Background
Schutte, Thomas Frederick was born on December 19, 1935 in Rochester, New York, United States.
Schutte, Thomas Frederick was born on December 19, 1935 in Rochester, New York, United States.
AB, Valparaiso University, Indiana, 1957. Master of Business Administration, Indiana University, 1958. Doctor of Business Administration, University Colorado, 1963.
Director freshmen men's residence center, Valparaiso U., 1959-1960; instructor economics, School Business, Valparaiso U., 1958-1960; instructor, U. Colorado, 1960-1963; project director, research associate, Marketing Science Institute, Philadelphia, 1963-1966; part-time lecturer graduate division, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1964-1966; assistant professor marketing, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1966-1972; associate professor marketing, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1972-1975; assistant dean, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1973-1975; president, Philadelphia College Art, 1975-1983; president, RISD, 1983-1988. Chairman various task forces, lecturer, consultant in field.
Public trustee Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, 1975-1983. Trustee Pennsylvania Ballet Company, since 1975. Board directors Prints in Progress, since 1977, Union Indiana Colleges Art, since 1975.
Member East Coast Art Colleges Consortium, since 1976. Member advisory board Design Management Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1977. Member College Hill Neighborhood Foundation, Providence, Rhode Island, since 1983, Providence Foundation, since 1984, Nicholas Brown Foundation, since 1983, History Society Pennsylvania, Institute Contemporary Art, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts.
Member advisory committee The Artists Foundation Inc., Boston, 1980-1983. Active other civic and cultural organizations. Member American Marketing Association, American Council Education, Art Director's Club (Philadelphia), Philadelphia Sketch Club, East Coast Art Colleges Consortium (founding member), Beta Gamma Sigma (business honorary), Gamma Theta Epsilon, Sigma Iota Epsilon (management honorary).
Married Tess Lansing. Children: Douglas Lindsley, David Lansing.