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as professors, deans, or in other educational capacities.


Academic administrators

* Lise Abrams, chair of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at
Pomona College Pomona College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. It was established in 1887 by a group of Congregationalists who wanted to recreate a "college of the New England type" in Southern California. In 1925, it became t ...
* Ruth H. Alexander, former Chair to the Physical Education Department at the University of Florida *
Orland K. Armstrong Orland Kay Armstrong (October 2, 1893 – April 15, 1987) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States House of Representatives, United States Representative, journalist, and social activist. Early life Orland "O.K." Armstrong ...
, founded the University of Florida School of Journalism and former member of the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
*
Sharon Wright Austin Sharon Wright Austin (née Sharon D. Wright) is an American political scientist, currently a professor of political science at the University of Florida, where she was also a longtime Director of the African-American Studies Program. Austin is a ...
, Director of the African-American Studies Program at the University of Florida * George Burgess, world-renowned shark expert; director of
International Shark Attack File The International Shark Attack File' is a global database of shark attacks. It began as an attempt to catalogue shark attacks on servicemen during World War II. The Office of Naval Research funded it from 1958 until 1968. During that time, a p ...
* Roy C. Craven, founding director of the University Gallery and art professor * David R. Colburn, professor of history and
author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...
* Mark S. Gold, chairman of Department of Psychiatry and Distinguished Alumni Professor of University of Florida * Bob Graham, former
Florida Governor The governor of Florida is the head of government of the state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida ...
and U.S. Senator, founder of
Bob Graham Center for Public Service The Bob Graham Center for Public Service, housed at the University of Florida in Gainesville, is a community of students, scholars and citizens. The center was founded by the former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. The center, loc ...
* Peter E. Hildebrand, director emeritus for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and professor * Rudolf Kálmán, director at Center for Mathematical System Theory and mathematical system theorist, winner of
IEEE Medal of Honor The IEEE Medal of Honor is the highest recognition of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). It has been awarded since 1917, when its first recipient was Major Edwin H. Armstrong. It is given for an exceptional contributio ...
, and former graduate research professor * Thomas Maren, founding father of the
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
, inventor of the drug Trusopt * William McKeen, professor and chairman of Department of Journalism *
Jerald T. Milanich Jerald T. Milanich is an American anthropologist and archaeologist, specializing in Native American culture in Florida. He is Curator Emeritus of Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida in Gainesville ...
, anthropologist and archaeologist; curator of archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History * Howard Odum, ecologist; started and directed Center for Environmental Policy at the University of Florida, founded the University's Center for Wetlands in 1973 * John Anderson Palmer, philosopher and chairman of Department of Philosophy * Leland Patouillet, former director of the University of Florida Alumni Association * Ernest C. Pollard, professor of physics and biophysics; research scholar *
Sam Proctor Samuel Proctor (March 29, 1919 – July 10, 2005) was an American history professor and author. He taught at the University of Florida (UF) and wrote about the school and the state's history. Early life and education Proctor was born in Jacks ...
, American
historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...
, and founder of the oral history program; first UF Historian and Archivist *
Sartaj Sahni Professor Sartaj Kumar Sahni (born July 22, 1949, in Pune, India) is a computer scientist based in the United States, and is one of the pioneers in the field of data structures. He is a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer and I ...
, computer scientist and chairman of the CISE department * Richard L. Shriner, medical director, Shands Vista Psychiatric Hospital *
David Steadman David William Steadman is a paleontologist and ornithologist, and serves as the curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida. His research has concentrated on the evolution, biogeography, conservation ...
, curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History * Lee Sweeney, current director of the Myology Institute and professor with the
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
* Martin Uman, leading authority on physics of
lightning Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an avera ...
, director of the UF Lightning Research Laboratory * Baba C. Vemuri, Director of Laboratory for Vision Graphics and Medical Imaging at University of Florida and professor * Sarah Whiting, currently director at
Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
School of Architecture


Presidents and Chancellors

* Stan Albrecht, former researcher for
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
, former president of
Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah ...
*
Kern Alexander Samuel Kern Alexander Jr. is Professor of Excellence at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he is endowed by the O'Leary Endowment and Editor of the ''Journal of Education Finance'', published by the University of Illinois Press and ...
, former president of
Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtow ...
and Murray State University * Samuel A. Banks, former president of Dickinson College and the
University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...
* George F. Baughman, former president of New College of Florida, former vice president of business affairs for University of Florida * Jimmy Cheek, former professor and Chancellor of the
University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
* Robert G. Frank, former president of the
University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...
* Elizabeth Hoffman, American historian, former President of
University of Colorado System The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of C ...
, and provost of
Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...
*
Karen Holbrook Karen Ann Holbrook (born November 6, 1942, in Des Moines, Iowa) is the regional chancellor of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee since January 2, 2018. Career Holbrook earned her B.S. and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, ...
, biological scientist, former president of
Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...
, current vice president of
University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, and other campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. It is one of 12 members of the State University System of Florida. USF i ...
* Thomas Lyle Martin Jr., former President of the
Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has prog ...
* Robert Mautz, attorney, and former president of State University System of Florida * Alan Merten, former dean of the College of Business, current president of George Mason University *
Gene Nichol Gene Ray Nichol, Jr. (born May 11, 1951) was the twenty-sixth president of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. He succeeded Timothy J. Sullivan and officially served from July 1, 2005, to February 12, 2008. It ...
, former law professor, former president of
The College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William I ...
* James L. Oblinger, food scientist, former Chancellor of North Carolina State University * John H. Owen, former president of the
University of North Georgia The University of North Georgia (UNG) is a public senior military college with multiple campuses in Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia. The university was established on January 8, 2013 by a merger of North Georgia College ...
* Harry M. Philpott, former president of Auburn University * Eugene G. Sander, former president of the
University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...
* Sheldon Schuster, current president of the Keck Graduate Institute * Wei Shyy, current president of the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong. Founded in 1991 by the British Hong Kong Government, it was the territory's third institut ...
*
Betty Siegel Betty L. Siegel (January 24, 1931 – February 11, 2020) was an author and president of Kennesaw State University. She was the first female president of the University System of Georgia. She served in that position for 25 years, making her the l ...
, author, former president of
University System of Georgia The University System of Georgia (USG) is the government agency that includes 26 public institutions of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. The system is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. It sets goals and dictates gene ...
, former dean of academy affairs for continuing education *
Leonard Cheng Professor Leonard Cheng Kwok-Hon, BBS, JP ( zh, 鄭國漢; born November 1952) is the current president of the Lingnan University of Hong Kong. Before that he was appointed Dean of the School of Business and Management of the Hong Kong Univers ...
, current president of
Lingnan University (Hong Kong) Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly called Lingnan College, is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It aims to provide students with an education in the liberal arts tradition and has joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance since ...


