HAROLD E. HOELSCHER

Harold Hoelscher studied at Princeton where he received a BS in chemical engineering. He continued his postgraduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis where he received his MA then a PhD in chemical engineering and mathematics. He was dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and served as director of the Space Research Coordination Center. He also served as president of the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok.

Hoelscher traveled extensively throughout South and Southeast Asia. He was consultant to several US industries and foundations. He chaired the Joint Committee on International Activities of the American Society for Engineering Education. He also served on a number of committees related to engineering, as well as the Commission for Planning in the Eastern Region - a UN non-governmental organization. He was member of the Board of Trustees of the American University in Cairo. His publications cover a wide scope in his specialty.

The AUB Board of Trustees named him president effective July l, 1977, where he remained until 1981.