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The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering is the largest professional school, the second largest college, and one of the top three research units at the University of Florida. The college was founded in 1910, and in 2015 was named in honor of Herbert Wertheim – a serial inventor, philanthropist and UF Distinguished Alumnus.
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]
Florida Institute of Technology: Melbourne, Florida: 1958 Private not-for-profit 6,393 $0.066 Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Florida Polytechnic University: Lakeland, Florida: 2012 Public 1,427 – Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta, Georgia: 1885 Public 23,109 $1.859
Name Class year Notability Reference Apryl A. Alexander: 2009: Forensic psychologist and Clinical psychologist; professor at the University of Denver: José E. Andrade: 2001: Civil engineer; recipient of Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award (2017) and Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (2018); professor at California Institute of Technology
Wertheim was chairman of the Florida International University Foundation from 1988 through 2001. He was a founding member of the Florida International University board of trustees at its establishment by the Florida Legislature in 2000 and was reappointed for a second term in 2003. As chairman of FIU's Academic Affairs Committee he won approval ...
The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology, or simply Malachowsky Hall, is a building on the University of Florida (UF) campus in Gainesville, Florida. Named after UF alumnus and Nvidia co-founder Chris Malachowsky , the building began construction in 2020 and opened in November 2023.
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]