Martin C. Jischke

Martin C. Jischke
Jischke in 2007
10th President of the Purdue University System
In office
14 August 2000 – 15 July 2007
Preceded bySteven C. Beering
Succeeded byFrance A. Córdova
13th President of Iowa State University
In office
1991–2000
Preceded byGordon P. Eaton
Succeeded byGregory L. Geoffroy
16th Chancellor of University of Missouri–Rolla
In office
1986–1991
Preceded byJoseph M. Marchello
Succeeded byJohn T. Park
Personal details
Born (1941-08-07) August 7, 1941 (age 83)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materIllinois Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsFluid dynamics
InstitutionsUniversity of Oklahoma
Iowa State University
ThesisApplication of the method of parametric differentiation to radiation gasdynamics (1968)
Doctoral advisorJudson Baron

Martin Charles Jischke[1] (JIS-key) (born August 7, 1941)[2] is an American higher-education administrator and advocate who was the tenth president of Purdue University.

Jischke has served as chairman and board member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and as a board member of the American Council on Education, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and the Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities. He has also served as a board member for Kerr McGee Corporation, Wabash National Corporation, and Duke Realty.[3]

He was the founding president of the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture, and is also on the boards of directors of the Association of American Universities and the American Council on Competitiveness.

  1. ^ Jischke, Martin Charles (October 13, 1991). "Celebrating the Land-Grant University: Pursuing Excellence for Iowa". Scribd. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Alumni Spotlight". Purdue Delts. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
  3. ^ Bennett, Joseph (August 4, 2006). "Purdue President Jischke to step down in 2007". Purdue News Service. Purdue University. Retrieved August 20, 2018.