President of the University of Florida
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The President of the University of Florida is the university president of the University of Florida. The University of Florida campus is in Gainesville, Florida; it is the flagship university in the State University System of Florida. Although the institution was historically founded in 1853, it officially became the University of Florida in 1905.[1]
The 16th and current president is J. Bernard "Bernie" Machen, who has served since 2003.
[edit] List of Presidents
| President | Year |
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| Andrew Sledd | 1905-1909 |
| Albert A. Murphree | 1909-1927 |
| James Farr | 1927-1928 |
| John J. Tigert | 1928-1947 |
| Harold Hume | 1947-1948 |
| J. Hillis Miller, Sr. | 1948-1953 |
| John S. Allen | 1953-1955 |
| J. Wayne Reitz | 1955-1967 |
| Stephen C. O'Connell | 1967-1973 |
| E. T. York | 1973-1974 |
| Robert Q. Marston | 1974-1984 |
| Marshall Criser | 1984-1989 |
| Robert A. Bryan | 1989-1990 |
| John V. Lombardi | 1990-1999 |
| Charles E. Young | 1999-2003 |
| J. Bernard "Bernie" Machen | 2003-present |
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Presidents of the University of Florida
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