List of University of Central Florida faculty and administrators

The John C. Hitt Library and Reflection Pond, located on UCF's main campus.

The University of Central Florida is a space-grant metropolitan public research university located on a 1,415-acre (5.73 km²) main campus in Orlando, Florida, United States. UCF is a member institution of the State University System of Florida and is the second-largest university in the United States.

UCF consists of a 59,770 member student body and employs more than 10,000 people, including over 1,900 teaching faculty and adjuncts.^[1] University of Central Florida faculty and administrators include those who are currently serving and have formerly served the university as professors, deans, administrative officials, or in other notable educational capacities.

Administration[]

Steven Altman, former President of the University of Central Florida (1989–1991), current President of the NewSchool of Architecture and Design^[2]
Robert A. Bryan, former Interim President of the University of Central Florida (1991–1992)^[2]
Trevor Colbourn, former President of the University of Central Florida (1978–1989)^[2]
John C. Hitt, former President of the University of Central Florida (1992–2018)^[2]
Charles Millican, former President of the University of Central Florida (1965–1978)^[2]
Todd Stansbury, current University of Central Florida Vice President and Director of Athletics^[3]
Tony Waldrop, former University of Central Florida Provost and Executive Vice President^[4]
Dale Whittaker, former President of the University of Central Florida (2018–2019)^[2]
Alexander N. Cartwright, current President of the University of Central Florida (2020-present)^[5]

Trustees[]

Jim Atchison, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current President and Chief Executive Officer of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment^[6]
Olga Calvet, current Vice Chair of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees^[6]
Ida Cook, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees^[6]
Meg Crofton, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current President of Walt Disney World Resort^[6]
Richard Crotty, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, former Mayor of Orange County, Florida^[6]
Alan Florez, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees^[6]
Robert Garvy, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees^[6]
Ray Gilley, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees^[6]
Michael Grindstaff, Chairman of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees and of the UCF Foundation, Inc.^[6]
Marcos Marchena, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Vice Chair of the UCF Foundation, Inc.^[6]
Harris Rosen, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosen Hotels & Resorts^[6]
John Sprouls, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current Chief Executive Officer of Universal Orlando and Executive Vice President of Universal Parks and Resorts^[6]
Daniel Webster, former charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Current United States Representative from Florida
Al Weiss, former charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, former President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Melissa Westbrook, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current President of the UCF Student Government Association^[6]
Manoj Chopra, former member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees and Chair of the UCF Faculty Senate, 2005–2009. ^[6]

Deans[]

C. Ross Hinkle, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Graduate Studies^[7]
José Fernández, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities^[8]
Michael Frumkin, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Health and Public Affairs^[9]
Deborah C. German, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine^[10]
Paul Jarley, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Business Administration^[11]
Michael Johnson, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Sciences^[12]
Jean D’Meza Leuner, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Nursing^[13]
Abraham Pizam, current Dean of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management^[14]
Sandra L. Robinson, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Education and Human Performance^[15]
Bahaa E. A. Saleh, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics^[16]
Michael Georgiopoulos, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science^[17]
Eric Van Stryland, former Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics, co-developer of the Z-scan technique, Fellow of the Optical Society of America, SPIE and American Physical Society^[18]
Alvin Y. Wang, current Dean of The Burnett Honors College^[19]

Professors and faculty[]

James H. Ammons, current President of Florida A&M University
Arlen F. Chase, archaeologist and Chair of the Department of Archaeology at UCF^[20]
Muhammad bin Fahd Al Saud, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Research and Strategic Studies was established at the University of Central Florida.
Robert Denhardt, current Regent Professor at Arizona State University, Fulbright Scholar and former President of the American Society for Public Administration
Narsingh Deo, current Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Director of the Center for Parallel Computation^[21]
Harriet Elam-Thomas, former United States Ambassador to Senegal^[22]
Howard Eves, mathematician and author of Mathematical Circles series
Yanga R. Fernández, astronomer and co-discoverer the Carme group^[23]
Louis Frey, Jr., former United States Representative from Florida, founder of the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government
Stuart Fullerton, entomologist, founder of the "Bug Closet" at the University of Central Florida^[24]
Ken Hanson, Judaic studies scholar, expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls and Kabbalah^[25]
Ulric Haynes, former United States Ambassador to Algeria^[26]
Susan Hubbard, author, winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize^[27]
Stephen Jepson, pottery expert and videographer, founder of the World Pottery Institute
Dan Jones, English studies scholar, specialist in technical communication^[28]
Anne B. Kerr, current President of Florida Southern College and former assistant dean at UCF^[29]
J. Peter Kincaid, scientist who developed the Flesch–Kincaid readability test for the U.S. Navy, and was the founding director of the Modeling and Simulation doctorate program at UCF^[30]
Emilee Klein, former professional golfer and former head golf coach at UCF
, Fellow of the American Psychological Association
Richard Lapchick, current Director of the DeVos Sport Business Management Program and The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport; nationally known human rights activist and sports scholar^[31]
Gary T. Leavens, scholar on behavioral interface specification languages (BISLs) and JML^[32]
John A. List, current Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago
Ron Logan, former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Creative Entertainment^[33]
Peter Telep, author and screenwriter^[34]
Ahmed I. Zayed, mathematician and current Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at DePaul University

References[]

