List of Middle East Technical University rectors

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Below is the list of rectors of the Middle East Technical University in Turkey. The founding director of METU was Thomas Godfrey. [1] The founding rector of Middle East Technical University was Prof. Willis Raymond Woolrich, an academic who served as a dean at the University of Texas for 25 years. [2] [3] Edwin S. Burdell, who served as president of the Cooper Union for 22 years and was the first dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also served as a president at METU. [4] [5] The first Turkish rector was Turhan Feyzioğlu. The incumbent rector is Ahmet Yozgatlıgil. [6]

Kemal Kurdas initiated the creation of Ankara campus for Middle East Technical University and a large forest around it on what was barren land. Kemal Kurdas.jpg
Kemal Kurdaş initiated the creation of Ankara campus for Middle East Technical University and a large forest around it on what was barren land.
METU Rectorate Building, stairs going up to the entrance courtyard, 1961-1980, SALT Research METU, Rectorate Building (14846724991).jpg
METU Rectorate Building, stairs going up to the entrance courtyard, 1961-1980, SALT Research
Rector (president)Duration
Thomas Godfrey [1] 15.11.1956 – 15.11.1958
Willis Raymond Woolrich [2] [3] 15.11.1958 – 11.01.1960
Edwin S. Burdell [7] 11.01.1960 – 17.08.1960
Turhan Feyzioğlu 17.08.1960 – 08.02.1961
Seha Meray 23.02.1961 – 05.08.1961
Kemal Kurdaş 20.11.1961 – 30.11.1969
Erdal İnönü 11.09.1970 – 09.03.1971
Şefik Erensü04.06.1971 – 23.03.1971
İsmet Ordemir01.04.1971 – 01.04.1974
Tarık Somer 01.04.1974 – 01.05.1976
Ilgaz Alyanak05.04.1976 – 12.02.1977
Hasan Tan14.02.1977 – 05.10.1977
Nuri Saryal 05.10.1977 – 25.06.1979
Mehmet Kıcıman25.06.1979 – 31.07.1982
Mehmet Gönlübol01.08.1982 – 31.07.1987
Ömer Saatçioğlu01.08.1987 – 19.08.1992
Süha Sevük20.08.1992 – 06.08.2000
Ural Akbulut 07.08.2000 – 05.08.2008
Ahmet Acar06.08.2008 – 28.07.2016
Mustafa Verşan Kök01.08.2016 – 16.08.2024
Ahmet Yozgatlıgil16.08.2024 –

References

  1. 1 2 Eralp, Arzu (2013-04-18). "ODTÜ'nün Serüveni 1956'da, Bir Yarışma Hikayesiyle Başlıyor". Arkitera (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. 1 2 SALTIK, Ahmet (2012-12-30). "ODTÜ: Kuruluş ve Bir Bunalım Öyküsü | Prof. Dr. Ahmet SALTIK MD, BSc, LLM" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  3. 1 2 Association, Texas State Historical. "Woolrich, Willis Raymond". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  4. ↑ "BURDELL RETIRES AT COOPER UNION; President for 22 Years Will Head Mideast Technical University in Turkey (Published 1960)". 1960-01-11. Archived from the original on 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  5. ↑ "Burdell, Edwin S. (Edwin Sharp), 1898- | MIT ArchivesSpace". archivesspace.mit.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  6. ↑ "History | METU – Middle East Technical University". metu.edu.tr. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  7. ↑ Kan, Uğur (2019-04-11). "ODTÜ Tarihi: Kuruluş [Bölüm 1] - Yaz Hocam!". yazhocam.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-12-31.
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