American university president, provost, professor of electrical engineering
Kent Fuchs
Fuchs at 2017 National Science Board
12th President of the University of Florida
In office January 1, 2015 – February 6, 2023
Preceded by
Bernie Machen
Succeeded by
Ben Sasse
15th Provost of Cornell University
In office January 1, 2009 – November 14, 2014
Preceded by
Carolyn Martin
Succeeded by
Michael I. Kotlikoff
Personal details
Born
Wesley Kent Fuchs
(1954-11-03) November 3, 1954 (age 69) Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse
Linda Moskeland
Education
Duke University (BS) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (MS, Ph.D.) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div.)
Website
Official website
Scientific career
Fields
Electrical engineering
Institutions
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Purdue University
Cornell University
Thesis
Concurrent Error Detection in VLSI Systems Through Structure Encoding (fault tolerance, self-checking)(1985)
Doctoral advisor
Jacob A. Abraham
Wesley Kent Fuchs (/fɒks/; born 1954) is an American university professor and academic administrator. He was the 12th president of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, serving from 2015 to 2023.[1] He previously served as the provost of Cornell University from 2009 through 2014.
In January 2022, Fuchs announced his intention to step down as President so that he may remain at UF and return to faculty. He was succeeded by Ben Sasse, a former United States senator from Nebraska.
^Florida, University of. "President Fuchs - Office of the President - University of Florida". president.ufl.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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