Robert H. Rutford
2nd President of the University of Texas at Dallas
In office
1982–1994
Preceded byHenry Bryce Jordan
Succeeded byFranklyn G. Jenifer
Interim Chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
In office
August 10, 1980 – May 31, 1981
Preceded byRoy Young
Succeeded byMartin Massengale
Personal details
Born(1933-01-26)January 26, 1933
DiedDecember 1, 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 86)

Robert Hoxie Rutford (January 26, 1933 – December 1, 2019)[1] was a president emeritus and a former faculty member of the University of Texas at Dallas. He was the second president of the University of Texas at Dallas from 1982 until 1994.[2] Prior to coming to Dallas, Rutford was a professor at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and served as its interim chancellor from 1980 to 1981.

He has been noted for his geological research on Antarctica.[3][4][5]

Rutford was a member of several United States Antarctic Program expeditions to Antarctica, and was the leader of the University of Minnesota Ellsworth Mountains Party, 1963–1964. Rutford served as director of the Division of Polar Programs of the National Science Foundation from 1975 to 1977.[6][7]

The 14,688 foot/4,477 meter-high Mount Rutford, which is the summit of Craddock Massif in the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in the Antarctic, was named for him in 2007. The 130 mile-long Rutford Ice Stream, a "mile-thick, fast flowing stream" which drains part of the West Antarctic ice sheet into the sea, had previously been named for him.[8][9]

Rutford served as the head football coach at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1958 to 1961.[10]

References

  1. ^ "University Mourns Loss of Dr. Robert H. Rutford, UT Dallas' 2nd President". Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ Weiss, Jeffrey. "UT-Dallas plans to rename its internal streets". Dallas Morning News, July 12, 2010. Retrieved on June 26, 2013.
  3. ^ Smith, James F. "Struggling to Protect 'The Ice'". Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1990. Retrieved on June 26, 2013.
  4. ^ American Polar Society. "Robert H. Rutford, PhD". Retrieved on June 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Shabecoff, Philip. "U.S. Seeks Moratorium on Antarctic Minerals". New York Times, November 14, 1990. Retrieved on June 26, 2013.
  6. ^ "Rutford Ice Stream". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
  7. ^ "Robert H. Rutford. PHD". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04.
  8. ^ "Antarctic Peak named for Robert Rutford". Archived from the original on March 4, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Antarctic Peak named for Robert Rutford". www.gsafweb.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Robert Rutford". American Polar. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
Academic offices Preceded byBryce Jordan President of The University of Texas at Dallas 1982–1994 Succeeded byFranklyn Jenifer
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