Robert E. Paaswell
Robert E. Paaswell is an American civil engineer and the current Distinguished Professor at the Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York.[1] He previously served as the interim president of the City College of New York and CEO of the Chicago Transit Authority.
Education[edit]
He graduated from Columbia College in 1956 and from Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science in 1957.[2] He received a M.S from Columbia in 1962 and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University.[1]
Career[edit]
From 1964 to 1982, he was a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he helped establish the Center for Transportation Studies and Research. He was also the chair of SUNY-Buffalo's urban planning department.[1] From 1982 to 1986 he chaired the Urban Transportation Center at the University of Illinois.[3] From 1986 to 1989, he served as the CEO of the Chicago Transit Authority, the second largest public transportation system in the U.S.[4]
From 2009 to 2010, he was the interim president of the City College of New York.[5] From 1990, he has been a director of the University Transportation Research Center at City College of New York and is now director emeritus.[1]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Rosalind Paaswell, Chicago's first deputy commissioner for economic development and the couple have a son and a daughter.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Robert E. Paaswell". CUNY. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Alumni in the News". Columbia College Today. 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
- ^ "History of the Urban Transportation Center". Urban Transportation Center. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ "Guest on The Infra Blog: Robert Paaswell, Ph.D., Executive Director, CUNY Institute for Urban Systems". InfrastructureUSA. November 2010. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. (2010-04-26). "City College Names a CUNY Alumna President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- ^ Washburn, Gary. "Robert Paaswell, the newly named executive director..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-09.