Provosts and Vice Presidents

* Douglas Barrett, professor of pediatrics, former vice president of J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center * Betty Capaldi, former provost of Arizona State University and professor at University of Florida *
Joseph Glover :''for the 1630s pioneer of the printing press in the New World see Jose Glover''. Joseph Glover is an American professor and currently serves as the Provost for the University of Florida. Glover attended Cornell University for his bachelor's deg ...
, current provost and former dean of the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences * David Guzick, current vice President of J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center * Gillian Small, current provost for
Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university with its main campuses in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1942, Fairleigh Dickinson University currently offers more than 100 degree programs to its students. In addition to its tw ...


Deans

* Reza Abbaschian, Iranian/American engineer and former dean of the Bourns College of Engineering * Joseph Abiodun Balogun, former Dean of the College of Health Sciences at
Chicago State University Chicago State University (CSU) is a predominantly black public university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1867 as the Cook County Normal School, it was an innovative teachers college. Eventually the Chicago Public Schools assumed control of t ...
*
Cammy Abernathy Cammy R. Abernathy is a materials scientist who is the current dean of the University of Florida's Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. Education Abernathy graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980 followed by MS and ...
, current dean of the
University of Florida College of Engineering The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the largest professional school, the second largest college, and one of the top three research units at the University of Florida. The college was founded in 1910, and in 2015 was named in honor of ...
* Earl C. Arnold, academic administrator and former dean of the
Vanderbilt University Law School Vanderbilt University Law School (also known as Vanderbilt Law School or VLS) is a graduate school of Vanderbilt University. Established in 1874, it is one of the oldest law schools in the southern United States. Vanderbilt Law School has consiste ...
* Jay M. Bernhardt, current dean of the
Moody College of Communication The Moody College of Communication is the communication college at The University of Texas at Austin. The college is home to top-ranked programs in advertising and public relations, communication studies, communication sciences and disorders, jou ...
at the University of Texas * Anthony Catanese, professor of architecture, former dean of College of Architecture, current president of
Florida Institute of Technology The Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech or FIT) is a private research university in Melbourne, Florida. The university comprises four academic colleges: Engineering & Science, Aeronautics, Psychology & Liberal Arts, and Business. App ...
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Paul D'Anieri Paul J. D'Anieri is Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and former Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost of University of California, Riverside. Prior to his position at the UCR, Dr. D'Anieri served as the dean of the University of Flori ...
, former dean of University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences * Teresa Dolan, current dean of
University of Florida College of Dentistry The University of Florida College of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Florida. The college is located in the Dental Sciences Building on the southeastern edge of the university's Gainesville, Florida main campus. The college is ...
* Catherine Emihovich, former dean of
University of Florida College of Education The University of Florida College of Education is the teacher's college, or normal school, of the University of Florida. The College of Education is located on the eastern portion of the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus in Norman Hall ...
* Glenn E. Good, current dean of the
University of Florida College of Education The University of Florida College of Education is the teacher's college, or normal school, of the University of Florida. The College of Education is located on the eastern portion of the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus in Norman Hall ...
* Michael Good, former dean of
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
* Robert Jerry, former dean of University of Florida Levin College of Law * Dennis Jett, diplomat and academic; former dean of
University of Florida International Center The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
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Pramod Khargonekar Pramod P. Khargonekar is the Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. An expert in control systems engineering, Dr. Khargonekar has served in ...
, former dean of
University of Florida College of Engineering The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the largest professional school, the second largest college, and one of the top three research units at the University of Florida. The college was founded in 1910, and in 2015 was named in honor of ...
* Bruce C. Kone, former dean of the
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
and professor of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston * John Kraft, current dean of the Warrington College of Business Administration * Ralph Lowenstein, former dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications * Thomas Lyle Martin, Jr., former dean of
University of Florida College of Engineering The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the largest professional school, the second largest college, and one of the top three research units at the University of Florida. The college was founded in 1910, and in 2015 was named in honor of ...
, former president of
Illinois Institute of Technology Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to 1890, the present name was adopted upon the merger of the Armour Institute and Lewis Institute in 1940. The university has prog ...
* Roderick McDavis, former dean of
University of Florida College of Education The University of Florida College of Education is the teacher's college, or normal school, of the University of Florida. The College of Education is located on the eastern portion of the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus in Norman Hall ...
, current president of
Ohio University Ohio University is a public research university in Athens, Ohio. The first university chartered by an Act of Congress and the first to be chartered in Ohio, the university was chartered in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation and subseq ...
*
Diane McFarlin Diane McFarlin is an American educator and author. She retired in 2021 as dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications. Career McFarlin began her journalism career in high school and took a reporting job at the ...
, current dean of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications * Jon L. Mills, former dean of the
Levin College of Law The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law (UF Law) is the law school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest operating public law school in Florida, and second oldest overall ...
and speaker for the Florida House of Representatives * Eileen Oliver, current interim dean of the
University of Florida Division of Continuing Education The General Extension Division (GED) at the University of Florida was created by the state legislature in 1919. The General Extension Division was established as the extramural college to represent all of the state institutions of higher learning e ...
* Onye_P._Ozuzu, current dean of the University of Florida College of the Arts * William Riffee, former dean of University of Florida College of Pharmacy * Peter Henry Rolfs,
agronomist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the ...
, former dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences * Judith Russell, current dean of University of Florida Library System * Andrew P. Sage, former dean of the School of Information Technology and Engineering of the George Mason University * Gillian Small, biologist, current dean of research at the City University of New York * Dennis K. Stanley, former dean of the University of Florida College of Health and Human Performance *
Neil Sullivan Neil Sullivan (born 24 February 1970) is a professional football player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper from 1988 until 2013, playing in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and represented Scotland internat ...
, current professor of physics, former dean of University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences * Blake Ragsdale Van Leer, former Dean of Engineering at
University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
and president of
Georgia Tech The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...
* Sarah Whiting, current dean of the Rice University School of Architecture


