List of presidents of Florida State University

The president of Florida State University is the executive officer of the Florida State University Board of Trustees, and essentially, the leader of the university. Florida State's campus is in Tallahassee, Florida, the state capitol. Although the institution was officially founded on January 24, 1851, it became the state's first Liberal Arts College in 1897.[1]

The President's House at FSU

The school's name did not reach the present form until 1945, going through a number of different names between 1851 and 1945. From 1857 to 1887, the school's leader was given the title of "Principal".[2]

List of presidents

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Term President Background and accomplishments
First
1887–92
  George Edgar[3]
Second
1892–97
  Alvin Lewis
Third
1897–09
  Albert A. Murphree[3]
Fourth
1909–41
  Edward Conradi[3]


Fifth
1941–57
  Doak S. Campbell[3]
Interim
1957
Albert B. Martin
Sixth
1957–60
  Robert M. Strozier[3]
Interim
1960
Milton W. Carothers
Seventh
1960–65
  Gordon W. Blackwell[3]
Eighth
1965–69
  John E. Champion[3]
Ninth
1969–76
  J. Stanley Marshall[3]
Tenth
1976–91
  Bernard F. Slige[3]
Eleventh
1991–94
  Dale W. Lick
Twelfth
1994–03
  Talbot D'Alemberte[3]
Thirteenth
2003–10
  T. K. Wetherell[3]
Fourteenth
2010–14
  Eric J. Barron[3] He resigned from FSU on April 2, 2014 to accept the position of President at Pennsylvania State University.
Interim
2014
When Eric Barron resigned as president on April 2, 2014, Provost Garnett S. Stokes served as acting president until November 10, 2014, when John Thrasher became president.
Fifteenth
2014–2021
  John E. Thrasher[3]
Sixteenth
2021–Present
Richard D. McCullough, a graduate of the University of Texas and Johns Hopkins University, is the university's 16th president. He assumed office Aug. 16, 2021, succeeding President ·John E. Thrasher.

Timeline of Florida State University presidential terms

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Richard D. McCulloughJohn E. ThrasherEric J. BarronT. K. WetherellTalbot D'AlemberteAlbert A. MurphreeValentine Mason Johnson

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Section 1: History and Mission of the University | Faculty Handbook". facultyhandbook.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  2. ^ "Past Presidents and First Ladies". Office of the President. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "FSU - Office of the President". Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
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