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Encyclopedia > Michael F. Adams

Michael F. Adams (B.A., speech and history, David Lipscomb College, 1970; M.A., communication research methodologies, Ohio State University, 1971; Ph.D., political communication, Ohio State University, 1973) is the president of the University of Georgia. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Lipscomb University is a Church of Christ-affiliated liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. ... Year 1970 ([[Rf 1970 == January 1 - The Unix epoch begins at 00:00:00 UTC January 2 - The last studio performance of The Beatles oman numerals|MCMLXX]]) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Master of Arts is a postgraduate academic masters degree awarded by universities in North America and the United Kingdom (excluding the ancient universities of Scotland and Oxbridge. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... The Ohio State University (OSU) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Ohio. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ...


Adams began his career in education as faculty at Ohio State University 1973-1975. He later served as vice president for university affairs at Pepperdine University 1982-1988. Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ. ...


Adams was president of Centre College in Danville, Kentucky for nine years, 1988-1997. While Adams was president at Centre, the endowment tripled to $120 million, faculty salaries nearly doubled, and Centre was usually first in the nation in percentage of alumni making donations to the school each year. Centre College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of about 15,000 in Boyle County, approximately 35 miles (56. ... Danville is a city in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. ...


Since 1997 Adams has served as president of the University of Georgia. Adams grew up in Georgia until the ninth grade. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ...


He is currently serving a two-year term as president of the Southeastern Conference. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ...


Prior to entering higher education, Adams held a number of political positions. He served as chief of staff for Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker 1975-1979 and as an aide to Governor Lamar Alexander of Tennessee 1980-1982. Adams was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in 1980 for Tennessee's Fifth District, but he lost the general election to Democrat Bill Boner 118,506 votes (65.4%) to 62,746 (34.6%) In politics, a chief of staff is the primary aide to a political leader or position. ... The Senate Minority Leader is a member of the United States Senate who is elected by his or her party conference to serve as the chief Senate spokesmen for his or her party and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate. ... Howard Henry Baker, Jr. ... For other uses, see Governor (disambiguation). ... Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and a member of the Republican Party. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... William J. Bill Boner (born February 14, 1945) is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. ...


Struggles and Controversies

President Adams is a controversial figure at the University of Georgia. He is widely unpopular among the student body, receiving boos at Sanford Stadium during halftime of the 2003 homecoming football game. Also in 2003, alumni and fans of the university marched on the Georgia state capitol with petitions signed by 60,000 people, demanding his dismissal.[1] He also is unpopular with numerous Alumni who withhold contributions to the University due to personality conflicts with President Adams and the president's dismissal of athletics director Vince Dooley.[2] Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. ... Vincent Joseph Dooley (born September 4, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama) was the head football coach (seasons 1964 through 1988) and athletic director (1979 to 2004) at the University of Georgia. ...


In a March 2004 poll of the faculty of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college in the University of Georgia, seven out of ten faculty members stated that they had no confidence in Adams. Additionally, in a 2004 statement the Franklin faculty senate expressed concern of a decline in excellence during Adams' tenure.[3] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...


President Adams was a subject of a critical forensic audit dated October 24, 2003 by Deloitte & Touche, LLP that criticized Adams's stewardship, including but not limited to (i) expenditures for which Adams later reimbursed the University of Georgia, (ii) a stipend given to his wife, Mary, (iii) Adams's oversight of the purchase of an ecolodge in Costa Rica, (iv) and a secret payment by Adams to former football coach Jim Donnan.[4] Jim Donnan was a college football coach and is now an on-air television analyst for college football games. ...


