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|title2 = President of the [[University of Maryland System]] |
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|term_start2 = 1978 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Wilson Homer Elkins]] |
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|title3 = [[Presidents of Stony Brook University|President of Stony Brook University]] |
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|term_start3 = 1965 |
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|term_end3 = 1978 |
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|predecessor3 = John Francis Lee |
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|successor3 = [[John Marburger]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1923|10|23}} |
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|birth_place = [[Denver, Colorado]] |
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|thesis_title = The dispersion relation for light and its application to problems involving electron pairs |
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'''John Sampson Toll''' (October 25, 1923 – July 15, 2011) was an American [[physicist]] and educational administrator.<ref name=WCnews>{{cite web|title=In Memoriam: John Sampson Toll|url=http://washingtoncollegenews.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-memoriam-john-sampson-toll.html|work=Washington College News|accessdate=July 18, 2011}}</ref> |
'''John Sampson Toll''' (October 25, 1923 – July 15, 2011) was an American [[physicist]] and educational administrator.<ref name=WCnews>{{cite web|title=In Memoriam: John Sampson Toll|url=http://washingtoncollegenews.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-memoriam-john-sampson-toll.html|work=Washington College News|date=15 July 2011 |accessdate=July 18, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Toll received his bachelor's degree in physics from [[Yale University]] in 1944, after which he served in the [[U.S. Navy]] in [[World War II]]. He finished his Ph.D. in physics at [[Princeton University|Princeton]] in 1952. |
Toll received his bachelor's degree in physics from [[Yale University]] in 1944, after which he served in the [[U.S. Navy]] in [[World War II]]. He finished his Ph.D. in physics at [[Princeton University|Princeton]] in 1952.<ref name="thesis-toll-1952">{{cite thesis |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/301990593/ |title=The dispersion relation for light and its application to problems involving electron pairs |date=1952 |publisher=[[Princeton University]] |type=Ph.D. |last=Toll |first=John Sampson |via=[[ProQuest]] |url-access=subscription |oclc=932447591}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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He then moved to the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], where he became chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 1953. During his tenure as chair, he was responsible for a major increase in size and quality of the department. The physics building at the University of Maryland is named for him. |
He then moved to the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], where he became chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 1953. During his tenure as chair, he was responsible for a major increase in size and quality of the department. The physics building at the University of Maryland is named for him. |
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In 1965 he left to become the second president of the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]], a position he held until 1978. While he was there, |
In 1965 he left to become the second president of the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]], a position he held until 1978. While he was there, Stony Brook University, one of four [[State University of New York|SUNY]] centers created by then-governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] (briefly Vice President of the United States under [[Gerald Ford]]), and, until recently, the only four allowed to call themselves "universities", grew to more than 17,000 students from a handful who started their academic careers before the campus was even finished, at the now-defunct State University of New York on Long Island (SUCOLI). |
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He then returned to the University of Maryland to become president of the original five campuses of the University of Maryland. Comparable to a chancellor position in other [[state university system]]s, at the time Toll oversaw |
He then returned to the University of Maryland to become president of the original five campuses of the University of Maryland. Comparable to a chancellor position in other [[state university system]]s, at the time Toll oversaw the [[University of Maryland, College Park]], [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]], [[University of Maryland University College]], [[University of Maryland, Eastern Shore]], and [[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland at Baltimore]]. When [[Governor of Maryland|Governor]] [[William Donald Schaefer]] decided to merge most of the state's public universities into a single system, Toll was put in charge of the merger. He then became the first chancellor of the new [[University System of Maryland]]. |
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In 1995, at age 71, he became president of [[Washington College]], a small, private [[liberal arts]] school in [[Chestertown, Maryland]]. There, he was credited with fixing the school's budget crisis and raising its national profile. |
In 1995, at age 71, he became president of [[Washington College]], a small, private [[liberal arts]] school in [[Chestertown, Maryland]]. There, he was credited with fixing the school's budget crisis and raising its national profile. |
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As a physicist, Toll was known for his work in [[dispersion theory]] and [[elementary particle physics]]. Between university jobs in the early 1990s, he was president of the [[Universities Research Association]] which oversaw the U.S. [[Superconducting Super Collider|Superconducting Supercollider]] project until [[U.S. Congress|Congress]] defunded it.<ref> |
