Wilson G. Bradshaw
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Wilson G. Bradshaw was the third president of Florida Gulf Coast University. A native of
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and raised in West Palm Beach, Wilson Bradshaw holds bachelor's and master's degrees in
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from
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and a doctorate in psychobiology from the
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. He is married to Jo Anna and they have three adult sons. Bradshaw came to FGCU from Metropolitan State University in
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, having previously served as its president for seven years. Prior to that he served as provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Bloomsburg University and Dean of Graduate Studies at Florida Atlantic University. Bradshaw became FGCU president on August 25, 2007, replacing Bill Merwin who resigned after admitting to an
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with a faculty member.


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1946 births Living people People from Estero, Florida People from Sanford, Florida People from West Palm Beach, Florida Florida Atlantic University alumni Florida Gulf Coast University people Heads of universities and colleges in the United States Palm Beach State College alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni {{US-academic-administrator-1940s-stub