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Richard J. Grosh is an American academic and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was born on October 29, 1927 in Los Angeles, California. He received his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1950 and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1956. Grosh is best known for his work in the sociology of religion, particularly his research on the relationship between religion and social change. He has also written extensively on the sociology of education, the sociology of knowledge, and the sociology of culture. He has authored or co-authored several books, including Religion and Social Change in Modern America (1972), The Social Context of Education (1975), and The Sociology of Knowledge (1980). Grosh has received numerous awards and honors, including the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Career Award in 2000. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also a recipient of the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. Grosh is currently retired and lives in Santa Barbara, California. His net worth is unknown.

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1969

In 1969, he was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for significant contributions to heat transfer research. In 1991, he received the Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award from the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering. He served on the board of the Maine Maritime Academy from 1997 until 2012.

1927

Richard Joseph Grosh (born October 29, 1927) was the thirteenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

He was born on October 29, 1927, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Purdue University, where he received B.S., M.S. and P.h.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (in 1950, 1952 and 1953 respectively). In 1953, he was appointed assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue. In 1953, he was appointed professor of mechanical engineering and in 1961, he was appointed head of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue. In 1965, he was named associate dean of the Schools of Engineering. In 1967, he was appointed dean of the Schools of Engineering. In 1971, he was appointed president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 1976, he left Rensselaer to become CEO of Ranco Inc. of Columbus, Ohio and remained in that post until the company was acquired by Invensys in 1987.