Person

Roe, Albert S.

1914–1988

Albert S. Roe; Ph. D. from Harvard University. Bith date: 16 Apr 1914, Birth Place: New York, New York County. Death Date: 9 Dec 1988, Death Place: Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York. Albert Sutherland Roe April 16, 1914 - December 19, 1988 Albert S. Roe, or "Shad" as he preferred to be called, was a professor of history of art in the College of Arts and Sciences. He was brought to Cornell as a full professor and chairman of that department in 1961 in order to reorganize and revitalize its curriculum. He put the department on its feet, expanded its faculty, increased its course offerings, and negotiated outside funding for a newly initiated graduate program