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Alexander Cartwright (academic)

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Alexander Cartwright
President of the University of Central Florida
Assumed office
April 13, 2020
Preceded byThad Seymour (acting)
Chancellor of the University of Missouri
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byGarnett Stokes (acting)
Succeeded byMun Choi
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BS, MS, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisNonlinear Optical Properties of Hetero N-I-P-I Device Structures (1995)
Doctoral advisorArthur Smirl
Academic work
DisciplineElectrical engineering
Computer engineering
Institutions

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.

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ^ "Alexander N. Cartwright - SUNY". system.suny.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  3. ^ "UCF Names Missouri Chancellor Alexander Cartwright as President-elect | University of Central Florida News". University of Central Florida News | UCF Today. 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  4. ^ "Board of Governors Confirms Alexander Cartwright as UCF's President". University of Central Florida News | UCF Today. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
Academic offices
Preceded by 9th Chancellor of the University of Missouri
2017–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Thad Seymour (interim)
6th President of the University of Central Florida
2020–present
Incumbent