Patrick T. Harker
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Patrick Timothy Harker is the President of the University of Delaware
. On December 1, 2006, it was announced that Harker had been elected as the 26th President of the University of Delaware
and would take office on July 1, 2007. Howard E. Cosgrove, chairman of the university's Board of Trustees, said, "Patrick T. Harker has an excellent combination of experience and skills to lead the University of Delaware forward." Harker attended St.Mary's School in Gloucester City, New Jersey
and was a scholar athlete at Gloucester Catholic High School.
Previously, he was the Dean
of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise. Harker was appointed in February 2001 after serving as both the interim dean and the deputy dean of the school. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center. Prior to his appointment as interim and deputy dean in July 1999, Harker served as chairman and professor of operations and information management at Wharton; he has also served as director of the school’s Fishman-Davidson Center for the Study of the Service Sector and is currently a co-principal investigator on a $6 million project from the Sloan Foundation to study productivity and technological impacts in financial services. He will serve as the President of the University of Delaware
beginning in July 2007. According to IRS Form 990 filed by the university, Harker's compensation for 2007 was $740,124.
Before receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1983, Harker worked as a consulting engineer in Philadelphia and New York City
. He was a faculty member of the University of California, Santa Barbara
, prior to joining Wharton in 1984. Harker is the youngest faculty member to be awarded an endowed professorship in the history of the Wharton School. From 1994 to 1996, Harker served as a professor and Chair of the Systems Engineering Department in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Harker was named a Presidential Young Investigator by the National Science Foundation
in 1986 and as a White House
Fellow by President Bush
in 1991. In the latter position, he spent 1991-1992 as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
.
Harker serves on the board of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management
.
During his career, Harker has published five books and over 80 articles. From January 1996 until December 1999, he served as editor-in-chief of Operations Research
.
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
. On December 1, 2006, it was announced that Harker had been elected as the 26th President of the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
and would take office on July 1, 2007. Howard E. Cosgrove, chairman of the university's Board of Trustees, said, "Patrick T. Harker has an excellent combination of experience and skills to lead the University of Delaware forward." Harker attended St.Mary's School in Gloucester City, New Jersey
Gloucester City, New Jersey
Gloucester City is a city in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 11,456.-Geography:Gloucester City is located at ....
and was a scholar athlete at Gloucester Catholic High School.
Previously, he was the Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Wharton School is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wharton was the world’s first collegiate business school and the first business school in the United States...
and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise. Harker was appointed in February 2001 after serving as both the interim dean and the deputy dean of the school. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Wharton Financial Institutions Center. Prior to his appointment as interim and deputy dean in July 1999, Harker served as chairman and professor of operations and information management at Wharton; he has also served as director of the school’s Fishman-Davidson Center for the Study of the Service Sector and is currently a co-principal investigator on a $6 million project from the Sloan Foundation to study productivity and technological impacts in financial services. He will serve as the President of the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
beginning in July 2007. According to IRS Form 990 filed by the university, Harker's compensation for 2007 was $740,124.
Before receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1983, Harker worked as a consulting engineer in Philadelphia and New York City
New York City
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. He was a faculty member of the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, prior to joining Wharton in 1984. Harker is the youngest faculty member to be awarded an endowed professorship in the history of the Wharton School. From 1994 to 1996, Harker served as a professor and Chair of the Systems Engineering Department in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Harker was named a Presidential Young Investigator by the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
in 1986 and as a White House
White House
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Fellow by President Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
in 1991. In the latter position, he spent 1991-1992 as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
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Harker serves on the board of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management
National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management
The National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management is a lay-led group born in the midst of the Catholic clergy's sex abuse scandal and dedicated to bringing better administrative practices to dioceses and parishes nationwide.The NLRCM, founded by its current leader, Geoffrey T...
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During his career, Harker has published five books and over 80 articles. From January 1996 until December 1999, he served as editor-in-chief of Operations Research
Operations Research: A Journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Operations Research was founded after World War II by the Operations Research Society of America , which became part of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Science . The refereed journal includes studies related to linear programming, optimization, revenue management, and the...
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