Marshall Criser III | |
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14th President of Piedmont University | |
Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | James F. Mellichamp |
11th Chancellor of the State University System of Florida | |
In office January 6,2014 –December 31,2022 | |
Preceded by | Frank Brogan |
Succeeded by | Ray Rodrigues |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1958 |
Alma mater | University of Florida |
Profession | Corporate executive Academic administrator |
Marshall McAllister Criser III (born c. 1958) is the president of Piedmont University (SUSF).
He was previously the president of AT&T Florida,and worked for AT&T and its predecessor,BellSouth,since 1980. [1] He took office as the chancellor of the State University System of Florida on January 6,2014. [1] The Florida Board of Governors of the State University System selected him unanimously for the post in November 2013,to succeed Frank Brogan. [2]
At the time of his appointment as chancellor,Criser was in his fourth year as the Florida House of Representatives speaker's appointee to the Higher Education Coordinating Council. [3] He is a member of the Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees in California and the Florida Council of 100,where he is a former chairman. [1] His community service includes terms as the vice chairman of the University of Florida's Board of Trustees,chairman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce,and chairman of Florida TaxWatch. [2]
A Florida native,Criser graduated from Cardinal Newman High School in 1976 and then from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1980,and later completed an Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in Fontainebleau,France. [3]
On December 2,2022,it was announced that Marshall Criser will be the next president of Piedmont University. He will assume the role on January 1,2023. [4]
He and his wife,Kimberly,have four daughters. [2] He is the son of Marshall Criser,who served as the president of the University of Florida from 1984 to 1989. [1]
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