Thomas F. Schutte
Thomas Frederick Schutte was an American academic administrator. He served as the 11th president of Pratt Institute in New York City from 1993 to 2017, as the 14th president of the Rhode Island School of Design from 1983 to 1992, and as president of the Philadelphia College of Art from 1974 to 1982.
Early life and education
Thomas Frederick Schutte was born on December 19, 1935, in Rochester, New York, to parents Marion Healy and Lindsley R. Schutte.Schutte received a Bachelor of Arts in 1957 from Valparaiso University in Indiana, a Master of Business Administration in 1958 from Indiana University School of Business, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1963 in marketing and management from the University of Colorado.
Career
His first role was as a professor and assistant dean at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Schutte edited the book, The Art of Design Management, Design in American Business, which was created based on the six Tiffany–Wharton Lectures series on design management in 1973.Schutte was president of the Philadelphia College of Art in Philadelphia from 1975 to 1982.
Schutte served as 14th president of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence from 1983 to 1992. During his time at RISD, he led the opening of the Design Center in Hope Block and Cheapside and acquired 20 Washington Place.
His final and longest role as 11th president was at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, from 1993 to 2017. At Pratt, Schutte worked to eliminate the deficit, revitalize the campus, and doubled the enrollment.