Martin C. Jischke
Martin C. Jischke | |
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Jischke in 2007 | |
| 10th President of the Purdue University System | |
| In office August 14, 2000 – July 15, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Steven C. Beering |
| Succeeded by | France A. Córdova |
| 13th President of Iowa State University | |
| In office 1991–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon P. Eaton |
| Succeeded by | Gregory L. Geoffroy |
| 16th Chancellor of University of Missouri–Rolla | |
| In office 1986–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph M. Marchello |
| Succeeded by | John T. Park |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Illinois Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Fluid dynamics |
| Institutions | University of Oklahoma Iowa State University |
| Thesis | Application of the method of parametric differentiation to radiation gasdynamics (1968) |
| Doctoral advisor | Judson Baron |
Martin Charles Jischke (JIS-key) (born August 7, 1941) 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.
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.