Athletic Directors

* Alfred Buser, 1917–1920 * William Kline, 1920–1923 * James White, 1923–1925 * Everett Yon, 1925–1928 *
Charlie Bachman Charles William Bachman Jr. (December 1, 1892 – December 14, 1985) was an American college football player and head coach. Bachman was an Illinois native and an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, where he played college football. He ser ...
, 1928–1930 * Edgar Jones, 1930–1936 *
Josh Cody Joshua Crittenden Cody (June 11, 1892 – June 17, 1961) was an American college athlete, head coach, and athletics director. Cody was a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of Vanderbilt University, where he played several sports. As a versatil ...
, 1936–1939 * Tom Lieb, 1940–1945 * Raymond Wolf, 1946–1949 *
Bob Woodruff Robert Warren Woodruff (born August 18, 1961) is an American television journalist. Since 1996, he has served as a reporter for ABC News. Woodruff co-anchored ABC World News Tonight in 2006 alongside ABC News journalist Elizabeth Vargas. He was ...
, 1950–1959 *
Ray Graves Samuel Ray Graves (December 31, 1918 – April 10, 2015) was an American college and professional football player and college football coach. He was a native of Tennessee and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where he was the starting ...
, 1960–1979 * Bill Carr, 1979–1986 *
Bill Arnsparger William Stephen Arnsparger (December 16, 1926 – July 17, 2015) was an American college and professional football coach. He was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky, served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, and graduated from Mi ...
, 1986–1992 *
Jeremy Foley Jeremy N. Foley (born December 1, 1952) is an American university sports administrator and former college athlete. Foley was an award-winning athletic director for the Florida Gators Division I sports program of the University of Florida locat ...
, 1992–2016 * Scott Stricklin, 2016–present


Distinguished Professors

* Barry Ache, Distinguished Professor of Biology and Neuroscience at the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience * Alan Agresti, Distinguished Professor of Statistics *
Kenneth Berns Kenneth Ira Berns is an American virologist who is currently a distinguished professor emeritus at the department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is primarily known for his work on adeno- ...
, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology *
George Casella George Casella (January 22, 1951 – June 17, 2012) was a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Florida. He died from multiple myeloma. Academic career Casella completed his undergraduate education at For ...
, former Distinguished Professor in the Department of Statistics at the University of Florida * George Christou, currently the Drago and Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida * Hartmut Derendorf, Distinguished professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences * Roger Fillingim, Distinguished Professor and psychologist *
Malay Ghosh Malay Ghosh (Bengali: মলয় ঘোষ) is an Indian statistician and currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of Florida. He obtained a B.S. in 1962 from the University of Calcutta, and subsequently a M.A. in 1964 from the Un ...
, Distinguished Professor and Indian statistician * Jeff Gill, Distinguished Professor of Government * Mark S. Gold, Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry * Raphael Haftka, Distinguished Professor of Engineering * Arthur F Hebard, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Peter Hirschfeld, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Brian Iwata, Distinguished Professor of Psychology * Walter Stephen Judd, Distinguished Professor of Botany * John R. Klauder, Distinguished Professor, Physics and Math, Department of Physics *
Louis J. Lanzerotti Louis John Lanzerotti (born April 16, 1938) is an American physicist. He is a Distinguished Research Professor of physics in the ''Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research'' at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, New Jersey. His pri ...
, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Mark Law, Distinguished Professor of Engineering * Phil Lounibos, Distinguished Professor of Entomology * Charles R. Martin, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry * Bruce MacFadden, Distinguished Professor of Paleontology * Guenakh Mitselmakher, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Leonid Moroz, Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience * Brij Moudgil, Distinguished Professor of Material Science * P. K. Ramachandran Nair, Distinguished Professor of Agroforestry and International Forestry * Mark Orazem, Distinguished Professor of Engineering * Panos M. Pardalos, Distinguished Professor of Engineering * Stephen Pearton, Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Material Science *
Scott Powers Scott Powers is an American physiologist, focusing on investigating the effects of muscular exercise and inactivity on both cardiac and skeletal muscle currently the UAA Endowed Professor at University of Florida The University of Florida (Flo ...
, Distinguished Professor of Psychology * Jose Principe, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering * Ann Progulske-Fox, Distinguished Professor of Dentistry and Program Director *
Pierre Ramond Pierre Ramond (; born 31 January 1943) is distinguished professor of physics at University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He initiated the development of superstring theory. Academic career Ramond completed his BSEE from Newark College of ...
, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Fan Ren, Distinguished Professor of Engineering *
Sartaj Sahni Professor Sartaj Kumar Sahni (born July 22, 1949, in Pune, India) is a computer scientist based in the United States, and is one of the pioneers in the field of data structures. He is a distinguished professor in the Department of Computer and I ...
, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science * Kirk Schanze, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry * Pierre Sikivie, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Paul Sindelar, Distinguished Professor of Education * Douglas E. Soltis, Distinguished Professor with the Florida Museum of Natural History * Pamela S. Soltis, Distinguished Professor with the Florida Museum of Natural History * Weihong Tan, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry * David B. Tanner, Distinguished Professor of Physics * Leslie Thiele, Distinguished Professor of Political Science * Martin A. Uman, Distinguished Professor of Engineering * Clifford Martin Will, Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics


