President of the University of Florida
- President of the University of Florida
The President of the University of Florida is the university president of the University of Florida. The University of Florida campus is in Gainesville, Florida; it is the flagship university in the State University System of Florida. Although the institution was historically founded in 1853, it officially became the University of Florida in 1905. [ [http://www.ufl.edu/history/1906.html University History at the University of Florida website] ] The first University faculty member to become president was J. Wayne Reitz in 1955, and to date, the youngest president has been Andrew Sledd, the first president of the University who took office in 1905 at age 35. [ [http://www.president.ufl.edu/pastPres/ List of Presidents at the University of Florida website] ]
The 16th and current president is J. Bernard "Bernie" Machen, who has served since 2003.
List of Presidents
* Andrew Sledd, 1905-1909
* Albert A. Murphree, 1909-1927
* James Farr, 1927-1928
** Interim president
* John J. Tigert, 1928-1947
* Harold Hume, 1947-1948
** Interim president
* J. Hillis Miller, Sr., 1948-1953
* John S. Allen, 1953-1955
* J. Wayne Reitz, 1955-1967
* Stephen C. O'Connell, 1967-1973
* E. T. York, 1973-1974
** Interim president
* Robert Q. Marston, 1974-1984
* Marshall Criser, 1984-1989
* Robert A. Bryan, 1989-1990
** Interim president
* John V. Lombardi, 1990-1999
* Charles E. Young, 1999-2003
* J. Bernard "Bernie" Machen, 2003-present
ee also
* List of faculty and administrators
* List of notable alumni
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