Former Vice President and Director of Commercial Technology at Corning
Incorporated Joins Houghton College as Associate Dean of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics
HOUGHTON, N.Y., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Keith A. Horn, former
division vice president and director of commercial technology for Corning
Incorporated in Corning, NY has been named Associate Dean of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics, effective November 3, 2009.
"Keith understands the role of the sciences in the 21st century world and its
centrality in addressing the most compelling social and ethical issues of our
time," said Shirley A. Mullen, college president. "He brings his expertise as
a chemist, his passion for the sciences, his global experience, and a
background which enables him to build bridges between Houghton College and the
larger academic and business world."
Horn, who graduated from Houghton College in 1975, will be responsible for
leadership of the natural sciences and mathematics, including strategic
planning, programmatic and faculty development and the expansion of facilities
to accommodate growth. He will also assist with advancement efforts to secure
resources for programmatic and facilities development, endowment and
scholarships.
"Houghton has a great record of producing outstanding graduates in the natural
sciences and mathematics. It is exciting to return to Houghton to join a
vibrant faculty and an administration that are committed to continuing that
tradition of excellence. I hope to use my academic, industrial and
international experience to help develop the educational paradigms and
research experiences that will produce leaders capable of addressing the tough
interdisciplinary socio-technical problems of this century," stated Horn.
Horn received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Houghton College and a
doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois. Following a
National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship at The Ohio State
University, he joined the faculty of the Tufts University Chemistry Department
in 1981, where he taught for four years. Horn then spent 12 years in the
Research and Development organization of AlliedSignal, Inc. in Morristown,
N.J., where he was responsible for research efforts in photochemistry, organic
synthesis and non-linear optics.
In 1997, Horn joined Corning Incorporated where over the last 12 years he has
held a variety of senior management positions in research and commercial
technology development organizations. Most recently, Horn was the division
vice president and director of commercial technology for the Environmental
Technologies Division. Horn has had extensive experience managing research and
product development in North America, Europe, Russia and Asia.
Horn is the author of 38 scientific articles in refereed journals and holds 13
U.S. patents. He has held memberships in the SAE, American Chemical Society,
Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Chi and SPIE.
Houghton College, founded in 1883, provides an academically challenging,
Christ-centered education in the liberal arts and sciences to students from
diverse traditions and economic backgrounds and equips them to lead and labor
as scholar-servants in a changing world.
The college of 1,200 students is located in Western New York, just 65 miles
from Rochester and Buffalo. For more information, please visit
www.houghton.edu.
Contact:
Sharon Myers
585-567-9559
SOURCE Houghton College
Sharon Myers of Houghton College, +1-585-567-9559, sharon.myers@houghton.edu
