Wendell Nedderman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWendell Nedderman
American engineering academic
Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1921
Place of Birth: Lovilia, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 08-May-2019
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Wendell Nedderman
- Wendell Herman Nedderman (October 31, 1921 – May 8, 2019) was an American academic administrator who was president of the University of Texas at Arlington for nearly 20 years, first as acting president (November 1972 – February 1974), then as president, leaving that post in July 1992. He began his 33 years of full-time service at UT Arlington in 1959 as the founding dean of the College of Engineering.
- This was followed by four years as vice president for academic affairs, and then 20 years as president.
- A campus engineering building was named Nedderman Hall in 1991 by the UT System board of regents.
- Campus Street and a portion of Monroe Street were combined and named Nedderman Drive by the City of Arlington in 1992.
- He was named president emeritus in 1992, and received the Mirabeau B.
- Lamar Award for Leadership in Learning from the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities.
- He was awarded the Anson Marston Medal for Achievement in the Field of Engineering in 2000 from Iowa State University.
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