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Cornell University

Office of the Dean of Faculty

Connecting & Empowering Faculty

Former Faculty Trustees

Abigail Cohn

2020-2024
Linguistics

Melissa Hines

2018-2022
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Bruce Lewenstein

Bruce V. Lewenstein

2018-2022
CALS

Mariana Wolfner

2014-2018
Arts & Sciences
Barbara A Baird

Barbara A. Baird

2012-2016
Arts & Sciences
Nelson Hairston

Nelson Hairston

2010-2014
Arts & Sciences

Rosemary Avery

2008-2012
Human Ecology

Ronald Ehrenberg

2006-2010
ILR School
Kathleen Rasmussen

Kathleen Maher Rasmussen

2004-2008
Division of Nutritional Sciences

Elizabeth D. Earle

2002-2006
CALS

Peter C. Stein

2000-2004
Arts & Sciences
William fry

William Earl Fry

1998-2002
CALS
S Kay Obendorf

Kay Obendorf

1996-2000
Human Ecology
Richard Schuler

Richard Schuler

1994-1998
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Joseph Calvo

1992-1996
Biomedical Engineering

Isaac Kramnick

1990-1994
Arts & Sciences
Jennie Farley

Jennie Farly

1988-1992
ILR School

J. Robert Cooke

1986-1992
CALS

Mary Beth Norton

1984-1988
Arts & Sciences

Howard Evans

1982-1986
ILR School
Walter Lynn

Walter Lynn

1981-1985
Engineering

More Information about Walter Lynn

Walter R. Lynn, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering and of science and technology studies, joined the Cornell faculty in 1961 and became emeritus in 1998. During his tenure, he served in several key administrative roles, including 12 years as university ombudsman, as well as earlier positions as a faculty trustee and dean of the university faculty.

He earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Miami in 1950, a master’s degree in sanitary engineering from the University of North Carolina in 1954, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1963.

Lynn came to Cornell as an associate professor of sanitary engineering. Early in his career, he held a joint appointment at what is now Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, where he taught systems methods to physicians. His research included modeling epidemiology to explore the interface between human biology and civil-engineered systems.

As dean of the university faculty, Lynn focused on key issues affecting the academic community, including the quality of undergraduate education and the status of federal research funding. He played a pivotal role in establishing the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship program, which honors excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Daniel Sisler

Daniel G. Sisler

1980-1984
CALS
Karen Brazell

Karen Brazell

1979-1983
Arts & Sciences
Don Holcomb

Donald Holcomb

1977-1981
Physics