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Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden.Founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a 25-acre (10 ha) site donated by 107 residents, [9] the school was formerly known as Glassboro State College from 1958 until 1992 and Rowan College of New Jersey from 1992 to 1997.
Henry Madison "Hank" Rowan Jr. (December 4, 1923 [1] – December 9, 2015) was an American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist.. He was the founder of Inductotherm Corp. and the first person to give a $100 million donation to school of higher education in the US, which he gave to Glassboro State College of New Jersey, which was renamed Rowan College of New Jersey later Rowan University ...
Rowan University’s economic impact in New Jersey. Founded in 1923 as the Glassboro Normal School for teachers, and then later renamed Glassboro State College, the school gained national fame ...
Glassboro is a borough within Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 23,149, [11] [12] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 4,570 (+24.6%) from the 18,579 recorded at the 2010 census, [21] [22] which in turn had reflected a decline of 489 (−2.6%) from the ...
Herman James (February 25, 1943 – October 2, 2010) [1] [2] was an American educator who served as the 5th president of Glassboro State College, later Rowan College of New Jersey, and then Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey from 1984 to 1998.
Richard Mitchell (April 26, 1929 – December 27, 2002) was a professor, first of English and later of classics, [1] at Glassboro State College in Glassboro, New Jersey.He gained fame in the late-1970s as the founder and publisher of The Underground Grammarian, a newsletter of opinion and criticism that ran until 1992, and wrote four books expounding his views on the relationships among ...
Smith’s 402 yards is the seventh best single-game total in South Jersey history, according to football historian Chuck Langerman. Glassboro graduate and former Philadelphia Eagle Corey Clement ...
He was appointed as the fourth president of Glassboro State College in 1968 after being selected by the students and faculty of the college. Previous presidents at Glassboro had been appointed by the sitting New Jersey governor. [1] [3] During his tenure as president, Glassboro transitioned from a small teachers college in Southern New Jersey ...