Background
Everett Matthew Branam was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on 2 July 1954.
Everett Matthew Branam was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on 2 July 1954.
He studied at Indiana State University and Taylor University before graduating from Rose-Hulman in 1979 with a bachelor"s degree in civil engineering.
Branam became president after serving as interim president for two years. He was elected president of his alma mater by the college’s Board of Trustees during a special board meeting in Indianapolis on December 4, 2009. Before coming to Rose-Hulman, Matt Branam managed the American Red Cross as its first chief operating officer and led a turnaround in the agency’s fiscal position.
Before joining the American Red Cross, Branam had a 24-year career with United Parcel Service (formerly called United Parcel Service), including service as its vice president of public affairs in Washington, District of Columbia He died on April 20, 2012 of a heart attack.