As a physicist, Toll was known for his work in [[dispersion theory]] and [[elementary particle physics]]. Between university jobs in the early 1990s, he was president of the [[Universities Research Association]] which oversaw the U.S. [[Superconducting Super Collider|Superconducting Supercollider]] project until [[U.S. Congress|Congress]] defunded it.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/01/us/energy-chief-says-accounting-problems-snag-supercollider-project.html|title=Energy Chief Says Accounting Problems Snag Supercollider Project|work=[[New York Times]] | first=Philip J.|last=Hilts|date=July 1, 1993}}</ref> In January 2004, he announced that he would leave Washington College and return to physics research at the University of Maryland. |
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==Personal life== |
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He married the former Deborah Taintor, and they had two daughters. Toll died on July 15, 2011, of respiratory failure at Fox Hill [[Assisted Living]] in [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]], Maryland.<ref> |
He married the former Deborah Taintor, and they had two daughters. Toll died on July 15, 2011, of respiratory failure at Fox Hill [[Assisted Living]] in [[Bethesda, Maryland|Bethesda]], Maryland.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-toll-educator-who-raised-standards-at-university-of-maryland-dies-at-87/2011/07/15/gIQAQmx1GI_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=John Toll, educator who raised standards at University of Maryland, dies at 87|author=Daniel de Vise|date=July 15, 2011}}</ref><ref name=SunObit>{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-john-toll-20110715,0,2446765.story|last=Bowie|first=Liz|title=University of Maryland's founding chancellor John Toll dies|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=July 15, 2011|accessdate=July 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/nyregion/john-s-toll-dies-at-87-led-stony-brook-university.html | title=John S. Toll Dies at 87; Led Stony Brook University|author=Paul Vitello|date=July 18, 2011|work=[[New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.aip.org/history/historymatters/toll.htm Biography] on the [[American Institute of Physics]] website |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050228123913/http://www.aip.org/history/historymatters/toll.htm Biography] on the [[American Institute of Physics]] website |
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*[https://archives.lib.umd.edu/repositories/2/resources/1297 John S. Toll] papers at the [[University of Maryland Libraries]] |
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John S. Toll
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25th PresidentofWashington College | |
In office 1995–2004 | |
Preceded by | Charles H. Trout |
Succeeded by | Baird Tipson |
1st Chancellor of the University System of Maryland | |
In office 1988–1989 | |
Preceded by | Himself (as President) |
Succeeded by | Donald N. Langenberg |
2nd President of the University of Maryland System | |
In office 1978–1988 | |
Preceded by | Wilson Homer Elkins |
Succeeded by | Himself (as Chancellor) |
2nd President of Stony Brook University | |
In office 1965–1978 | |
Preceded by | John Francis Lee |
Succeeded by | John Marburger |
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Born | (1923-10-23)October 23, 1923 Denver, Colorado |
Died | July 15, 2011(2011-07-15) (aged 87) Bethesda, Maryland |
Nationality | American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Maryland |
Thesis | The dispersion relation for light and its application to problems involving electron pairs (1952) |
Doctoral advisor | John Archibald Wheeler |
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John Sampson Toll (October 25, 1923 – July 15, 2011) was an American physicist and educational administrator.[1]
Toll received his bachelor's degree in physics from Yale University in 1944, after which he served in the U.S. NavyinWorld War II. He finished his Ph.D. in physics at Princeton in 1952.[2]
He then moved to the University of Maryland, where he became chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 1953. During his tenure as chair, he was responsible for a major increase in size and quality of the department. The physics building at the University of Maryland is named for him.
In 1965 he left to become the second president of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, a position he held until 1978. While he was there, Stony Brook University, one of four SUNY centers created by then-governor Nelson Rockefeller (briefly Vice President of the United States under Gerald Ford), and, until recently, the only four allowed to call themselves "universities", grew to more than 17,000 students from a handful who started their academic careers before the campus was even finished, at the now-defunct State University of New York on Long Island (SUCOLI).
He then returned to the University of Maryland to become president of the original five campuses of the University of Maryland. Comparable to a chancellor position in other state university systems, at the time Toll oversaw the University of Maryland, College Park, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, University of Maryland University College, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, and University of Maryland at Baltimore. When Governor William Donald Schaefer decided to merge most of the state's public universities into a single system, Toll was put in charge of the merger. He then became the first chancellor of the new University System of Maryland.
In 1995, at age 71, he became president of Washington College, a small, private liberal arts school in Chestertown, Maryland. There, he was credited with fixing the school's budget crisis and raising its national profile.
As a physicist, Toll was known for his work in dispersion theory and elementary particle physics. Between university jobs in the early 1990s, he was president of the Universities Research Association which oversaw the U.S. Superconducting Supercollider project until Congress defunded it.[3] In January 2004, he announced that he would leave Washington College and return to physics research at the University of Maryland.
He married the former Deborah Taintor, and they had two daughters. Toll died on July 15, 2011, of respiratory failure at Fox Hill Assisted LivinginBethesda, Maryland.[4][5][6]
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