Michael McRobbie

Michael McRobbie
AO
McRobbie in 2016
3rd University Chancellor of Indiana University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2021[1]
Preceded byKenneth Gros Louis
18th President of Indiana University
In office
July 1, 2007[2] – June 30, 2021
Preceded byAdam Herbert
Succeeded byPamela Whitten
Personal details
Born
Michael Alexander McRobbie

(1950-10-11) October 11, 1950 (age 73)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian, American
Spouses
  • Andrea Shirley Gibson (1973–2003, died)[3]
  • Laurie Burns (2005–present)
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
Australian National University[4]
ProfessionUniversity administrator
Websiteuniversitychancellor.iu.edu
Academic background
ThesisA proof theoretical investigation of relevant and modal logics (1979)
Doctoral advisor
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy
Sub-disciplineArtificial intelligence, automated theorem proving
Institutions

Michael Alexander McRobbie AO (born October 11, 1950) is an Australian–American computer scientist and university administrator. He served as the 18th president of Indiana University from 2007 to 2021. Upon stepping down from the IU presidency, McRobbie was replaced by Pamela Whitten, who became the 19th president of Indiana University on July 1, 2021.[5] On July 1, 2021, he assumed the titles of university chancellor, president emeritus and university professor.[6] He is the third person to serve as university chancellor in the university's more than 200-year-old history.

  1. ^ "About". Office of the University Chancellor. Indiana University. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "2009-10 IU Factbook" (PDF). Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  3. ^ "Obituaries - November 16, 2003". Bloomington Herald-Times. November 16, 2003.
  4. ^ "History of IU Presidents". Archived from the original on December 25, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Pamela Whitten named 19th president of Indiana University: A visionary scholar and accomplished educator, Whitten will lead one of the nation's leading research universities starting July 1". Indiana University. April 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "About". Office of the University Chancellor. Indiana University. Retrieved July 14, 2021.