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On Jul 18, 2012, at 8:11 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > "...Our next president will be a passionate advocate... " > > I can't think of any one better for this qualification than our very own > Oliver Barry. > > The chairman lost me on the intellect part. :-) > > From: Art Wroble <[email protected]> > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, July 17, 2012 8:08:42 PM > Subject: [gatornews] University of Florida Presidential Search > > Having trouble viewing this email? > > To Family and Friends of the University of Florida: > Today it is my pleasure to appoint a search committee to recruit the 12th > President of the University of Florida. > Representatives from our Board of Trustees, student body, faculty, > administration, alumni and stakeholder groups have agreed to assume this > tremendous responsibility. They are all distinguished leaders in their fields > of expertise who have in common a commitment to the future of the University > of Florida. Several of our faculty and administration representatives have > been named to the National Academies or other premier academic honorary > societies. All committee members are the best of the Gator Nation, and I am > confident they will succeed in our effort to find a visionary new leader for > our university. > We have much to offer to someone looking to lead a great institution. The > University of Florida is one of the nation's premiere public, land-grant > research universities with an exceptional student body and prestigious > faculty. Our research expenditures total $682 million, and our technology > transfer program is consistently ranked among the top in the nation. UF has > 16 colleges and more than 200 research, service and education centers, > bureaus and institutes, making us one of the most comprehensive universities > in the country. The University of Florida and the UF academic health centers > represent a 4.6 billion dollar enterprise. And our passionate alumni > consistently show their devotion to their university through generous > donations of their time and money, not to mention their support for UF's > national championship-winning athletic program! > Where we are today is due in large measure to President Machen's nearly > 10-year tenure. Under Bernie's leadership, we have built new > state-of-the-art, sustainable educational and research facilities, > significantly increased research funding and embraced innovation and > entrepreneurship. He created the technology incubator Florida Innovation Hub > at UF and partnered with the community to grow the surrounding area into a > major economic development project. He created Florida Opportunity Scholars > for students who are the first in their families to attend college, doubled > the endowment and helped the university become more financially independent > in an era of decreasing state financial support. > I am confident our search committee will find a successor who can build on > President Machen's accomplishments. Our next president will be a leader of > great intellect and integrity, as well as a visionary, strategic thinker, > passionate advocate, and effective fundraiser. This person will have the > ability and experience to lead a complex, multi-faceted organization that is > one of the most comprehensive university and healthcare systems in the > country. > This is an exciting era for the University of Florida, and I look forward to > working on this next step with the search committee and all who love UF. You > can find the names and biographical information for the search committee, as > well as our senior advisors, on the UF website, > http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1161706/6632863/500/0/, and the Gators for Higher > Education website, http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1161706/6632863/75247/0/. We > will post updates on the search on those websites as well. > Sincerely, > C. David Brown II Chairman UF Board of Trustees > University of Florida Alumni Association Emerson Alumni Hall | 1938 W. > University Ave. | PO Box 14425 | Gainesville, FL 32604 > This message has been sent by the UF Alumni Association > --- > IMPORTANT: If you forward this e-mail, please highlight and delete the > forwarding history, which includes my e-mail address. It is a courtesy to me > and others who do not wish to have their e-mail addresses sent all over the > world. Deleting the history helps prevent Spammers and hackers from > "harvesting" addresses, viruses from being spread, and the proliferation of > spam. 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Thanks. > > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
