James Joseph Tietjen (March 29, 1933 – August 10, 2016) was dean of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical ...
from 1996 to 2000, and was president and CEO of
SRI International
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from 1990 to 1994.
Education
Tietjen earned a B.S. in chemistry from
Iona College
Iona University is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York. It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of in New Rochell ...
, and an MS and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from
Pennsylvania State University
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.
Career
Tietjen was an executive of the
David Sarnoff Research Center
Sarnoff Corporation was a research and development company specializing in vision, video and semiconductor technology. It was named for David Sarnoff, the longtime leader of RCA and NBC, and had headquarters in West Windsor Township, New Jersey, th ...
(previously known as RCA Laboratories) from 1985 to 1990.
Tietjen also served as a director of
C-COR C-COR (former NASDAQ symbol CCBL) was an American communication services company incorporated in 1953 and based in State College, Pennsylvania until late 2007, when it was sold to ARRIS. The corporation was best known for creating video transport sy ...
and
SynQuest.
From 1990 to 1994, he was the president and CEO of
SRI International
SRI International (SRI) is an American nonprofit scientific research institute and organization headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The trustees of Stanford University established SRI in 1946 as a center of innovation to support economic d ...
.
From July 1996 to August 2000, he was the dean of the
Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at
Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology is a private research university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Founded in 1870, it is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical ...
.
He died at his home in Belle Mead, New Jersey on August 10, 2016, at the age of 83.
JAMES TIETJEN (1933 - 2016) Obituary
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References
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1933 births
2016 deaths
SRI International people
Eberly College of Science alumni
Iona University alumni
Stevens Institute of Technology faculty