Lee Trover Todd Jr. (born May 6, 1946 in

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) was the 11th president of the

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in Lexington, Kentucky.

Early life and education

Todd was born in 1946 in Earlington, Kentucky, a small town close to Madisonville. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1968. He went on to earn his master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from the

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in 1970 and 1973. Todd studied at MIT thanks in part to a fellowship from the

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, following a personal encouragement from

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. He returned to UK in 1974 and served as an electrical engineering associate professor until 1983. Lee Todd has been known to attend most home basketball games, and would commonly sit by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and his family.

Retirement

On September 8, 2010, Todd announced that he would step down as president effective June 30, 2011. Todd remained on the faculty at the university, serving as a Professor of Electrical Engineering.

References

Bio at University of Kentucky
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