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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public research university in Charlotte, North Carolina. UNC Charlotte offers 24 doctoral, 66 master's, and 79 bachelor's degree programs through nine colleges: the College of Arts + Architecture, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the Belk College of Business, the College of Computing and Informatics, the Cato College of Education, the William States Lee College of Engineering, the College of Health and Human Services, the Honors College, and the University College.
Bethune–Cookman University is a private historically black university in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune–Cookman University is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The primary administration building, White Hall, and the Mary McLeod Bethune Home are in the National Register of Historic Places.
Jacksonville University (JU) is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in the city's Arlington district, the school was founded in 1934 as a two-year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until September 5, 1956, when it shifted focus to building four-year university degree programs and later graduated its first four-year degree candidates as Jacksonville University in June 1959. It is a member of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). JU's student body currently represents more than 40 U.S. states and approximately 45 countries around the world. As a Division I institution, it fields 18 varsity athletics teams, known as the JU Dolphins, as well as intramural sports and clubs. Among the top majors declared by JU students are aviation management, biology, nursing, business, and marine science.
Broward College is a public college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1959 as part of a move to broaden Florida's two-year colleges. In 2008 it adopted its current name, reflecting that it is one of the schools designated a "state college", meaning it can offer four-year bachelor's degrees.
David Ott is an American composer of classical music.
Marshall McAllister Criser, Jr. is an American corporate lawyer and former university administrator. Criser is a native of New Jersey, and earned his bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney. He was the eighth president of the University of Florida, serving from 1984 to 1989.
David W. Leebron is an American attorney and legal scholar serving as the 7th President of Rice University. He was a professor and dean of Columbia Law School, until he was named president of Rice University on July 1, 2004.
James Carmichael Renick was an American academic, who served as Chancellor of University of Michigan–Dearborn and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Renick served also as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Jackson State University in Jackson Mississippi. He resigned this position on October 5, 2015.
Dr. A. James Kerley is an American academic, and is a former President of Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida. Kerley graduated with his bachelor's degree in social science and history from Tennessee Tech University. He received his master's degree in history from The Citadel and his Doctorate in educational administration from Florida State University. In 2007 he was selected to be the 5th President of then Gulf Coast Community College, and retired in 2014.
Norman L. Stephens Jr. is an American academic, and the former President of Lincoln Land Community College. Stephens graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. He received his master's degree from the University of Florida as well. In addition, he received his doctorate in education in 1971. He began his career in 1968 at St. Petersburg College, and he was the President of Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield. In September 2002, Dr. Stephens was selected to be President of South Florida Community College.
Willis "Will" N. Holcombe is an American academic. He became Chancellor of the Florida College System in October 2007 and previously served as President of Broward College from 1987 to 2004, and returned as interim President from November 2006 to July 2007.
James Lorenzo Wattenbarger was an American educator.
Ray F. Ferrero Jr. is an American academic, and was the fifth President of Nova Southeastern University. Ferrero graduated with his bachelor's degree from St. John's University. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida in 1960. He became the President of Nova Southeastern University in 1998. Ferrero served as the President of the Florida Bar in 1987.
William Reece Smith Jr. was an American lawyer. Smith served as the interim president of the University of South Florida, and the president of the American Bar Association. He was born in 1925 in Athens, Tennessee.
J. David Armstrong Jr. is an American academic, and the sixth president of Broward College, a community college with 63,000 students across 11 campuses and centers in South Florida. Armstrong has more than 33 years of experience as a state and national leader in higher education and economic development, and served as President of Broward College for 11 years.
William D. "Bill" Law is an American academic and former community college administrator. He resigned as President of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida effective July 1, 2017.
Dr. Robert L. McLendon Jr. is an American academic, and the former President of St. Johns River Community College. He has served as the President from 1972–2008, and he is currently one of the longest serving President in the history of the Florida Community Colleges System. McLendon graduated with his bachelor's degree from Florida Southern College. He received his master's degree and Doctorate from Florida State University. Dr. McLendon had previously served as vice-president and dean of academic affairs at SJRCC before he was appointed President.
Dr. Terrence Leas is a retired American academic. Leas most recently served as president of Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington from 2012 to 2020. Leas is an advocate of "asynchroncity", an approach to education that "dismisses the longstanding model of teachers lecturing in a fixed place and time while students listen".
John Grosskopf is an American academic administrator. Since 2009, Grosskopf has served as president of North Florida College.
Israel Kibirige Ssebunya was a Ugandan cytogeneticist, agricultural researcher, academic and politician. He served as the State Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries, from 1999 to 2008. Prior to that, he served as director of research at Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). He was also the elected Member of Parliament (MP), representing Kyadondo County North in Wakiso District. He served in that capacity continuously from 1996 until his death in 2008.