22, 2013 |newspaper=Almanac}}</ref><ref name="Conwell resigns">{{cite news |url=https://www.rose-hulman.edu/news/2018/rose-hulman-president-steps-down.html |title=Rose-Hulman President Steps Down |date=November 7, 2018 |publisher=Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology}}</ref> |- |16 | |Robert A. Coons |November 15, 2018 |present |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/rose-hulman-board-names-coons-schools-16th-president |title=Rose-Hulman Board Names Coons School's 16th President |date=November 16, 2018 |work=WFYI-FM}}</ref> |- |}

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== See also == {{portal|Indiana}} * Association of Independent Technological Universities

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Further reading== *{{cite book |author=Pickett, William B. |author-link=William B. Pickett |title=To Be the Best: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1974-1999 |publisher=Four Colour Imports |location=Louisville |year=1999 |isbn=0-91-441401-1 |oclc=42520799 |ref=none}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{official website}} * [https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/ Athletics website]

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