In 2007 Dr. Adams worked to establish the Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology on the University's Athens campus, stating “The creation of the School of Ecology is a historic commitment by the university to this essential field of study. Environmental issues are key as we think about economic success and sustainability for our children and grandchildren." The same year, Dr. Adams was involved in the controversial closing of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL), a 50+ year institution originally founded by Dr. Odum and located on the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site. SREL was forced to close when DOE funding was cut in the middle of FY07. Despite widespread public and political support for SREL, including letters from the four Republican GA/SC senators indicating that the funding cut was an internal DOE mistake that should not impact SREL, Adams chose to side with DOE and close the internationally recognized research institution. Adams also chose not to cooperate with an ongoing congressional investigation into internal wrongdoing at DOE with respect to SREL funding cuts, even removing the lab's director at the personal request of Secretary of Energy Bodman. Furthermore, in a publicized letter to Secretary Bodman, Adams both downplayed the relevance of SREL research to DOE's mission by misrepresenting the expertise of faculty and staff that would subsequently lose their jobs and exaggerating the impact of SREL’s funding on the DOE budget. Shortly after, it was announced that UGA would receive considerable funding from the DOE Biofuels initiative.


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Preceded by
Richard L. Morrill
President of Centre College
19881997
Succeeded by
John A. Roush
Preceded by
Charles Boynton Knapp[1]
President of the University of Georgia
1997 – present
Succeeded by
incumbent


Centre College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of about 15,000 in Boyle County, approximately 35 miles (56. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... John Roush Dr. John A. Roush is a figure in American higher education and currently the president of Centre College. ... Charles Boynton Chuck Knapp (born August 13, 1946) was the president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

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Presidents The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the U.S. state of Georgia. ...

Abraham BaldwinJosiah Meigs • John Brown • Robert FinleyMoses Waddel • Alonzo S. Church • Andrew A. Lipscomb • Henry Holcombe TuckerPatrick Hues Mell • William Ellison Boggs • Walter Barnard Hill • David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. • Charles Melton Snelling • Steadman Vincent SanfordHarmon White CaldwellJonathan Clark RogersOmer Clyde Aderhold • Frederick Corbet Davison • Henry King Stanford • Charles Boynton Knapp • Michael F. Adams Abraham Baldwin Abraham Baldwin (November 23, 1754—March 4, 1807) was an American politician, Patriot, and Founding Father from the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Josiah Meigs was born on August 21, 1757 in Middletown, Connecticut. ... John Brown was the third president of the University of Georgia. ... For the musician Robert Finley, who is famous for sequencing MIDI recordings of classical music, please see Robert Finley (musician). ... Moses Waddel (June 20, 1770 - July 21, 1840) [1] was an American educator and minister in antebellum Georgia and South Carolina. ... Alonzo S. Church was the sixth president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. ... Andrew Adgate Lipscomb (September 5, 1816 in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. - November 23, 1890 in Athens) was an American clergyman and educator. ... Henry Holcombe Tucker was the chancellor of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia from 1874 until his resignation in 1878. ... Patrick Hues Mell (July 19, 1814 - January 26, 1888), born in Walthourville, Georgia, was chancellor of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1878 until his resignation in 1888. ... William Ellison Boggs (May 12, 1838 - August 20, 1920), born in Ahmedunggar, India, was chancellor of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States from 1889 until his resignation in 1898 (The head of the University was referred to as chancellor instead of president, from 1860 until 1932). ... Walter Barnard Hill (September 9, 1851 - December 28, 1905), was chancellor of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1899 until his death in 1905 (The head of the University was referred to as chancellor instead of president, from 1860 until 1932). ... David Crenshaw Uncle Dave Barrow Jr. ... Charles Mercer Snelling (November 3, 1862 - September 19, 1939) was the Chancellor or the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia from 1925 to 1932 and the first Chancellor of the University System of Georgia (1932 - 1933). ... Steadman Vincent Sanford (August 24, 1871 – September 15, 1945), was President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1932 until 1935. ... Harmon White Caldwell (January 29, 1899 - April 15, 1977), was President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1935 until 1948 and Chancellor of the University System of Georgia from 1948 to 1964 Caldwell was born in the Carmel Community of Meriwether County, Georgia, in 1899. ... Jonathan Clark Rogers (September 7, 1885 - October 24, 1967), was President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1949 until 1950. ... Omer Clyde O.C. Aderhold (November 7, 1899 - July 4, 1969), was President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1950 until 1967. ... Frederick Corbet Fred Davison (September 3, 1930 – April 28, 2004) was the President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. ... Henry King Stanford (born April 22, 1916) was the President of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. ... Charles Boynton Chuck Knapp (born August 13, 1946) was the president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. ...

