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Dr. Anthony J. Catanese
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Dr. Anthony J. Catanese

Dr. Anthony James Catanese is the President of the Florida Institute of Technology located in Melbourne, Florida, USA. He is also a former President of Florida Atlantic University located in Boca Raton, Florida. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... Located in Melbourne, Florida (Brevard County), United States, this independent technological college was founded by Jerome P. Keuper in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, absorbing the University of Melbourne, and changing its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966. ... Melbourne is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. ... Florida Atlantic University, also commonly referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a coeducational state university located in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The university has six additional satellite campuses in Florida; located in the cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. ... A City for All Seasons Location of Boca Raton in Palm Beach County, Florida. ...

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Education

Dr. Catanese is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned a degree in Urban and Regional Planning. He holds a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from New York University, and achieved his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin in the same field. Catanese was also a Senior Fulbright Professor in Bogotá, Colombia. Rutgers redirects here. ... Urban planning is concerned with the ordering and design of settlements, from the smallest towns to the worlds largest cities. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate (or graduate) course of one to three years in duration. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public university located in Madison, Wisconsin. ... A professor giving a lecture The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Bogotá (known officially in Spanish as Bogotá D.C., formerly Santafé de Bogotá D.C.), is the capital and largest city in Colombia, with a population of roughly 7. ...


Miscellaneous

After leaving Florida Atlantic a scandal erupted after it was disclosed that a US$42,000 red Corvette had been purchased by the Florida Atlantic University Foundation for Catanese as a going away present[1]. The car was purchased using funds donated to the foundation to be used to advance the university, diverted through a third party. This disclosure resulted in a criminal investigation, and charges being filed against the foundation director, Carla Coleman. Catanese ultimately returned the car, and was never charged with any crime. Red may be any of a number of similar colors at the lowest frequencies of light discernible by the human eye. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate but larger than a coastal patrol craft. ...

Preceded by:
Helen Popovich
President of Florida Atlantic University
1990 –2002
Succeeded by:
Frank T. Brogan
Preceded by:
Lynn E. Weaver
President of the Florida Institute of Technology
2003 –
Succeeded by:
incumbent

Florida Atlantic University, also commonly referred to as FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a coeducational state university located in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The university has six additional satellite campuses in Florida; located in the cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, Port St. ... Frank T. Brogan became the fifth president of Florida Atlantic University in March 2003. ... Located in Melbourne, Florida (Brevard County), United States, this independent technological college was founded by Jerome P. Keuper in 1958 as Brevard Engineering College, absorbing the University of Melbourne, and changing its name to Florida Institute of Technology in 1966. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ...

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References

  1. ^ Fain, Paul. Former President of Florida Atlantic U. Trades in His Scandalous Corvette. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.


 

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