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'''Jared Leigh Cohon''' was the eighth [[Academic administration|President]] of [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. He is currently a University Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's [[Carnegie Institute of Technology|College of Engineering]]
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|birth_place = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
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|death_place = [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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|awards = National Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies, [[National Academy of Engineering]], [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]
|predecessor = [[Robert Mehrabian]]
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'''Jared Leigh Cohon''' (October 7, 1947 – March 16, 2024) was an American academic administrator who served as the eighth [[Academic administration|president]] of [[Carnegie Mellon University]] beginning 1997 in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. {{Asof|2014}} he was a University Professor in the [[Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering]].
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He holds a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in Civil Engineering from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Master of Science|M.S.]] and [[Ph.D.]] degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], earned in 1972 and 1973, respectively. Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Cohon was the Dean of the [[Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies|School of Forestry and Environmental Studies]] and professor of environmental systems analysis at [[Yale University]] from 1992 to 1997 and was a faculty member in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and Assistant and Associate Dean of Engineering and Vice Provost for Research at [[Johns Hopkins University]] from 1973 to 1992. Cohon is set to step down from his position as President of Carnegie Mellon in 2013 and return to the faculty as a University Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and [[Engineering and Public Policy]].


==Life and career==
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Jared Leigh Cohon was born in [[Cleveland, Ohio]] on October 7, 1947.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pittsburghquarterly.com/pq-people-opinion/pq-profiles/item/386-jared-l-cohon.html|title = Jared L. Cohon, Academician}}</ref> He held a [[Bachelor of Science|BS]] in Civil Engineering from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and [[Master of Science|MS]] and [[PhD]] degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], earned in 1972 and 1973, respectively.
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Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Cohon was the Dean of the [[Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies|School of Forestry and Environmental Studies]] and professor of [[environmental systems analysis]] at [[Yale University]] from 1992 to 1997 and was a faculty member in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and Assistant and Associate Dean of Engineering and Vice Provost for Research at [[Johns Hopkins University]] from 1973 to 1992.
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He became President of Carnegie Mellon in 1997. During his first month of his presidency, he oversaw the [https://the-tartan.org/2024/04/01/jared-cohon-cmu-president-from-1997-to-2013-dies-at-76/ removal of a stand of trees] to build the Purnell Center for the Arts. He was shocked that there were no student protests against the act.<blockquote>"I'm worried that our undergraduates can be so focused on preparing for their careers that they fail to develop a sense of and passion for what else is important to them."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=Jared Cohon, CMU president from 1997 to 2013, dies at 76 |url=https://the-tartan.org/2024/04/01/jared-cohon-cmu-president-from-1997-to-2013-dies-at-76/ |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=The Tartan |language=en-US}}</ref> –Jared Cohon, 1997 copy of The Thistle, Carnegie Mellon's now defunct yearbook</blockquote>Cohon stepped down from his position as President of Carnegie Mellon in 2013 and returned to the faculty as a University Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and [[Engineering and Public Policy]] and director of the [http://www.cmu.edu/energy/ Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation]. In 2014, Carnegie Mellon announced that the University Center would be renamed in honor of President Cohon and will be called the Cohon University Center.<ref>{{cite web|title=CMU student center to be renamed for Cohon|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2014/03/24/CMU-student-center-to-be-renamed-for-Cohon/stories/201403240210|publisher=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|year=2014|accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref>

Cohon was elected a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]] (2012) for contributions to environmental systems analysis and national policy and leadership in higher education.

Cohon died on March 16, 2024, at the age of 76.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/jared-cohon-former-carnegie-mellon-university-president-dies-at-76/ Jared Cohon, former Carnegie Mellon University president, dies at 76] CBS News</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book | author=Fenton, Edwin | title=Carnegie Mellon 1900-2000: A Centennial History | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=Carnegie Mellon University Press | year=2000 | isbn=0-88748-323-2}}
*{{cite book | author=Fenton, Edwin | title=Carnegie Mellon 1900-2000: A Centennial History | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=Carnegie Mellon University Press | year=2000 | isbn=0-88748-323-2}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cmu.edu/leadership/president/meet/index.html President Cohon's Bio at Carnegie Mellon]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061206014019/http://www.cmu.edu/leadership/president/meet/index.html President Cohon's Bio at Carnegie Mellon]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080513110859/http://www.cmu.edu/news/piper/ThePiperSept07.pdf Carnegie Mellon Piper: Interview with Jared Cohon] (p.&nbsp;12)
* [http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/northwestern/fall2005/features/gray/index.htm Article mentioning Cohon's membership in The New Crusty Nostrils]
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* {{YouTube|NWGRQnKkuk0|President's Dr. Jared L. Cohon lecture for CMU's "Journeys" lecture series}}
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* [http://www.cmu.edu/news/piper/ThePiperSept07.pdf Carnegie Mellon Piper: Interview with Jared Cohon] (p.&nbsp;12)

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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWGRQnKkuk0 President's Dr. Jared L. Cohon lecture for CMU's "Journeys" lecture series]
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Latest revision as of 18:21, 16 September 2024

Jared Leigh Cohon
8th President of Carnegie Mellon University
In office
1997–2013
Preceded byRobert Mehrabian
Succeeded bySubra Suresh
Personal details
Born(1947-10-07)October 7, 1947
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 2024(2024-03-16) (aged 76)
Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AwardsNational Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Jared Leigh Cohon (October 7, 1947 – March 16, 2024) was an American academic administrator who served as the eighth president of Carnegie Mellon University beginning 1997 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2014 he was a University Professor in the Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering.

Life and career

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Jared Leigh Cohon was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 7, 1947.[1] He held a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and MS and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earned in 1972 and 1973, respectively.

Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Cohon was the Dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and professor of environmental systems analysis at Yale University from 1992 to 1997 and was a faculty member in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and Assistant and Associate Dean of Engineering and Vice Provost for Research at Johns Hopkins University from 1973 to 1992.

He became President of Carnegie Mellon in 1997. During his first month of his presidency, he oversaw the removal of a stand of trees to build the Purnell Center for the Arts. He was shocked that there were no student protests against the act.

"I'm worried that our undergraduates can be so focused on preparing for their careers that they fail to develop a sense of and passion for what else is important to them."[2] –Jared Cohon, 1997 copy of The Thistle, Carnegie Mellon's now defunct yearbook

Cohon stepped down from his position as President of Carnegie Mellon in 2013 and returned to the faculty as a University Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy and director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. In 2014, Carnegie Mellon announced that the University Center would be renamed in honor of President Cohon and will be called the Cohon University Center.[3]

Cohon was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (2012) for contributions to environmental systems analysis and national policy and leadership in higher education.

Cohon died on March 16, 2024, at the age of 76.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jared L. Cohon, Academician".
  2. ^ "Jared Cohon, CMU president from 1997 to 2013, dies at 76". The Tartan. April 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "CMU student center to be renamed for Cohon". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  4. ^ Jared Cohon, former Carnegie Mellon University president, dies at 76 CBS News

Sources

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  • Fenton, Edwin (2000). Carnegie Mellon 1900-2000: A Centennial History. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Mellon University Press. ISBN 0-88748-323-2.
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1997–2013 		Succeeded by
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