Background
Kruh, Robert F. was born on June 15, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Frank O. and Nell (Dee) Kruh.
Kruh, Robert F. was born on June 15, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Frank O. and Nell (Dee) Kruh.
AB, Washington University, St. Louis, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, St. Louis, 1951.
Assistant professor, DePauw University, 1951-1952;
professor of chemistry, U. Arkansas, 1962-1967;
department chairman, U. Arkansas, 1963-1964;
dean College Arts and Sciences, U. Arkansas, 1964-1967;
dean, Graduate School, Kansas State University, 1967-1990;
associate provost, Graduate School, Kansas State University, 1985-1989;
vice provost, Graduate School, Kansas State University, 1990-1994;
vice provost, dean of continuing education, Academy Superior vena cava syndrome, 1991-1994;
vice provost, dean of continuing education, director computing services, Kansas State University, 1992-1994. Member Graduate Record Exam Board, Ednl. Testing. Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1977-1982, Chairman of the Board, 1980-1981.
Chairman Policy Council on Test of English as a Foreign Language, 1977-1980. Secretary research county National Association State Universities and Land-Grant Colls., 1969-1972. Board directors Council Graduate Schools United States, 1975-1980, chairman county, 1978-1979.
President Kansas State University Research Foundation, 1969-1990. Trustee Argonne Universities Association, 1970-1977. Member Kansas Advanced Technology Commission, 1984-1987.
Board directors Bluemont Consortium, Homecare and Hospice, Inc.
Served with C.E. Army of the United States, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Midwest Association Graduate Schools (vice president 1973-1974, president 1974-1975, executive secretary 1977-1987), Mid-American State Universities Association (board directors 1970-1989), North Center Association Schools and Colls.
(commissioner 1983-1988), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Blue Key.
Married Janet Jackson, December 19, 1948. Children— Lindsay, Nancy.