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Robert B. Gaither, mechanical engineer, professor and chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Florida College of Engineering; Thomas Gallant, historian who specializes in modern Greek history and archaeology; J. Matthew Gallman, educator and author of books about nineteenth-century history
This category includes those persons who are or were faculty members—professors, instructors or academic administrators—of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. For more information, please see List of University of Florida faculty and administrators , University of Florida , and History of the University of Florida .
In the 1950s, the University of Florida began enrolling women, and in 1955, the first woman graduated from the college with a master's degree in chemical engineering. In 1957, nuclear engineering was established as a department, and in 1959, the university's 10,000-watt nuclear training reactor became Florida's first critical reactor.
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. The university traces its origins to 1853 [13] and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906. [14]
The University of Florida College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) is the college for the liberal arts and sciences of the University of Florida, and the largest of the university's 16 academic colleges. Most core curriculum classes, 43 majors, and 47 minors are part of the college.
Jonathan F.K. Earle completed his Ph.D. at the University of Florida in 1985, and joined the faculty in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering in 1987. He was appointed Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at the University of Florida College of Engineering in 1992. This position was later upgraded to Associate Dean.
This list of University of Florida alumni includes current students, former students, and graduates of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Honorary degree recipients can be found on the List of University of Florida honorary degree recipients, and notable administration, faculty, and staff are found on the List of University of Florida faculty and administrators.
Abernathy began as a professor at the University of Florida in 1993. From 2004 and 2009, she worked as an associate dean for the college. In 2009, she was named the Dean of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. [1] In 2015, the college received $50 million from its namesake, Herbert Wertheim. It was the largest cash gift in UF history. [3]