 Philip E. Austin
Honorary Alumni Award 2007
President, University of Connecticut
Philip E. Austin became the thirteenth President of the University
of Connecticut on October 1, 1996. Prior to his appointment at UConn,
Dr. Austin served for seven years as Chancellor of The University of
Alabama System which included campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and
Huntsville.
Before assuming the Alabama position, Dr. Austin was President of
Colorado State University. He was concurrently Chancellor of the
Colorado State University System that included the University of
Southern Colorado in Pueblo, and Fort Lewis College in Durango. He held
the academic rank of Professor in the Department of Economics and the
Department of Finance. From 1978 to 1984, Dr. Austin served as Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Economics and
Finance at Bernard Baruch College in New York City.
He was previously Director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program
in Public Policy at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
From 1974 to 1977, Dr. Austin was HEW Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Education in Washington, D.C. During the latter part of this
assignment, he also served as Acting Assistant Secretary for Education.
He served as an Economist in the Director's Office of the U.S. Office
of Management and Budget from 1971 to 1974.
He was the U.S. delegate to several international conferences on
education and economic policy and was a member of a three-person team
invited by the Government of Denmark to evaluate that country's
educational programs and policies. Dr. Austin's service in the United
States Army extended from 1969-1971. He was an Economist with the rank
of Army Captain in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Economic
Affairs at U. S. Military Headquarters in Saigon, Vietnam. He was
awarded the Bronze Star, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, and the
Army Commendation Medal during his military duty. He holds a Ph.D. in
Economics from Michigan State University.
Updated: 2007
|
