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Different from German contemporary artist, Thomas Schütte

Thomas Frederick Schutte
11th President of Pratt Institute
In office
1993–2017
Preceded byWarren F. Ilchman
Succeeded byFrances Bronet
14th President of Rhode Island School of Design
In office
August 1983 – 1992
Preceded byLee Hall
Succeeded byLouis A. Fazzano
President of Philadelphia College of Art
In office
1975–1982
Personal details
Born(1935-12-19)December 19, 1935
Rochester, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 2025(2025-03-26) (aged 89)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
SpouseTess Lansing
Children2
EducationValparaiso University (BA),
Indiana University (MBA),
University of Colorado (PhD)
OccupationAcademic administrator, teacher, college president

Thomas Frederick Schutte (December 19, 1935 – March 26, 2025) was an American academic administrator and teacher. He was president of Pratt Institute for 24 years, as well as president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts).

Early life and education

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Thomas Frederick Schutte was born on December 19, 1935, in Rochester, New York, to parents Marion Healy and Lindsley R. Schutte.[1][2]

He graduated with a BA degree in 1957 from Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana; a MBA degree in 1958 from Indiana University; and with a PhD in 1963 in marketing and management from the University of Colorado.[1][3]

Career

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His first role was as a professor and assistant dean at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.[1] Schutte edited the book, The Art of Design Management, Design in American Business (1975, University of Pennsylvania Press), which was created based on the six Tiffany–Wharton Lectures series on design management in 1973.[4]

Schutte was president of the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts) in Philadelphia from 1975 to 1982.[1][5]

Schutte served as 14th president of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence from 1983 to 1992.[1][6] During his time at RISD, he led the opening of the Design Center in Hope Block and Cheapside (1986) and acquired 20 Washington Place (1988).[7]

His final and longest role as 11th president was at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, from 1993 to 2017.[1][8] At Pratt, Schutte worked to eliminate the deficit, revitalize the campus, and doubled the enrollment.[9][10]

Death

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Schutte died at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, New York, on March 26, 2025, at the age of 89.[1][9][11]

Publications

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  • Schutte, Thomas F. (1963). An Exploratory Study of Executives' Perceptions Toward Business Ethics (Thesis). University of Colorado.
  • Schutte, Thomas F., ed. (1975). The Art of Design Management, Design in American Business (1 ed.). Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0812276868.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Dr. Thomas F. Schutte". The Post-Journal. March 29, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  2. ^ "Pratt President Emeritus Thomas F. Schutte Dies At 89". Interior Design. April 4, 2025. Archived from the original on April 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "C of C Sets Symposium". The Tribune. April 13, 1974. p. 9. Retrieved April 1, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Cooper, Rachel; Junginger, Sabine; Lockwood, Thomas (December 18, 2013). The Handbook of Design Management. A&C Black. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-4725-7017-8.
  5. ^ Robbins, William (February 16, 1982). "Collage Presidents Assail Cuts In Education Budget". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  6. ^ "School Picks President". The New York Times. January 27, 1983. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  7. ^ CAA Newsletter, Volumes 7-11. College Art Association of America. 1982. p. 9.
  8. ^ "Pratt Institute's President to Step Down". Artforum. May 18, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Pratt Remembers President Emeritus Thomas F. Schutte". Pratt News, Pratt Institute. March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  10. ^ "Art College Nears Goal for Funds". The News Journal. June 11, 1996. p. 4. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  11. ^ "Thomas F. Schutte". The Post-Journal. March 28, 2025. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
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