Charles N. Millican
| Charles N. Millican | |
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| 1st President of the University of Central Florida | |
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In office December 1, 1965 – January 31, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Colbourn |
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| Born |
October 9, 1916 Wilson, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | December 1, 2010 (aged 94) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Hilliard |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Union University (B.S.) George Peabody College (M.A.) University of Florida (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Professor |
Charles Norman Millican (October 9, 1916 – December 1, 2010) was an American professor and academic administrator, who was the founding President of the University of Central Florida, then named Florida Technological University.
Millican was born in Wilson, Arkansas. As a young man, he worked as a part-time reporter for Dun and Bradstreet while earning a bachelor of science degree in Business and Religion from Union University. He graduated in 1941 and was named pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church in Mississippi.
Millican later entered the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kentucky. But, he returned to Jackson, Mississippi to serve as a coordinator for the 44th College Training Detachment of the United States Army Air Forces from 1943 to 1945.
He married Frances Hilliard on May 15, 1945 in Jackson, Tennessee.
Millican returned to school, and in 1946 earned his Master of Arts degree in Economics from George Peabody College, then joining the Commerce Department at his alma mater Union University. He would move south to Gainesville, Florida in 1948, to earn a Ph.D. in Business Finance and Economics from the University of Florida. Millican joined the university faculty, and was appointed the Assistant Dean of the Warrington College of Business Administration in 1956. Soon thereafter, he left for Texas where he became Dean of the School of Business Administration at Hardin-Simmons University.
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