1982-1992

UR 3.2, 26 cubic feet

Includes records of:

• Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Vice President for Research

Richard Schneider was a senior administrator at Drexel from 1985 to 1992.  A retired rear admiral in the United States Coast Guard Reserves, Dr. Schneider was appointed Drexel University's first vice president for research in 1985, a position which he held through the end of 1990.  In 1987-1989 he also served as acting vice president for academic affairs.  He was promoted to senior vice president for administration in 1990.  Dr. Schneider left Drexel in 1992 to become president of Norwich University.  This collection consists chiefly of Dr. Schneider's official correspondence in his administrative positions at Drexel; two sets of subject files, one that spans Dr. Schneider's tenure at Drexel (containing some reports that predate his tenure) and one specifically relating to academic affairs; and a set of files on specific departments and offices and their personnel.  Also found in the collection are a set of records of the Deans' Rolling Agenda, a set of board meeting minutes from 1989 to 1992, materials on William Gaither and the Weston Institute, and notes from vice presidents' meetings from 1985 to 1989.

This collection is partially processed.  A preliminary inventory is available in the archives; contact the archivist at archives@drexel.edu for more information.  Portions of the collection are closed to researchers because they contain confidential student data and personnel records.  See the university archives' policy on access to records for further information.