George Kozmetsky (October 5, 1917 – April 30, 2003) was an American technology innovator, businessman, educator, author and philanthropist. He co-founded Teledyne Inc. and was the dean of The University of Texas College of Business Administration (now the

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) for 16 years. In 1977 Kozmetsky founded the IC² Institute, a think tank charged with researching the intersection of business, government and education. In 1993 he received the

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Award from President

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. He received an undergraduate education at the

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where he participated in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. After serving in the Army in WWII, he attended

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where he earned his MBA and a Doctor of Commercial Science. He was elected to the 2002 class of

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s of the

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Awards and honors

*1985 - Golden Plate Award of the

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*1993 - National Medal of Technology and Innovation

References

IC² Institute: Dr. George Kozmetsky 1917-2003
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