^ "Facts About UCF". UCF Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Central Florida Library". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
^ "Todd Stansbury Profile - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site". UCF Athletics Association. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
^ "UCF Selects Tony Waldrop as New Provost". University of Central Florida. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
^ "Office of the President | Dr. Alexander N. Cartwright". Office of the President. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "UCF BOT - The Board". University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
^ "College of Graduate Studies - University of Central Florida". UCF College of Graduate Studies. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "UCF: CAH: José Fernández". UCF College of Arts and Humanities. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "College of Health & Public Affairs Dean's Office Operations". UCF College of Health and Public Affairs. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "UCF College of Medicine :: About the College :: Dean's Welcome". UCF College of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "CBA:UCF College of Business Administration – Dean's Blog". UCF College of Business Administration. Retrieved 2012-10-02.
^ "UCF College of Sciences Dean Named". UCF Today. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
^ "UCF College of Nursing Faculty Directory". UCF College of Nursing. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "Rosen College of Hospitality Management :: About". UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "UCF College of Education Dean's Welcome". UCF College of Education. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "My Details – CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida". UCF College of Optics and Photonics. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "UCF CECS: About Us". UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
^ My Details | CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida
^ "UCF Newsroom - 10 Years Strong: UCF's Burnett Honors College Celebrates Its Students, Programs". UCF Burnett Honors College. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
^ "Chase, Arlen F - UCF Anthropology". University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ Dr. Narsingh Deo
^ State Department Honors Former Ambassador Who Leads UCF Diplomacy Program
^ "Home page for Y. R. Fernández". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ Clarke, Sara K. (2014-04-10). "Stuart Fullerton: Curator who founded 'Bug Closet' at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
^ UCF: CAH: Kenneth Hanson
^ Global Perspectives Executives & Staff Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ UCF: CAH: English: Faculty
^ Dan Jones, Ph.D. at the official website of UCF's Department of English. Last updated February 27, 2013. Accessed March 11, 2013.
^ "Anne B. Kerr Ph.D. - Florida Chamber of Commerce". Florida Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "Peter Kincaid". University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ UCF's Richard Lapchick Nationally Recognized for Lifetime of Leadership
^ Index of Gary T. Leavens's WWW Pages
^ Rosen College of Hospitality Management - Mr. Ronald Logan
^ "UCF: CAH: English: Peter Telep". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links[]

[facts-1] "Facts About UCF". UCF Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2011-11-22.

[president-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Central Florida Library". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2009-05-26.

[3] "Todd Stansbury Profile - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site". UCF Athletics Association. Retrieved 2012-05-14.

[4] "UCF Selects Tony Waldrop as New Provost". University of Central Florida. 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

[5] "Office of the President | Dr. Alexander N. Cartwright". Office of the President. Retrieved 2020-04-19.

[trustees-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "UCF BOT - The Board". University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-08-30.

[7] "College of Graduate Studies - University of Central Florida". UCF College of Graduate Studies. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[8] "UCF: CAH: José Fernández". UCF College of Arts and Humanities. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[9] "College of Health & Public Affairs Dean's Office Operations". UCF College of Health and Public Affairs. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[10] "UCF College of Medicine :: About the College :: Dean's Welcome". UCF College of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[11] "CBA:UCF College of Business Administration – Dean's Blog". UCF College of Business Administration. Retrieved 2012-10-02.

[12] "UCF College of Sciences Dean Named". UCF Today. Retrieved 2011-08-27.

[13] "UCF College of Nursing Faculty Directory". UCF College of Nursing. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[14] "Rosen College of Hospitality Management :: About". UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[15] "UCF College of Education Dean's Welcome". UCF College of Education. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[16] "My Details – CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida". UCF College of Optics and Photonics. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[17] "UCF CECS: About Us". UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science. Retrieved 2019-04-04.

[18] My Details | CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida

[19] "UCF Newsroom - 10 Years Strong: UCF's Burnett Honors College Celebrates Its Students, Programs". UCF Burnett Honors College. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[20] "Chase, Arlen F - UCF Anthropology". University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on 2013-03-31. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[21] Dr. Narsingh Deo

[22] State Department Honors Former Ambassador Who Leads UCF Diplomacy Program

[23] "Home page for Y. R. Fernández". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[orlandosentinel-24] Clarke, Sara K. (2014-04-10). "Stuart Fullerton: Curator who founded 'Bug Closet' at UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2014-05-04.

[25] UCF: CAH: Kenneth Hanson

[26] Global Perspectives Executives & Staff Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine

[27] UCF: CAH: English: Faculty

[28] Dan Jones, Ph.D. at the official website of UCF's Department of English. Last updated February 27, 2013. Accessed March 11, 2013.

[29] "Anne B. Kerr Ph.D. - Florida Chamber of Commerce". Florida Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2014-03-25. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[30] "Peter Kincaid". University of Central Florida. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[31] UCF's Richard Lapchick Nationally Recognized for Lifetime of Leadership

[32] Index of Gary T. Leavens's WWW Pages

[33] Rosen College of Hospitality Management - Mr. Ronald Logan

[34] "UCF: CAH: English: Peter Telep". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

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Located in: Orlando, Florida
Campuses	Orlando Main Campus Downtown Orlando Health Sciences Rosen Regional Campuses
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Founded: 1963 Students: 63,016 Endowment: 155.5 million