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

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from 1990 to 1994.

Education

Tietjen earned a B.S. in chemistry from

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, and an MS and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from

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Career

Tietjen was an executive of the

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(previously known as RCA Laboratories) from 1985 to 1990. Tietjen also served as a director of

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and SynQuest. From 1990 to 1994, he was the president and CEO of

. From July 1996 to August 2000, he was the dean of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at

. 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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