August 17, 2016

Robert C. Disque starts at Drexel in 1919. During his long and varied Drexel career, he was the dean of faculty, head of the Electrical Engineering Department and dean of the School of Engineering (which admitted women during his reign). He chairs the Board of Trustees’ interim committee of deans created to lead the institute after President Matheson died in 1931 and after his successor President Kolbe dies in 1941. He also serves as acting president after President Rea resigns in August 1944 until President Creese takes office in 1945. Disque retires in 1953, becoming dean emeritus of the College of Engineering, and dies in 1968. Disque Hall is named after him.