Professors and faculty

;A * Richard Adams, English novelist * Sean Adams, historian who specializes in the history of American capitalism and energy * Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, medical biophysicist, structural virologist, and a professor of structural biology * Ravindra K. Ahuja, computer scientist * Ronald Akers, criminologist and professor emeritus of criminology and law *
John Algeo John Algeo (1930–2019) was an American academic, trained as a linguist, and the author of one of the standard American textbooks on the history of the English language. He was also a Theosophist and a Freemason. He was the Vice President of th ...
, former assistant dean of the graduate school and professor of English *
Krishnaswami Alladi Krishnaswami Alladi (born October 5, 1955) is an Indian-American mathematician who specializes in number theory. He works as a professor of mathematics at the University of Florida, and was chair of the mathematics department there from 1998 to ...
, Indian-American mathematician who specializes in
number theory Number theory (or arithmetic or higher arithmetic in older usage) is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers and integer-valued functions. German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777–1855) said, "Mat ...
*
Warder Clyde Allee Warder Clyde Allee (June 5, 1885 – March 18, 1955) was an American ecologist. He is recognized to be one of the great pioneers of American ecology. Schmidt, Karl Patterson. "Warder Allee: A Biographical Memoir", National Academy of Sciences. Wa ...
, zoologist *
Ida Altman Ida Louise Altman (born 1950) is an American historian of early modern Spain and Latin America. Her book ''Emigrants and Society: Extremadura and Spanish America in the Sixteenth Century'' received the 1990 Herbert E. Bolton Prize of the Confer ...
, historian of colonial Spain and Latin America * Dominick Angiolillo, Italian cardiologist * Lisa Anthony, computer scientist * Susan C. Antón, biological anthropologist and paleoanthropologist * George J. Armelagos, anthropologist, and Goodrich C. White Professor of Anthropology at
Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
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Donald Ault Donald D. Ault ( ; October 5, 1942 – April 13, 2019) was a professor at the University of Florida and is primarily known for his work on British Romantic poet William Blake, British physicist Sir Isaac Newton and American comics artist Carl Bark ...
, Professor of English at the University of Florida * James H. Austin, neurologist and author ;B * Stanley Ballard, physicist specializing in
optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behaviour of visible, ultrav ...
* Aida Bamia, professor of Arabic language and literature *
Turpin Bannister Turpin Chambers Bannister (1 October 1904 – 15 March 1982) was one of the leading American architectural historians of his generation. A long-time professor at the University of Illinois and the University of Florida, he is best known for his w ...
, architectural historian * Barbara Barletta, classical archaeologist and architectural historian * Rodney J. Bartlett, Professor of Chemistry and Physics * Linda Bartoshuk, Presidential Endowed Professor of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Sciences *
Merle Battiste Merle A. Battiste (July 22, 1933 – August 8, 2009) was an American chemist and emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Florida. Early life and education Battiste was born on July 22, 1933, in Mobile, Alabama. His parents were Da ...
, chemist and emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida * Fuller Bazer, animal scientist and Regents Fellow *
Robert de Beaugrande Robert-Alain de Beaugrande (1946 – June 2008) was an American text linguist and discourse analyst, one of the leading figures of the Continental tradition in the discipline. He was one of the developers of the Vienna School of Textlinguistik ( ...
, Professor of English Linguistics *
Leonard Beeghley Leonard Beeghley (born December 14, 1946) is Professor Emeritus of sociology at the University of Florida since 1975. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Riverside in 1975 and has since published seven books over the cours ...
, sociologist * Cynthia D. Belar, clinical psychologist * Steven Albert Benner, molecular biologist * Suresh Kumar Bhatia, chemical engineer, academic,
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar OBE, FNI, FASc, FRS, FRIC, FInstP (21 February 1894 – 1 January 1955) was an Indian colloid chemist, academic and scientific administrator. The first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Indust ...
laureate * Thomas S. Bianchi, oceanographer and biogeochemist * Buster Bishop, physical education professor and coach for the Florida Gators men's golf team * Karen Bjorndal, biologist * Meredith Blackwell, mycologist *
David Boger David Vernon Boger FRS (born Kutztown, Pennsylvania) is an Australian chemical engineer. In 2017, Boger was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for discoveries and fundamental research on elastic and particulate fluids and ...
, Australian chemical engineer *
Miklós Bóna Miklós Bóna (born October 6, 1967, in Székesfehérvár) is an American mathematician of Hungarian origin. Bóna completed his undergraduate studies in Budapest and Paris, then obtained his Ph.D. at MIT in 1997 as a student of Richard P. Sta ...
, mathematician * Camille Bordas, French writer * H. Jane Brockmann, biologist and fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science * James Broselow, Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
* Babette Brumback, biostatistician known for her work on causal inference * W. Fitzhugh Brundage, historian *
Stuart Buchanan Stuart Buchanan (March 18, 1894 – February 4, 1974) was an American voice actor, announcer, and educator. After graduating from the College of Wooster, Buchanan was on the faculty of the University of Florida and West Virginia University, tea ...
, voice actor, announcer, and educator * George H. Burgess, ichthyologist and fisheries
biologist A biologist is a scientist who conducts research in biology. Biologists are interested in studying life on Earth, whether it is an individual Cell (biology), cell, a multicellular organism, or a Community (ecology), community of Biological inter ...
with the Florida Museum of Natural History * Robert Burne, microbiologist * David Bushell, Latin American historian, one of the first Americans to study Colombia ;C * Robert Cade, co-inventor of Gatorade *
William Calin William Compaine Calin (born April 4, 1936 in Newington, Connecticut, died May 20, 2018 in Lake City, Florida) was a senior scholar of Medieval French literature and French poetry at the University of Florida. His work has focused on Occitan Stu ...
, senior scholar of Medieval French literature and French Poetry at the University of Florida * Clay Calvert, mass communications scholar * Pierre Capretz, Professor of French *
Archie Carr Archie Fairly Carr, Jr. (June 16, 1909 – May 21, 1987) was an American herpetologist, ecologist, and conservationist. He was a Professor of Zoology at the University of Florida and an acclaimed writer on science and nature. He brought attentio ...
,
zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...
, conservationist, and founder of the Caribbean Conservation Corporation * Gwendolen M. Carter, Canadian-American political scientist * Jean C. Chance, Professor of Journalism *
Colin Chapman Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman (19 May 1928 – 16 December 1982) was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of Lotus Cars. In 1952 he founded the sports car company Lotus Cars. Chapman ...
, professor and Canada Research Chair in Primate Ecology and Conservation at
McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...
* Shigang Chen,
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*
Paul Chun Paul Chun (; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in ''The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Early life He wa ...
, professor of
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*
John Ciardi John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...
, etymologist * Jill Ciment, writer and
Guggenheim Fellow Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the a ...
* Ronald A. Cohen, neuropsychologist and Evelyn F. McKnight chair for clinical translational research in cognitive aging and memory * Theo Colborn, zoologist and environmental health analyst * Suzy Covey, comics scholar and former university
librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...
emerita *
Patricia Craddock Patricia B. Craddock is an American author and professor of English, writer of works on the historian Edward Gibbon, the author of ''The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'', including a two-volume biography, ''Young Edward Gibbon: ...
, author and professor of
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Harry Crews Harry Eugene Crews (June 7, 1935 – March 28, 2012) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He often made use of violent, grotesque characters and set them in regions of the Deep South. Life Harry Crews was born June 7, 1 ...
, novelist *
Florin Curta Florin Curta (born January 15, 1965) is a Romanian-born American archaeologist and historian who is a Professor of Medieval History and Archaeology at the University of Florida. Biography Curta works in the field of the Balkan history and is ...
, Romanian historian, medievalist and archaeologist on Eastern Europe ;D * Robert Dana, poet * Radhika Ramana Dasa,
Vaishnava Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...
scholar * Susmita Datta, professor of biostatistics at the University of Florida * Manning J. Dauer, political scientist, developed the 1967 reapportionment plan for
Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
* Paul W. Davenport, physiologist *
Jack E. Davis Jack Emerson Davis is an author and professor of history in Florida. He holds the Rothman Family Endowed Chair in the Humanities and teaches environmental history and sustainability studies at the University of Florida. In 2002-2003, he taught o ...
, environmental history and sustainability studies professor * Martha Ellen Davis, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist * Kathleen A. Deagan, archaeologist * George R. Dekle Sr., Legal Skills Professor at the
Levin College of Law The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law (UF Law) is the law school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest operating public law school in Florida, and second oldest overall ...
* Steven T. DeKosky, medical researcher and academic known for his work in the field of Alzheimer's disease * Joel S. Demski, accounting researcher and educator * Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian theoretical chemist * Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission *
James Dickey James Lafayette Dickey (February 2, 1923 January 19, 1997) was an American poet and novelist. He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966. He also received the Order of the South award. Dickey is best known for his n ...
, novelist * Lawrence Dodd, political scientist and Manning J. Dauer Eminent Scholar in Political Science * Ngô Đồng, entomologist and nematologist *
Herbert Grove Dorsey Herbert Grove Dorsey (April 24, 1876 – 1961) was an American engineer, inventor and physicist. He was principal engineer of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Radiosonic Laboratory in the 1930s. He invented the first practical fathom ...
, engineer, inventor and physicist * Jane Douglas, Professor of Management Communication *
Russell S. Drago Russell Stephen Drago (November 5, 1928 – December 5, 1997) was an American professor of inorganic chemistry.(see http://www.ACS.org for the publications) American Chemical Society Website He mentored more than 130 PhD students, authored over a ...
, professor of inorganic chemistry * Lester Dragstedt, surgeon and professor * Alexander Dranishnikov, Russian-American mathematician * Daniel C. Drucker, mechanical engineer, known for contributions to the theory of plasticity * Stewart Duncan, philosopher known for contributions on philosophy of
Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes ( ; 5/15 April 1588 – 4/14 December 1679) was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book ''Leviathan'', in which he expounds an influ ...
* Andrea Dutton, geologist *
Boaz Dvir Boaz Dvir (born June 23, 1967) is an Israeli-American professor, journalist, and filmmaker. His main work includes documentaries, most recently ''Jessie's Dad'', '' Discovering Gloria'', and '' A Wing and a Prayer''. Background Filmmaker and ...
, Israeli-American professor, journalist, and filmmaker ;E * Jonathan F. Earle, Professor of Engineering * William F. Enneking, orthopaedic oncologist * Georg Essl, Austrian Computer Scientist and Musician ;F * Albert Fathi, Egyptian-French mathematician *
Joe Feagin Joe Richard Feagin (last name pronounced ; born May 6, 1938) is an American sociologist and social theorist who has conducted extensive research on racial and gender issues, especially in regard to the United States. He is currently the Ella C. M ...
, sociologist and social theorist *
Mark Fenster Mark Fenster is an American legal scholar working as Marshall M. Criser Eminent Scholar Chair in Electronic Communications and Administrative Law at the University of Florida. He is the author of ''The Transparency Fix: Secrets, Leaks, and Uncontr ...
, attorney and professor with the
Levin College of Law The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law (UF Law) is the law school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest operating public law school in Florida, and second oldest overall ...
* Mark Flannery, economist *
Kevin Folta Kevin M. Folta is a professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. From 2007 to 2010 he helped lead the project to sequence the strawberry genome, and continues to research photomorphogenesis in plants and compound ...
, professor and chairman of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida * David J. Foulis, mathematician ;G * Robert B. Gaither, mechanical engineer, professor and chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the
University of Florida College of Engineering The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the largest professional school, the second largest college, and one of the top three research units at the University of Florida. The college was founded in 1910, and in 2015 was named in honor of ...
* Thomas Gallant, historian who specializes in modern Greek history and archaeology * J. Matthew Gallman, educator and author of books about nineteenth-century history * Michael Gannon, historian, former
priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in partic ...
and author * Jeremy Gardiner, contemporary British landscape painter *
Frank Garvan Francis G. Garvan (born March 9, 1955) is an Australian-born mathematician who specializes in number theory and combinatorics. He holds the position Professor of Mathematics at the University of Florida. He received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania S ...
, Australian-born mathematician who specializes in number theory and combinatorics * Robert Franklin Gates, muralist, painter, and art professor * Patrick J. Geary, medieval historian * Alan Dale George,
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...
* Susan D. Gillespie, anthropologist and archaeologist * Mark S. Gold, researcher and author * Maureen Goodenow, scientist and Professor of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine * Malcolm Grant, former professor and current President of
University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...
*
Debora Greger Debora Greger (born 1949) is an American poet as well as a visual artist. She was raised in Richland, Washington. She attended the University of Washington and then the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She then went on to hold fellowships at the Fine Art ...
, poet and visual artist *
David Grove David C. Grove (born 1935) is an American anthropologist, archaeologist and academic, known for his contributions and research into the Preclassic (or Formative) period cultures of Mesoamerica, in particular those of the Mexican ''altiplano'' an ...
, anthropologist, archaeologist, and academic *
Jaber F. Gubrium Jaber Fandy "Jay" Gubrium is an American sociologist. He has been a professor in the University of Missouri Department of Sociology since 2002. Career He chaired the Missouri Department of Sociology from 2002 to 2016. He now is emeritus profess ...
, sociologist * Lillian Guerra, Professor of History and widely published author and speaker * Louis J. Guillette Jr, former professor of embryology ;H * R. M. Hare, English moral philosopher * Mike Haridopolos, faculty member at the
