W. Kent Fuchs
| Kent Fuchs | |
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| 12th President of the University of Florida | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Bernie Machen |
| 15th Provost of Cornell University | |
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In office January 1, 2009 – November 14, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Carolyn Martin |
| Succeeded by | Michael I. Kotlikoff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 (age 62–63) Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Moskeland |
| Alma mater |
Duke University University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Website | Official website |
Wesley "Kent" Fuchs (/fɒks/; born 1954) is an American university professor and academic administrator. He is the current president of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Upon taking office on January 1, 2015, he became the university's twelfth president. He previously served as the provost of Cornell University from 2009 through 2014.
Fuchs was the Joseph Silbert Dean of the Cornell University College of Engineering from 2002 to 2008. He also served as head of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, and Michael J. and Katherine R. Birck Distinguished Professor, from 1996 to 2002, and professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, from 1985 to 1996.
On September 16, 2016 President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Fuchs as a member of the National Science Board.
Fuchs is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is also a member of Tau Beta Pi (engineering honorary society) and Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering honorary society).
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