Jacksonville University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==List of University presidents== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. ! Term ! Portrait ! Name ! Background ! Education |- |1 |1934β1937 | |William J. Porter<ref name="list of presidents">{{cite web |url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00053731/00001/99j |title=History of Jacksonville University : the first twenty-five years, 1934-1959 Page 87 |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=University of Florida Digital Collections}}</ref> |Former judge of the [[Duval County, Florida|Duval County]] Criminal Court of Record | |- |2 |1939β1940 | |Francis A. Waterhouse<ref name="list of presidents" /> |Former professor at [[Dartmouth College]] and the [[University of Pennsylvania]] |[[Harvard University]] (AB, MA, PhD) |- |3 |1944β1951 | |Garth H. Akridge<ref name="list of presidents" /> |Director of Vocational Education for [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] |[[University of Central Arkansas]] (BA), [[Columbia University]] (MA, PhD) |- |4 |1951β1956 | |Paul L. Johnson<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00053731/00001/46j |title=History of Jacksonville University : the first twenty-five years, 1934-1959 Page 38 |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=University of Florida Digital Collections}}</ref> |Professor at [[Phoenix Junior College]] |[[Central Missouri College]] (BA), [[Columbia University]] (MS, PhD) |- |5 |1956β1963 | |Franklyn A. Johnson<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wavemagazineonline.com/ju-mourns-passing-of-former-president-franklyn-a-johnson-architect-of-universitys-transition-to-four-year-institution/ |title=JU mourns passing of former President Franklyn A. Johnson, architect of University's transition to four-year institution |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=Jacksonville University Wave Magazine|date=24 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/former-ju-president-franklyn-johnson-dies |title=Former JU President Franklyn Johnson dies |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=News 4 Jax|date=24 July 2013 }}</ref> |Former International Studies Professor and [[World War II]] veteran |[[Harvard University]] |- |6 |1964β1979 | |Robert H. Spiro Jr.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksonville.com/article/20131003/NEWS/801245615 |title=Longtime Jacksonville University president Robert Spiro dies at 92 |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=Jacksonville.com}}</ref> |Former dean of liberal arts at [[Mercer University]] |[[Wheaton College (Illinois)|Wheaton College]] (BA) |- |7 |1980β1989 | |[[Frances Kinne|Frances B. Kinne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wavemagazineonline.com/ju-legend-dr-frances-bartlett-kinne-to-give-keynote-to-graduates-at-fall-2015-commencement-dec-12/ |title=JU legend Dr. Frances Bartlett Kinne to set record with keynote to graduates at Fall 2015 Commencement Dec. 12 |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=Jacksonville University Wave Magazine|date=7 December 2015 }}</ref> |Founding dean of the Jacksonville University College of Fine Arts |[[Drake University]] (BA, MA), [[Goethe University Frankfurt|University of Frankfurt]] (PhD) |- |8 |1989β1996 | |[[Jim Brady (baseball)|James J. Brady]] |[[Economist]] and former left-handed [[pitcher]] in [[professional baseball]] |[[University of Notre Dame]] |- |9 |1996β2000 | |Paul S. Tipton<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-179507550/paul-s-tipton-1939-2008-former-ju-president-s-tenure |title=Former JU President's Tenure Oversaw Significant Changes Community Service for Students, Beautification Program Were Part of Legacy |access-date= |website= |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142500/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-179507550/paul-s-tipton-1939-2008-former-ju-president-s-tenure |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Former president of [[Spring Hill College]] |[[Spring Hill College]] (BA) |- |10 |2000β2004 | |David L. Harlow<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.gwu.edu/~magazine/archive/2003_spring/docs/feature_legacy.html |title=Legacy of Leaders |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=GW Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-68182308/many-at-ju-want-harlow-for-president |title=Many at JU Want Harlow for President |access-date= |website= |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141721/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-68182308/many-at-ju-want-harlow-for-president |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Former chancellor of [[Rhodes College]] |[[George Washington University]] (MBA) |- |11 |2004β2013 | |Kerry D. Romesburg<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-121243529/from-nevada-with-love-ju-lands-a-promising-president |title=From Nevada with Love: JU Lands a Promising President; Kerry Romesburg Was Just the Guy Nevada Wanted, until Jacksonville Won Him |access-date= |website= |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143140/https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-121243529/from-nevada-with-love-ju-lands-a-promising-president |url-status=dead }}</ref> |Former president of [[Nevada State College]] and [[Utah Valley State College]] |[[Arizona State University]] (BS, MS, PhD) |- |12 |2013βpresent || |Tim P. Cost<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-10-26/story/tim-cost-selected-next-ju-president |title=Tim Cost selected as next JU president |access-date=8 June 2018 |website=Jacksonville.com}}</ref> |Former EVP of Global Corporate Affairs of [[PepsiCo]] |Jacksonville University (BS), [[University of Rochester]] (MBA) |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page