Bob Graham Center for Public Service The Bob Graham Center for Public Service, housed at the University of Florida in Gainesville, is a community of students, scholars and citizens. The center was founded by the former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham. The center, loc ...
* Willis Harman, social scientist and futurist *
Marvin Harris Marvin Harris (August 18, 1927 – October 25, 2001) was an American anthropologist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York City. A prolific writer, he was highly influential in the development of cultural materialism and environmental determinism. ...
, anthropologist * Molly Harrower, South African clinical psychologist * Melissa Hart, actress, singer, and teacher * Todd Hasak-Lowy, formerly an Associate Professor of Hebrew Literature at the University of Florida *
Kenneth Heilman Kenneth M. Heilman (born 1938) is an American behavioral neurologist He is considered one of the fathers of modern-day behavioral neurology. Early life and career Heilman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended college at the Univ ...
, behavioral neurologist * Sumi Helal, computer scientist * Seymour Hess, meteorologist and planetary scientist * So Hirata, Professor of Chemistry, received the Annual Medal of the
International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS) is an international scientific learned society covering all applications of quantum theory to chemistry and chemical physics. It was created in Menton in 1967. The founding members we ...
* Horton H. Hobbs, Jr., carcinologist *
David A. Hodell David A. Hodell (born 1958) is a geologist and paleoclimatologist. He currently holds the position of Woodwardian Professor of Geology in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a fellow of Clare College ...
, geologist *
Michael Hofmann Michael Hofmann (born 25 August 1957) is a German-born poet who writes in English and is a translator of texts from German. Biography Hofmann was born in Freiburg into a family with a literary tradition. His father was the German novelist Ger ...
, German poet * Norman N. Holland, former literary critic and Marston-Milbauer Eminent Scholar Emeritus at the University of Florida *
Noy Holland Noy Holland (born December 3, 1960) is an American writer. Biography Holland received her Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Florida in 1994. Holland is a Professor in the MFA Program for Poets & Writers at the University of Massachuset ...
, writer * C. S. Holling, Canadian
ecologist Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...
and winner of the Volvo Environment Prize *
Aparna V. Huzurbazar Aparna V. Huzurbazar is an American statistician known for her work using graphical models to understand time-to-event data. She is the author of a book on this subject, ''Flowgraph Models for Multistate Time-to-Event Data'' (Wiley, 2004). Huzurb ...
, statistician ;I * Lonnie Ingram, microbiologist and Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and Society of Industrial Microbiology ;J * Suzanne Bennett Johnson, psychologist and a past president of the
American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...
*
Donald Justice Donald Rodney Justice (August 12, 1925 – August 6, 2004) was an American teacher of writing and poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1980. In summing up Justice's career, David Orr wrote, "In most ways, Justice was no different from a ...
, poet and Pulitzer Prize winner ;K * Lynda Lee Kaid, former Telecommunications and Research Foundation Professor in the College of Journalism and Communications *
Rudolf E. Kálmán Rudolf Emil Kálmán (May 19, 1930 – July 2, 2016) was a Hungarian Americans, Hungarian-American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor. He is most noted for his co-invention and development of the Kalman filter, a mathematical algo ...
, Hungarian-born American electrical engineer, mathematician, and inventor * Henry Kandrup, astrophysicist and professor at the University of Florida * John Kaplan, photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner * Akito Y. Kawahara, American and Japanese entomologist, scientist, and advocate of nature education * Ken Kerslake, archivist and Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus for the University of Florida *
Solon Kimball Solon Toothaker Kimball (August 12, 1909 – October 12, 1982) was a noted educator and anthropologist. Kimball was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University in 1930, then received a master's degree and Ph.D ...
, anthropologist * Elmer E. Kirkpatrick, former Assistant Professor in the College of Architecture at the University of Florida *
Karen Koch Karen Koch ronounced "Cook"(born 1951) is an American former ice hockey goaltender. She played for the Marquette Iron Rangers in the United States Hockey League during the 1969–70 season.Leonard "Oakie" Brumm "First Female Hockey Player Made ...
, plant biologist in the horticultural science department in the University of Florida * Marvin Krohn, criminologist * G. Pradeep Kumar, cell biologist and a scientist ;L *
Elizabeth Lada Elizabeth Lada is an American astronomer whose self-described research interests include "understanding the origin, properties, evolution and fate of young embedded clusters within molecular clouds". Life Lada received her Bachelor of Science in ...
, Professor of Astronomy at the University of Florida *
Louis J. Lanzerotti Louis John Lanzerotti (born April 16, 1938) is an American physicist. He is a Distinguished Research Professor of physics in the ''Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research'' at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, New Jersey. His pri ...
, Professor of Physics * Jean A. Larson, mathematician; professor at the University of Florida * Robert Lawless, cultural anthropologist *
David Leavitt David Leavitt (; born June 23, 1961) is an American novelist, short story writer, and biographer. Biography Leavitt was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Harold and Gloria Leavitt. Harold was a professor who taught at Stanford University and G ...
, novelist and Professor of English * David Lee, winner of the
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
in 1996, and Professor * René Lemarchand, French political scientist * Tracy R. Lewis, professor of economics * Bernard J. Liska,
food scientist Food science is the basic science and applied science of food; its scope starts at overlap with agricultural science and nutritional science and leads through the scientific aspects of food safety and food processing, informing the development ...
* William Logan, poet, critic, and scholar * Ira Longini, biostatistician and infectious disease epidemiologist * Prakash Loungani, macroeconomist *
Per-Olov Löwdin Per-Olov Löwdin (October 28, 1916 – October 6, 2000) was a Swedish physicist, professor at the University of Uppsala from 1960 to 1983, and in parallel at the University of Florida until 1993. A former graduate student under Ivar Waller, Löwd ...
, Swedish physicist *
Andrew Nelson Lytle Andrew Nelson Lytle (December 26, 1902 – December 12, 1995) was an American novelist, dramatist, essayist and professor of literature. Early life Andrew Nelson Lytle was born on December 26, 1902, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He graduated from V ...
, Professor of Literature; helped start the Masters of Fine Arts program at UF ;M * Neill W. Macaulay Jr., writer and professor * Murdo J. MacLeod, Scottish historian of Latin America *
G. S. Maddala Gangadharrao Soundalyarao "G. S." Maddala (21 May 1933 – 4 June 1999) was an Indian American economist, mathematician, and teacher, known for his contributions in the field of econometrics and for the textbooks he authored in this field. Bi ...
, Indian-American economist and mathematician * John K. Mahon,
historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...
* William R. Maples,
forensic anthropologist Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic taphonomy, in a legal setting. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification o ...
; worked with the Florida Museum of Natural History *
Maxine Margolis Maxine L. Margolis is an American anthropologist and an inductee of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a professor of anthropology at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and has been with the university since 1970. Margolis ...
, anthropologist;
American Academy of Arts and Sciences The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAA&S) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, a ...
