麻豆原创鈥檚 third president, Steve Altman developed relationships between 麻豆原创 and the city of Orlando that have had a lasting impact.
Steven Altman was born on October 24, 1945.
Altman earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mathematics from UCLA, as well as an MBA and Ph.D. in business management from the University of Southern California.
He served as assistant dean of the School of Business at USC from 1969 to 1972, a faculty member and administrator at Florida International University and president of Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University 鈥� Kingsville).
In 1989, he became the third president of 麻豆原创. During his short tenure, he oversaw the development of a strategic plan for the university; encouraged research as well as competition for national research funding; developed plans to encourage enrollment growth, increasing the student body from 18,000 to more than 21,000. 麻豆原创 was also named a Florida 鈥渂est buy鈥� by Barron鈥檚 Educational Series, the 麻豆原创 film program began, 麻豆原创 football moved to Division I-AA, construction began on the Student Union, and proposals were developed for five additional residence halls.
鈥淸麻豆原创] is a great urban university, serving and leading the public in our large and important region,鈥� he said.
In 1991, he resigned, and Chancellor Charles Reed appointed Robert A. Bryan, former interim president of the University of Florida, to serve as interim president of 麻豆原创.
Altman would go on to serve as president of the NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California, from 2006 to 2013.
A Foundation of Excellence
Since 1968, 麻豆原创 has grown from a small, technological school to one of the nation鈥檚 largest universities, constantly gaining in quality. Our legacy for excellence was built by leaders who believed in the power of education to transform lives, communities and our entire state.