Academics

College of Agricultural and Environmental SciencesFranklin College of Arts and SciencesTerry College of BusinessCollege of EducationEnvironment & DesignFamily and Consumer SciencesWarnell School of Forestry and Natural ResourcesGraduate SchoolGrady College of Journalism and Mass CommunicationSchool of LawCollege of PharmacyCollege of Public HealthSchool of Public and International AffairsSchool of Social WorkCollege of Veterinary Medicine The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business is a college within the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. ... The University of Georgia College of Education (COE) is one of fifteen colleges and schools within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The University of Georgia College of Environment & Design (CED) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources (WSFNR) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The University of Georgia Graduate School is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The University of Georgia School of Law is an American Bar Association-accredited law school located in Athens, Georgia on the campus of the University of Georgia. ... The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The College of Public Health (CPH) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The School of Public and International Affairs, also referred to as SPIA, is a school within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The University of Georgia School of Social Work (SSW) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ... The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States. ...

Athletics

BulldogsAthletic DirectorFootball (2007coach) • Men's Basketball (2006-07 • coach) • GT-UGA rivalry • Deep South's Oldest RivalryThe World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail PartySoutheastern ConferenceSanford StadiumStegeman ColiseumFoley FieldTurner Soccer Complex University of Georgia athletics logo The University of Georgia (UGA) has one of the nations top athletic programs, competing in the Southeastern Conference. ... Damon M. Evans is the Athletic Director (AD) at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia. ... Head coach Mark Richt 7th year, 66–19–0 Home stadium Sanford Stadium Capacity 92,746 - Grass Conference SEC - Eastern First year 1892 Athletic director Damon Evans Website georgiadogs. ... The 2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team will compete in football on behalf of the University of Georgia in 2007. ... Mark Richt (born February 18, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the current head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. ... University of Georgia athletics logo The University of Georgia (UGA) has one of the nations top athletic programs, competing in the Southeastern Conference. ... Dennis Felton (June 21, 1963 – ) is an American basketball coach. ... Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, one of the works published on the rivalry, by Bill Cromartie (ISBN 0-93252-064-2) Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate is the nickname given to the college rivalry between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Georgia Bulldogs. ... This article is about the rivalry between Georgia and Auburn. ... The Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is a common name for the annual college football game between the University of Florida Gators and the University of Georgia Bulldogs, one of the great rivalries in college football; it is officially known as the Georgia-Florida/Florida-Georgia Game (switching every... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. ... Stageman Coliseum is a 11,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Athens, Georgia. ... Foley Field is a baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia. ... Turner Soccer Complex is a 1,700-capacity stadium located in Athens, Georgia, it is primarily used for soccer and serves as the home field for the Georgia Bulldogs womens soccer team. ...

People, History, and Campus Life

PresidentAlumni and FacultyGreek lifeCampus Arboretum • Georgia Redcoat Marching Band // Bill Anderson, Country musician and songwriter Kim Basinger, actress John Bell, lead singer for band Widespread Panic Alton Brown, host of Good Eats Brian Burton, (Danger Mouse), musician DangerDoom, Gnarls Barkley Mike Chapman, co-creator of Homestar Runner Maria Burgos Chavez, noted sculptor and artist Peter Conlon, music promoter Bobbie... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The University of Georgia Campus Arboretum is an arboretum located across the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Georgia. ... The Georgia Redcoat Marching Band is is a college marching band formed in 1905. ...

Notes

  1. ^  William Prokasy, UGA's Vice-President of Academic Affairs at the time, served as the interim UGA president for 3 months from the time of Knapp's departure in the spring of 1997 until Michael Adams's official start in the fall of that same year.


 

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