inductee * A. H. de Oliveira Marques, Portuguese historian * Fletcher Martin, painter * William Clifford Massey, anthropologist * Walter Mauderli, Swiss professor of
Medical physics Medical physics deals with the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases with a specific goal of improving human health and well-being. Since 2008, medical physics has been incl ...
*
Lisa McElwee-White Lisa McElwee-White is currently the Colonel Allen R. and Margaret G. Crow Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida. Career Lisa McElwee-White received her B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1979, and complet ...
, Colonel Allen R. and Margaret G. Crow Professor of Chemistry at the University of Florida * Robert McMahon,
international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...
expert *
William McRae William Allan McRae Jr. (September 25, 1909 – January 27, 1973) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the United States District Court for t ...
, lawyer and judge for the
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (in case citations, M.D. Fla.) is a federal court in the Eleventh Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are app ...
* Kenneth Megill, philosopher, trade unionist, social activist, records and knowledge manager * Jawahar L. Mehta, former Professor of Medicine * John H. Moore, anthropologist and former Chair of the Anthropology Department *
Jacques Morcos Jacques Morcos is a professor of neurosurgery in the Department of Neurological Surgery and Otolaryngology at the University of Miami and serves as the director of skull base and endoscopic surgery and cerebrovascular surgery. Morcos' training bega ...
, neurologist and fellow with the University of Florida * Charles W. Morris,
semiotician Semiotics (also called semiotic studies) is the systematic study of sign processes (semiosis) and meaning making. Semiosis is any activity, conduct, or process that involves signs, where a sign is defined as anything that communicates something, ...
and philosopher * Michael Moseley, anthropologist *
William Murrill William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Ga ...
, mycologist ;N * Vasudha Narayanan, scholar of Hinduism at University of Florida and former President of the American Academy of Religion * Charles Nelson, legal scholar and former
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...
* Wilmon Newell, entomologist * Wayne Nicholson, biologist ;O *
Howard T. Odum Howard Thomas Odum (September 1, 1924 – September 11, 2002), usually cited as H. T. Odum, was an American ecologist. He is known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology, and for his provocative proposals for additional laws of thermod ...
, ecologist * Neil D. Opdyke, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida *
Ants Oras Ants Oras (8 December 1900 – 21 December 1982) was an Estonian translator and writer. Oras was born in Tallinn and studied at the University of Tartu, graduating with a Master of Philosophy degree in 1923. He also obtained a Bachelor of Litera ...
, Estonian translator and writer * Paul Ortiz, historian *
Harry Ostrer Harry Ostrer is a medical geneticist who investigates the genetic basis of common and rare disorders. In the diagnostic laboratory, he translates the findings of genetic discoveries into tests that can be used to identify people's risks for dise ...
, geneticist ;P * John Anderson Palmer, philosopher and professor of philosophy at the University of Florida and awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship * Alfred Browning Parker,
Modernist Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ...
architect An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
* Karen F. Parker, sociologist and criminologist known for her research on urban violence * Rembert W. Patrick, historian, longtime University of Florida history professor, and author * Simon Penny, professor in the field of
interactive art Interactive art is a form of art that involves the spectator in a way that allows the art to achieve its purpose. Some interactive art installations achieve this by letting the observer walk through, over or around them; others ask the artist ...
*
Michael Perfit Michael Roger Perfit (born 1949) is an American geologist who is currently an emeritus distinguished professor at the University of Florida. Perfit grew up on Long Island, New York where he got his love for the ocean that has continued today in hi ...
, geologist * Anna L. Peterson, scholar of religious studies * Nicole Leeper Piquero, criminologist * S. Jay Plager, professor with the
Levin College of Law The University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law (UF Law) is the law school of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest operating public law school in Florida, and second oldest overall ...
and judge with the
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in case citations, Fed. Cir. or C.A.F.C.) is a United States court of appeals that has special appellate jurisdiction over certain types of specialized cases in the U.S. federal court ...
* Philip Podsakoff, professor of management * Ernest C. Pollard, professor of physics and biophysics and an author *
Frank Moya Pons Dr. Rafael Francisco “Frank” Moya Pons is one of the leading contemporary historians of the Dominican Republic. He has published many important books in the history and cultural heritage of the country. One of his best-known works is ''M ...
, leading contemporary historian on the Dominican Republic * Padgett Powell, novelist * Frank W. Putnam, biologist and author ;R * Michael L. Radelet, sociologist *
Anil K. Rajvanshi Anil K. Rajvanshi is an academic from India, and is the current Director of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI). Rajvanshi was born and raised in Lucknow, India. He has been the director of NARI at Maharashtra, India since 1 ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n engineer * Subramaniam Ramakrishnan, Indian polymer chemist *
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The Yearling ''The Yearling'' is a novel by American writer Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, published in March 1938. It was the main selection of the Book of the Month Club in April 1938. It won the 1939 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was the best-selling n ...
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George Alan Rekers George Alan Rekers (born July 11, 1948) is an American psychologist and ordained Southern Baptist minister. He is emeritus professor of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Rekers has a ...
, psychologist and ordained Southern Baptist minister * David Reitze, professor of physics * Mary Robison, short-story writer and novelist * Yuli Rudyak, professor of mathematics * Katheryn Russell-Brown, legal scholar * Darrett B. Rutman,
historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the st ...
;S * Kevin Sabet, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida * Helen Safa, anthropologist, feminist scholar and academic * Chih-Tang Sah, Professor of Physics, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering * Robert Satcher, physician, chemical engineer, NASA astronaut, and fellow with the
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
* Paul Satz, psychologist, and one of the founders of the discipline neuropsychology *
Lawrence Scarpa Lawrence Scarpa (born October 28, 1959) is an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. He used conventional materials in unexpected ways and is considered a pioneer and leader in the field of sustainable design. Personal life Scarpa ...
, architect, educator, leader in sustainable design *
John Schrieffer John Robert Schrieffer (; May 31, 1931 – July 27, 2019) was an American physicist who, with John Bardeen and Leon Cooper, was a recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing the BCS theory, the first successful quantum theor ...
, physicist,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
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Samuel Sears Samuel F. Sears Jr. is a professor of health psychology at East Carolina University (Greenville, NC). Early life and clinical training Sears was born in Orlando, Florida and raised in its surrounding suburbs. He graduated from Lake Brantley High ...
