Charles Edward Backus (born September 17, 1937)[1] was vice president and provost of Arizona State University's east campus until his retirement in 2004.[2]
He currently[when?] is president of the Arizona State University Research Park, a business and recreational park that is operated by Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona (a suburb of Phoenix). He has endowed a scholarship, at Arizona State University Polytechnic.[3]