Joseph W. Bruno

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Joseph W. Bruno (born July 6, 1955) is an American academic and former university administrator. [1] He became the 18th president of Marietta College on July 1, 2012. [2] Dr. Bruno took over for Dr. Jean A. Scott, who retired after 12 years. Formerly, he was the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wesleyan University (2006–2010), [3] Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Wesleyan (2003–06) [3] and worked at Wesleyan since 1984, beginning as a chemistry professor [3]

Bruno was inaugurated on Oct. 12, 2012. [2] Bruno, along with his wife, Diane, have instituted a few new programs — most notably Cooking 301 [4] and Brunos' Choice Awards [5] — on campus to help connect the student body with the President and first lady.

Bruno graduated from Augustana College in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. [6] He earned a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from Northwestern University in 1983. [7]

On November 10, 2015 President Bruno announced that he would be leaving Marietta College at the end of the academic year in May 2016 to "pursue new professional challenges". [8] [9] His final day was May 13, 2016.

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