Robert J. Jones
Robert Jones | |
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![]() Jones in 2023 | |
10th Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office September 26, 2016 | |
Preceded by | Phyllis Wise |
19th President of the State University of New York at Albany | |
In office January 1, 2013 – September 30, 2016 | |
Preceded by | George Philip |
Succeeded by | Havidan Rodriguez |
Personal details | |
Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Dawson, Georgia, U.S. |
Education | Fort Valley State University (BS) University of Georgia (MS) University of Missouri (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Agronomy |
Institutions | University of Minnesota State University of New York at Albany University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Thesis | Yield Components, Respiration, and Photosynthesis of Contrasting Genotypes of Tall Fescue (1978) |
Robert J. Jones (born 1951)[1] is an American crop physiology scientist, currently serving as the 10th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since September 2016. He served as the 19th president of the State University of New York at Albany from 2013 to 2016.
In addition to his academic career, Jones was a tenor singer[2] in Sounds of Blackness, a vocal ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota[1] that sings gospel, soul, and R&B.[2]
Education
Jones earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Fort Valley State College, a master's degree in crop physiology at the University of Georgia,[3] and a doctorate in crop physiology at the University of Missouri.[4][5]
Career
University of Minnesota
Jones worked at the University of Minnesota for 34 years in many positions: a professor in agronomy and plant genetics, executive vice provost, and senior vice president for academic administration from 2004 to 2013.[4][6] The University of Minnesota's Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center was named after Jones.[7][8]
University at Albany
Following his career at the University of Minnesota, Jones served as the president of the State University of New York at Albany from 2013 to 2016. During his tenure, he created the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.[4]
Racial Assault Hoax
Jones made national headlines for presiding over a racial hoax that was reported as a race-motivated assault against three African-American women on a campus bus.[9] Based upon a police report at the time, Jones firmly declared in a public announcement that “early this morning, three of our students were harassed and assaulted while riding a bus in Albany. I am deeply concerned, saddened and angry about this incident. There is no place in the UAlbany community for violence, no place for racial intolerance and no place for gender violence.”.[10] Later video evidence showed that the trio was not assaulted and were instead aggressors in the incident.[11][12][13] Students and observers criticized Jones as rushing to judgement [11] while Jones refused to apologize stating that he made his remark based upon the police report at that time.[13]
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
In July 2016,[14] Jones was named as the University of Illinois' tenth chancellor. According to Jones, leaving the University at Albany was one of the most difficult decisions he had to make in his academic career.[15] Jones also has a tenured faculty position in the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences in the department of crop sciences.[4]
See also
- List of chancellors of the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
- List of University at Albany people
References
- ^ a b "Robert J. Jones". Archived from the original on May 8, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Vielkind, Jimmy (September 12, 2012). "Scientist, singer new UAlbany president". Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Robert James (1975). Calcium requirements of peanut pods and calcium mobility in the pegging zone (M.S.). University of Georgia. OCLC 4616777.
- ^ a b c d "Meet the Chancellor". September 26, 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Jones, Robert James (1978). Yield components, respiration, and photosynthesis of contrasting genotypes of tall fescue (PhD). University of Missouri. OCLC 4616777 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen on July 19th named Robert J. Jones chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign". Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ "ROBERT J. JONES URBAN RESEARCH AND OUTREACH-ENGAGEMENT CENTER". Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "Robert J. Jones named chancellor at Urbana-Champaign". July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "UAlbany women who claimed bus attack kicked out of school". May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "SUNY must come down hard on students who made up a 'racial assault'". March 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "New U of I chancellor tangled in recent racial rush-to-judgement case". July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "UAlbany President Robert Jones leaving to lead University of Illinois flagship campus". July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jones: I Won't Apologize for Bus Assault Response". Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Introducing Dr. Robert J. Jones". July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Bump, Bethany (July 20, 2016). "UAlbany President Robert Jones leaving to lead University of Illinois flagship campus". Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
External links
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Preceded by George M. Philip | President of University at Albany, SUNY 2013–2016 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Chancellor of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2016–present | Incumbent |
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