Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William E. Bentley


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The result was   keep. The term distinguished professor in the article was indeed used in its formal sense and that explicitly meets WP:PROF#5 - nomination withdrawn. (Non-admin closure) I42 (talk) 20:47, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

William E. Bentley

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Thereis no evidence that WP:PROF is met. Merely being a professor does not assert notability. The article states that he is a "distinguished professor" which would meet criterion 5, but it appears that the term in the article is used in a non-formal sense. There is far more of a biography at which does not use the term and does not appear to provide anything which does satisfy WP:PROF. I42 (talk) 11:50, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep. The faculty page that appears as an external link explicitly calls him the "Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Professor". That alone is sufficient to prove notability. The biography at http://www.wtec.org/loyola/erato/aa_bios.htm  is from a study published in 1996, http://www.wtec.org/loyola/erato/abstract.htm which explains why it is not current. -- Eastmain (talk) 20:27, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Good catch; I shall withdraw the (incomplete) nomination. I42 (talk) 20:39, 23 October 2009 (UTC


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics-related deletion discussions.  -- Eastmain (talk) 20:27, 23 October 2009 (UTC) )
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 * Keep. I agree with Eastmain. The university webpage calls him "Robert E. Fischell Distinguished Professor". Notice also that he is a fellow of several societies. Oops, I was too late. Already withdrawn. CronopioFlotante (talk) 20:41, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Snow Keep. Named professorship and chair of bioengineering dept at an important institution (U. Maryland) and oodles of research publications in mainstream journals – This readily-found info is ample evidence that WP:PROF is indeed met. Respectfully, Agricola44 (talk) 20:44, 23 October 2009 (UTC).
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