Marshall Criser
| Marshall M. Criser, Jr. | |
|---|---|
University of Florida President
Marshall Criser, circa 1989. |
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| Born |
September 4, 1928 Rumson, New Jersey |
| Education |
B.S., University of Florida, 1949 LL.B., University of Florida, 1951 |
| Occupation |
Corporate Attorney University President |
| Employer |
U.S. Army Gunster, Yoakley, Criser & Stewart University of Florida Mahoney, Adams & Criser, P.A. McGuire Woods LLP |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Porcher Criser |
Marshall McAllister Criser, Jr. (born September 4, 1928) is an American corporate lawyer and former university administrator. Criser is a native of New Jersey, and earned his bachelor's and law degrees before becoming a practicing attorney. He was the eighth president of the University of Florida, serving from 1984 to 1989.
Criser was born in Rumson, New Jersey, the only child of a meat-cutter and grocer, Marshall Criser, Sr., and his wife, Louise Johnson. In 1941, his father sold his little grocery store and moved his family to West Palm Beach, Florida. After graduating from Palm Beach High School in Palm Beach in June 1946, Criser attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He earned his way through undergraduate school at Florida as a construction worker and cafeteria cashier, while remaining an active member of various extracurricular organizations. Criser was president of Sigma Nu Fraternity (Epsilon Zeta chapter), student government and the Florida Blue Key leadership honorary society, in addition to being a senior officer in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC), the business manager of the Seminole yearbook, and homecoming chairman. He was also inducted into the University of Florida Hall of Fame. Criser graduated from the university's College of Business Administration with a bachelor of science degree in 1949, and from its College of Law with a bachelor of laws degree in 1951. After graduation from law school, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served two years of active duty before entering the private practice of law in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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