Charles Edward "Chuck" Backus (born September 17, 1937) was vice president and provost

Provost (education)

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 of Arizona State University

Arizona State University

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's east campus until his retirement in 2004.

He currently is president of the Arizona State University Research Park

Arizona State University Research Park

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, a business and recreational park that is operated by Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

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(a suburb of Phoenix). He has endowed a scholarship, at Arizona State University Polytechnic.