Russell K. Osgood

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Russell K. Osgood
Incumbent
Assumed office 
August 1, 1998[1]
Preceded by Pamela Ferguson (1991-1997)
Charles L. Duke (acting)
Spouse Paula Osgood[1]
Alma mater Yale College, B.A. 1969
Yale Law School, J.D. 1974

Russell Osgood is the twelfth president of Grinnell College (1998-present) and professor of history and political science.[2] He is a legal scholar and holds a B.A. and J.D. from Yale University.[3] In 2003, Russell Osgood was the highest paid liberal arts college president in the U.S.;[4] he earned $509,130 in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.[5]

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[edit] Pre-Grinnell career

  • Yale College, B.A. 1969[3]
  • United States Navy, 1969-1971: Surface Line Officer, U.S.S. Glover AGDE-1[3]
  • Yale Law School, J.D. 1974[3]
  • Employed by Hill & Barlow, 1974-1978: Associate Attorney, Tax and Corporate Departments, specializing in employee benefits[3]
  • Boston University School of Law: Associate Professor of Law 1978-1980[3]
  • Cornell University: Associate Professor of Law, 1980-1982; Professor of Law, 1982-1988; Editor, Law and History Review, 1982-1987; Dean and Professor of Law, 1988 to July 1998[3]

[edit] Osgood at Grinnell

Osgood's present administrative actions at Grinnell revolve around a strategic plan approved by the trustees in Spring 2005. The five-year plan's goals include increasing the emphasis on inquiry-based learning and broadening the curriculum; fostering faculty, student, and staff sense of ambition, adventure, and well-being; advancing Grinnell College as a more diverse, robust intellectual community; improving the fiscal balance and stability of the college; contributing to the vitality of the city of Grinnell; and strengthening the public profile of Grinnell College, Grinnellians, and the value of a Grinnell education.[6]

The Grinnell campus has undergone much construction and renovation in the 2000s. Though the plans began during the tenure of the previous president, Pamela Ferguson, many of the projects have occurred under Osgood. World-renowned architect Cesar Pelli has designed several of the recent buildings.

[edit] Personal life

Osgood is married, with four grown children[3] and three dogs.[7]

[edit] Books by Russell K. Osgood

Cases and Materials on Employee Benefits. with Peter J. Wiedenbeck, Washington University School of Law in St. Louis

The Law in Massachusetts. The Supreme Judicial Court 1692-1992, Editor and Contributor, 1992, Supreme Judicial Court Historical Society

The Law of Pensions and Profit-Sharing. Qualified Retirement Plans and Other Deferred Compensation Arrangements (1984, Little Brown) with Supplements.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Grinnell College, Office of the President. May 15, 1998. "Russell K. Osgood Named 12th President of Grinnell College". Accessed May 17, 2008.
  2. ^ Office of the President Retrieved on January 13, 2008
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Office of the President Retrieved on January 13, 2008
  4. ^ Lewin, Tamar (November 10, 2003). "4 Highest-Paid University Presidents Top $800,000 a Year". The New York Times. Retrieved on January 13, 2008
  5. ^ Bolten, Kathy A (February 20, 2006). "The Rising Price of a President". The Des Moines Register.
  6. ^ Strategic Plan Implementation Docunment Retrieved on January 13, 2008.
  7. ^ Scarlet and Black. [1] September 20, 2002