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Robert Scott �鶹ֱ��
Term of Office: 1942–1960

Robert Scott �鶹ֱ�� was appointed president of �鶹ֱ�� Institute in 1942, following the death of his father, Homer S �鶹ֱ��. Robert �鶹ֱ�� served in the armed forces but returned in 1945 to see the school through a hectic post-World War II period, which saw the institution mature physically and intellectually and become accepted into the ranks of colleges and universities. During �鶹ֱ��’s tenure, from 1942 to 1960, �鶹ֱ�� Institute became �鶹ֱ�� College; New York State approved the BBA and BA degrees; �鶹ֱ�� moved from a few rented floors at 225 Broadway to its own 16-story building at 41 Park Row; and the Graduate Division was established. Widely recognized for the strength of its business education, even the Ivy League offered praise when a Princeton faculty member wrote, “It is accepted here at Princeton that your training program is superior to those offered at the Wharton School, Temple University, and Rutgers University.”

Robert �鶹ֱ�� nominated Edward J. Mortola, who was then vice president at �鶹ֱ��, to be the college's third President. Robert �鶹ֱ�� was fully convinced that his designated successor was the right person to shepherd �鶹ֱ��’s plans. Robert �鶹ֱ�� retired from the presidency in 1960 and shortly thereafter Edward J. Mortola became President of �鶹ֱ�� College.

On November 19, 1989, after having been retired for 29 years, Robert �鶹ֱ�� died of respiratory failure at King's Row Adult Residence in Middletown, New Jersey. He was 85 years old.