Donald E. Ross (academic administrator)

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Donald E. Ross is the President Emeritus at Lynn University. [1] He is also the founder and former president of Wilmington University. [2] [3]

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Education

He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the New York Institute of Technology. [4]

Career

Donald E. Ross founded Wilmington University and served as that institution's president until 1977. [5]

Donald E. Ross visited the campus of the struggling Marymount College in Boca Raton, Florida, to purchase its library. Ross was so inspired by the school that he decided to stay and help it succeed. In 1971, Donald E. Ross was named president of Marymount, and in 1974 the college was renamed as the College of Boca Raton. In the late 1980s, the school transitioned from a two-year to a four-year school, and in 1991 it was renamed Lynn University. He retired as Lynn's president in 2006, assuming the title of President Emeritus. [6]

In 1984, Ross ran unsuccessfully for Congress losing to Dan Mica. [7]

In 2003–2004, he was paid a salary of over $5,000,000, making him at the time the highest-paid college or university president in the nation. [8] [9] [10]

Recognition

He was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2009 for creating varsity athletics program at Lynn and being the guiding force behind Lynn’s becoming member of SSC in 1997. [11]

Personal life

He has a son named Kevin M. Ross who succeeded him in office as Lynn's president in 2006. [9] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Donald Ross". Lynn University. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Founders Day - Lynn University". spiral.lynn.edu. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  3. ↑ George, Pam (24 June 2008). "The Profile: The Old College Try--Again" . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "New York Institute of Technology Magazine Fall 2021". issuu. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Profile: The Old College Try--Again". 24 June 2008.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Donald E. Ross (1971-2006) - Lynn University". spiral.lynn.edu. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Times. "MICA ASKS FOR MONEY TO FIGHT 'EXTREMISTS' OUT TO DEFEAT HIM". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  8. ↑ "College Presidents Break Into the Million-Dollar Club". The Chronicle of Higher Education. November 18, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Lynn U. Keeps Presidency in Family, With Son to Take Donald Ross's Place" . Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "College presidents reach for the money". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Dr. Donald E. Ross (2009) - Hall of Fame". sunshinestateconference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kevin M. Ross". Lynn University. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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