Kent Fuchs
American university president, provost, professor of electrical engineering / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Kent Fuchs | |
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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 | |
Thesis | Concurrent Error Detection in VLSI Systems Through Structure Encoding (fault tolerance, self-checking) (1985) |
Doctoral advisor | Jacob A. Abraham |
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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.