List of University of Central Florida faculty and administrators

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The University of Central Florida is a space-grant metropolitan public research university located on a {{convert|1415|acre|km2|adj=on}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html |title=Facts About UCF |accessdate=2011-11-22 |publisher=UCF Office of Institutional Research |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415043957/http://www.iroffice.ucf.edu/character/current.html |archive-date=2012-04-15 }} 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.

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Administration

{{See also|List of Presidents of the University of Central Florida}}

  • Steven Altman, former president of the University of Central Florida (1989–1991), current president of NewSchool of Architecture and Design{{cite web |url=http://library.ucf.edu/SpecialCollections/Archives/UniversityHistory.asp |title=Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Central Florida Library |accessdate=2009-05-26 |publisher=University of Central Florida}}
  • Robert A. Bryan, former Interim President of the University of Central Florida (1991–1992)
  • Trevor Colbourn, former President of the University of Central Florida (1978–1989)
  • John C. Hitt, former President of the University of Central Florida (1992–2018)
  • Charles Millican, former President of the University of Central Florida (1965–1978)
  • Todd Stansbury, current University of Central Florida Vice President and Director of Athletics{{cite web |url=http://www.ucfathletics.com/genrel/stansbury_todd00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410092402/http://www.ucfathletics.com/genrel/stansbury_todd00.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 10, 2012 |title=Todd Stansbury Profile - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site |accessdate=2012-05-14 |publisher=UCF Athletics Association}}
  • Tony Waldrop, former University of Central Florida Provost and Executive Vice President{{cite web |url=http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=0024004107a42ec8a01289848d7ab00700e |title=UCF Selects Tony Waldrop as New Provost |date=2010-05-24 |accessdate=2010-05-24 |publisher=University of Central Florida}}
  • Dale Whittaker, former President of the University of Central Florida (2018–2019)
  • Alexander N. Cartwright, current President of the University of Central Florida (2020–present){{Cite web|url=https://www.ucf.edu/leadership/president/|title=Office of the President {{!}} Dr. Alexander N. Cartwright|website=Office of the President|language=en-us|access-date=2020-04-19}}

Trustees

{{See also|University of Central Florida Board of 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{{cite web|url=http://bot.ucf.edu/board/board.html |title=UCF BOT - The Board |accessdate=2011-08-30 |publisher=University of Central Florida |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821042048/http://bot.ucf.edu/board/board.html |archive-date=2011-08-21 }}
  • Olga Calvet, current Vice Chair of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
  • Ida Cook, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
  • Meg Crofton, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current President of Walt Disney World Resort
  • Richard Crotty, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, former Mayor of Orange County, Florida
  • Alan Florez, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
  • Robert Garvy, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
  • Ray Gilley, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees
  • Michael Grindstaff, Chairman of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees and of the UCF Foundation, Inc.
  • Marcos Marchena, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, Vice Chair of the UCF Foundation, Inc.
  • Harris Rosen, current charter member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees, current President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosen Hotels & Resorts
  • 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 & Resorts
  • 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
  • Manoj Chopra, former member of the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees and Chair of the UCF Faculty Senate, 2005–2009.

