Michael A. Wartell

Michael A. Wartell (born November 4, 1946) is chancellor emeritus of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), where he served as the eighth chancellor from 1994 to 2012. His 18 years of service was the longest tenure of any previous chancellor. Prior to this appointment, he served as IPFW's vice chancellor for academic affairs for one year.

Personal background Wartell was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He received a B.S. in chemistry from the University of New Mexico in 1967 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Yale University in 1968 and 1971, respectively. He is married to Ruth, and they have two sons, Justin and Richard.

Career

Science Between 1989 and 1993, Wartell was a department manager for Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico His responsibilities included development and management of educational outreach and special technologies programs.

Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne As chancellor, Wartell was responsible for Indiana's fifth-largest university and the only comprehensive public university in northeast Indiana. The Wartell administration developed and administered two successful five-year strategic plans. His administration's most noteworthy accomplishments include expanding the number of degree and certificate options at the undergraduate and graduate levels; overseeing the addition of more than to the campus property; making IPFW the first regional campus in Indiana to construct student housing; instituting the Centers of Excellence; securing a number of endowed or named professorships and top-level student scholarships; and arranging numerous public/private partnerships with organizations such as Parkview Health Systems, the Fort Wayne Center for Learning, the Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, and PBS39 WFWA-DT. In a lawsuit settled in early 2015, Wartell said that this policy had not been enforced before and that he was the victim of gender discrimination and a breach of contract.