Nagi Naganathan

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Nagi Naganathan
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7th President of the Oregon Institute of Technology
Assumed office
March 31, 2017
Preceded byChristopher Maples
Jay Kenton (interim)
Interim President of the University of Toledo
In office
July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Preceded byLloyd Jacobs
Succeeded bySharon 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

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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 in mechanical and industrial engineering from Clarkson University and his doctorate of philosophy degree in mechanical engineering from Oklahoma State University.[1]

Career

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Born in Madras, India; he was named interim president of the University of Toledo serving since July 1, 2014.[2] In November 2016, Naganathan was selected as president of the Oregon Institute of Technology.[3][4] National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2007.[5]

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.[6] The vote passed with approval from roughly 92% of faculty.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography | Oregon Tech". www.oit.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ "Engineering dean named interim University of Toledo president". The Independent Collegian. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  3. ^ "Oregon Tech names Nagi Naganathan president - Portland Business Journal". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19.
  4. ^ "Oregon Tech president: Nagi Naganathan can't wait to start new job". 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ "NIT Trichy - DAA Recipients for 2006-07". www.nitt.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
  6. ^ "SenEx report - final" (PDF).
  7. ^ Robbins, Becca. "OIT faculty vote 'no confidence' in Naganathan". Herald and News. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
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