Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
Larry K. Monteith — 1999
This outstanding alumnus earned his BS degree in 1960 in electrical engineering from NC State. He received his MS in 1962 and his PhD in 1965 in electrical engineering from Duke University. He began his career as a technical staff member of Bell Telephone Labs in 1960 and, later, Research Triangle Institute while also serving as an adjunct assistant professor in electrical engineering at NC State.
He joined the University as an associate professor of electrical engineering in 1968 and was promoted to full professor in 1972. In 1974, he became head of electrical engineering.
In 1978, he was named dean of the College, a position he held for eleven years.
He served as interim chancellor of the University from 1989 to 1990, when he was named the eleventh chancellor of the University. Under his leadership, the University became an internationally recognized research institution, establishing partnerships with business and industry and developing the Centennial Campus, and the Engineering Graduate Research Center developed from a concept in 1980 to a reality in 1997.
His commitment to developing scholarships for students led to the Campaign for NC State Students, with gifts and pledges of approximately $100 million. He retired in 1998 and remains actively involved with the University.
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