Ray Palmer Baker

1883

Born September 21, 1883, Fonthill, Ontario, Canada

1906

B.A. University of Western Ontario

1910

Ph.M. University of Chicago

1914

Married Mary Irene Messinger on September 1, 1914

1916

Ph.D. Harvard University

1915-1940

Professor of English, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1925-1940

Head, Department of Arts, Science and Business Administration, RPI

1930-1949

Assistant Director, RPI

1944-1949

Dean of Students

1949-1954

Vice President, RPI

1955

Vice President Emeritus

1979

Died September 21, 1979

Trusteeships: Albany Med., Rensselaer County Historical Society, Associated Hospital Service of the Capital District, Dudley Observatory, Troy Public Library, Samaritan Hospital.