, psychologist * Leland Shanor, mycologist and botanist * Wei Shyy, Professor of Aerospace Engineering * Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons, religious scholar * Robert Singerman, Judaica bibliographer; held the position of University Librarian at the
George A. Smathers Libraries The George A. Smathers Libraries of the University of Florida constitute one of the largest university library systems in the United States. The system includes eight of the nine libraries of the University of Florida and provides primary support ...
where he was the bibliographer for Jewish Studies, Anthropology, and Linguistics * John C. Slater, physicist; made major contributions to the theory of the electronic structure of atoms, molecules and solids *
Laura Sjoberg Laura Elizabeth Sjoberg (born February 19, 1979)United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Massachusetts, Virginia, Florida, 2007) is an American feminist scholar of international relations and international security. Her work specializes in gendere ...
, international affairs scholar * Benjamin Smith, political scientist *
Ottón Solís Ottón Solís Fallas (born 31 May 1954 near Pérez Zeledón) is a Costa Rican politician. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Costa Rica in 1976 and gained a master's degree in economics from the University of Manc ...
, scholar of Latin American studies * Alexander Stephan, specialist in German literature and area studies * Evon Streetman, faculty with the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art *
Neil Sullivan Neil Sullivan (born 24 February 1970) is a professional football player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper from 1988 until 2013, playing in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and represented Scotland internat ...
, Professor of Physics ;T *
Bron Taylor Bron Raymond Taylor (born 15 April 1955) is an American scholar and conservationist. He is professor of religion and nature at the University of Florida and has also been an affiliated scholar with the Center for Environment and Development at the ...
, scholar and conservationist * Mark Tehranipoor, researcher specializing in hardware security *
Henri Theil Henri (Hans) Theil (October 13, 1924 – August 20, 2000) was a Dutch econometrician and professor at the Netherlands School of Economics in Rotterdam, known for his contributions to the field of econometrics. Biography Born in Amsterdam, The ...
, Dutch
econometrician Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to economic data in order to give empirical content to economic relationships. M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 2, p. 8 p. 8 ...
* Michael C. Thomas, entomologist and writer; works for the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is an executive department of the government of Florida. The Commissioner of Agriculture (directly elected by voters statewide for a four-year term, and a member of the Florid ...
as a Taxonomic Entomologist, Entomology Section Administrator, and curator of Coleoptera and Orthoptera *
John G. Thompson John Griggs Thompson (born October 13, 1932) is an American mathematician at the University of Florida noted for his work in the field of finite groups. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970, the Wolf Prize in 1992, and the Abel Prize in 2008. ...
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mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. History On ...
, Abel Prize and Fields Medal winner * Charles Thorn, Professor of Physics * Jalie Tucker, Professor of Clinical Psychology * James B. Twitchell, author and former professor of English ;U *
Jerry Uelsmann Jerry Norman Uelsmann (June 11, 1934 – April 4, 2022) was an American photographer. As an emerging artist in the 1960s, Jerry Uelsmann received international recognition for surreal, enigmatic photographs (photomontages) made with his uniqu ...
,
photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other ...
* Stanislaw Ulam, Polish
mathematician A mathematician is someone who uses an extensive knowledge of mathematics in their work, typically to solve mathematical problems. Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change. History On ...
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Gregory Ulmer Gregory Leland Ulmer (born December 23, 1944) is a professor in the Department of English at the University of Florida ( Gainesville) and a professor of Electronic Languages and Cybermedia at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. ...
, Professor of English at the University of Florida ;V *
James Van Fleet General James Alward Van Fleet (March 19, 1892 – September 23, 1992) was a United States Army officer who saw service during World War I, World War II and the Korean War. Van Fleet was a native of New Jersey, who was raised in Florida and gradu ...
, Commander for the University of Florida ROTC Program, commanding General of U.S. Army and other United Nations forces during the Korean War *
Carl Van Ness Carl Van Ness is the Curator of Manuscripts & Archives Department in the University of Florida LibrariesSpecial & Area Studies Collections and was appointed the University Historian for the University of Florida in 2006. He followed the former Uni ...
, University of Florida historian and archivist * Gonda Van Steen, Cassas Chair in Greek Studies * Manuel Vasquez, Professor of Latin American studies * Johannes Vieweg, Professor of Urology, Eminent Scholar Chair, College of Medicine * Harald von Boehmer, German immunologist ;W * Sidney Wade,
poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...
* Alexander Wagenaar, professor of health outcomes and policy at the
University of Florida College of Medicine The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor o ...
* Michael Warren, forensic anthropologist * Count Albert Wass, Hungarian Professor of Literature and History *
James L. Wattenbarger James Lorenzo Wattenbarger (May 2, 1922 – August 14, 2006) was an American educator. A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, Wattenbarger is credited as being the Father of the Community College System of Florida. His doctoral dissertation at the Un ...
, Professor of Education, and Father of the Community College System of Florida *
Rudolph Weaver Rudolph Weaver (April 17, 1880 – November 10, 1944) was an American architect, university professor and administrator renowned for various buildings that he designed in Florida, Idaho and Washington, many of which are academic. Early life, wo ...
, first professor of architecture, first dean of architecture, second architect for
Florida Board of Control The Florida Board of Control (1905-1965) was the statewide governing body for the State University System of Florida, which included all public universities in the state of Florida. It was replaced by the Florida Board of Regents in 1965.
* Wilse B. Webb, psychologist and sleep researcher * Phillip E. Wegner, Marston-Milbauer Eminent Scholar in English at the University of Florida *
Colin Welford Colin Welford (born 1967 in Manchester, England) is an English composer for stage and screen, conductor, orchestrator and music director based in the United States. He holds a Master's degree in Music from Oxford University, England (Organ S ...
, Professor of Music, conductor * John Daniel Wild, philosopher * Hiram D. Williams, painter and professor of art at the University of Florida * Joy Williams, author * Lakiesha Williams, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering * Kate Vixon Wofford, educator and elected official * William Woodruff, British Historian of World History * Donald E. Worcester, American historian who specialized in Southwestern United States and Latin American history *
Bertram Wyatt-Brown Bertram Wyatt-Brown (March 19, 1932 – November 5, 2012) was a noted historian of the Southern United States. He was the Richard J. Milbauer Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida, where he taught from 1983-2004; he also taught at Case W ...
, historian of the Southern United States ;Y * Linda J. Young, Chief Mathematical Statistician at the National Agricultural Statistics Service ;Z * Miriam Zach,
musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some m ...
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Michael Zerner Michael Charles Zerner (January 1, 1940 – February 2, 2000) was an Americans, American theoretical chemist, professor at the University of Guelph from 1970 to 1981 and University of Florida from 1981 to 2000. Zerner earned his Ph.D. under Ma ...
, physicist * Robert Zieger, labor historian


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