Gerald S. Jakubowski,P.E., was the Provost at theCalifornia Maritime Academy. Prior to this he was the president ofRose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He became the 13th President of Rose-Hulman on 1 July 2006, and was inaugurated on 27 April 2007. On 23 February 2009, he announced his resignation from this position, effective 30 June 2009. From 2004 to 2006, he was Vice President ofArizona State University andProvost of its Polytechnic campus; from 1990 to 2004, he was theDean of the College of Science and Engineering atLoyola Marymount University. He is married to Lynn Jakubowski. Gerald has a son and a daughter from his previous marriage. Jerry is anelectrical engineering graduate ofVillanova University and currently works forSTV Inc., in Philadelphia, PA as a senior traction power specialist for the railroad. Jamie is anArizona State University graduate and high school mathematics teacher inFountain Valley, CA.
Jakubowski served briefly in theU.S. Army Reserve, then earned hisbachelor's andmaster's degrees inmechanical engineering and hisPh.D. in engineering science at theUniversity of Toledo, in 1974, 1976, and 1978, respectively. He was awarded Distinguished Alumni status by the school in 2003. His areas of expertise includethermodynamics,fluid mechanics,heat transfer, andenergy. He is also a Fellow in theInstitute for the Advancement of Engineering, in theAmerican Society for Engineering Education (where he received the Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award,) in theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, and has served on the Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Trustees for theSociety of Automotive Engineers, who awarded him the Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award and the Excellence in Engineering Education Award. He has been involved in theTriangle Fraternity since he was at the University of Toledo; in 1996 he received their highest award, the Triangle Service Key, and was a past National President.