David W. Pershing, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1948
Place of Birth: Anderson, Indiana, United States
Profession: chemical engineer
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About David W. Pershing
- David W.
- Pershing was the 15th President of the University of Utah.
- He received a bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 1970 and a PhD from University of Arizona.Pershing joined the faculty of the University of Utah in 1977 as a professor of chemical engineering.
- He was named a Presidential Young Investigator by the National Science Foundation in 1984 and became dean of the College of Engineering in 1987.
- He was named a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering in 1995.
- In 1998, university President Bernie Machen named Pershing as senior vice president for Academic Affairs.
- In March 2012, Pershing was named president of the University of Utah, where he also holds an appointment as a distinguished professor of chemical engineering.In April 2017, he was involved in the controversial firing of Mary Beckerle, CEO and director of the university's Huntsman Cancer Institute.
- Pershing soon reinstated Beckerle following protests from members of the university community and the Huntsman family.
- On 28 April, the university's senior vice president for Health Sciences, Vivian Lee, announced her resignation in the wake of the Beckerle incident.
- During a meeting of the university's Academic Senate on May 1, Pershing announced his own resignation, stating that it was in part "so that the person picking the new VP [of Health Sciences] is the new president." Pershing continued serving as president during the search for his successor.
- Ruth V.
- Watkins was selected, and succeeded Pershing on 2 April 2018, at which time he rejoined the faculty of engineering.
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