Alexander Cartwright (academic) explained

Alexander Cartwright
Office:President of the University of Central Florida
Term Start:April 13, 2020
Predecessor:Thad Seymour (acting)
Office1:Chancellor of the University of Missouri
Term Start1:2017
Term End1:2020
Predecessor1:Garnett Stokes (acting)
Successor1:Mun Choi
Education:University of Iowa (BS, MS, PhD)
Module:
Child:yes
Thesis Title:Nonlinear Optical Properties of Hetero N-I-P-I Device Structures
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/304195145/
Thesis Year:1995
Doctoral Advisor:Arthur Smirl
Discipline:Electrical engineering
Computer engineering
Workplaces:

Alexander Nevin Cartwright is a US academic and President of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Before his nomination to UCF, he was the chancellor of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri,[1] and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor of the State University of New York.[2] On March 20, 2020, Cartwright was nominated by a unanimous vote of the UCF Board of Trustees to become President-Elect of UCF,[3] and was then confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on March 25, 2020.[4] He became the acting President of UCF on April 13, 2020, succeeding Interim President Thad Seymour.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome. Office of the Chancellor. 2020-04-10.
  2. Web site: Alexander N. Cartwright - SUNY. system.suny.edu. 2020-04-10.
  3. Web site: UCF Names Missouri Chancellor Alexander Cartwright as President-elect University of Central Florida News. 2020-03-20. University of Central Florida News UCF Today. en-us. 2020-04-10.
  4. Web site: Board of Governors Confirms Alexander Cartwright as UCF’s President. 2020-03-25. University of Central Florida News UCF Today. en-us. 2020-04-10.