Deans

  • John F. Weishampel, current Interim Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Graduate Studies{{cite web |url=http://www.graduate.ucf.edu/article.aspx?id=56 |title=College of Graduate Studies - University of Central Florida |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Graduate Studies}}
  • José Fernández, former Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities{{cite web |url=http://www.cah.ucf.edu/about/staff.php?id=49 |title=UCF: CAH: José Fernández |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Arts and Humanities |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627000133/http://www.cah.ucf.edu/about/staff.php?id=49 |archive-date=2009-06-27 }}
  • Michael Frumkin, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Health and Public Affairs{{cite web |url=http://www.cohpa.ucf.edu/administration.shtml |title=College of Health & Public Affairs Dean's Office Operations |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Health and Public Affairs}}
  • Deborah C. German, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine{{cite web|url=http://www.med.ucf.edu/about/welcome/index.asp |title=UCF College of Medicine :: About the College :: Dean's Welcome |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Medicine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604084035/http://med.ucf.edu/about/welcome/index.asp |archive-date=2009-06-04 }}
  • Paul Jarley, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Business Administration{{cite web |url=http://www.bus.ucf.edu/dean/|title=CBA:UCF College of Business Administration – Dean's Blog |accessdate=2012-10-02 |publisher=UCF College of Business Administration}}
  • Michael Johnson, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Sciences{{cite web |url=http://www.today.ucf.edu/college-of-sciences-dean-named/|title=UCF College of Sciences Dean Named|accessdate=2011-08-27 |publisher=UCF Today}}
  • Jean D’Meza Leuner, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Nursing{{cite web |url=http://www.nursing.ucf.edu/faculty/index.asp |title=UCF College of Nursing Faculty Directory |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Nursing |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626214504/http://nursing.ucf.edu/faculty/index.asp |archive-date=2009-06-26 }}
  • Abraham Pizam, current Dean of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management{{cite web|url=http://www.hospitality.ucf.edu/about.html |title=Rosen College of Hospitality Management :: About |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604091852/http://www.hospitality.ucf.edu/about.html |archive-date=2009-06-04 }}
  • Sandra L. Robinson, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Education and Human Performance{{cite web |url=http://education.ucf.edu/welcome.cfm |title=UCF College of Education Dean's Welcome |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Education}}
  • Bahaa E. A. Saleh, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics{{cite web |url=http://www.creol.ucf.edu/People/Details.aspx?PeopleID=8905 |title=My Details – CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF College of Optics and Photonics}}
  • Michael Georgiopoulos, current Dean of the University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science{{cite web |url=http://www.cecs.ucf.edu/about-us/deans-welcome/ |title=UCF CECS: About Us |accessdate=2019-04-04 |publisher=UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science}}
  • 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[http://www.creol.ucf.edu/people/details.aspx?peopleID=316 My Details | CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics at the University of Central Florida]
  • Alvin Y. Wang, former Dean of The Burnett Honors College{{cite web |url=http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=0024004105ac8aa2d011929aa08c000951 |title=UCF Newsroom - 10 Years Strong: UCF's Burnett Honors College Celebrates Its Students, Programs |accessdate=2009-06-01 |publisher=UCF Burnett Honors College}}

Professors and faculty

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  • 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{{cite web|url=http://www.ist.ucf.edu/people/kincaidp/kincaid.htm |title=Peter Kincaid |publisher=University of Central Florida |accessdate=2013-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522234306/http://www.ist.ucf.edu/people/kincaidp/kincaid.htm |archive-date=2013-05-22 }}
  • Emilee Klein, former professional golfer and former head golf coach at UCF
  • 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[http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041037381429012136c33d79004a1f&subject_id=0024004102975ad83011b2b83251c0c35 UCF's Richard Lapchick Nationally Recognized for Lifetime of Leadership]
  • Gary T. Leavens, scholar on behavioral interface specification languages (BISLs) and JML[http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/~leavens/ Index of Gary T. Leavens's WWW Pages]
  • John A. List, current Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago
  • Ron Logan, former Executive Vice President of Walt Disney Creative Entertainment[http://hospitality.ucf.edu/person/ronald-logan/ Rosen College of Hospitality Management - Mr. Ronald Logan]
  • Charles Negy, professor of psychology
  • Peter Telep, author and screenwriter{{cite web|url=http://english.cah.ucf.edu/staff.php?id=206|title=UCF: CAH: English: Peter Telep|publisher=University of Central Florida|accessdate=2013-01-15}}
  • Ahmed I. Zayed, mathematician and current Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at DePaul University
  • Boris Yakovlevich Zeldovich (1944–2018), Russian-American physicist

See also

References

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