Gregory Baker Wolfe
American diplomat
Gregory Baker Wolfe (January 27, 1922 – December 12, 2015) was a United States diplomat during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, [1] [2] and later President of two urban institutions of higher education, Portland State University in Portland, Oregon , [3] [4] and Florida International University (FIU) in Miami , Florida . [1] [2]
Early life, education, and military service
Born in Los Angeles , California , [1] [5] [6] to Russian immigrant parents, [2] Wolfe received an undergraduate degree from Reed College in Portland, [2] [1] and a doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Massachusetts. [1] Wolfe served in World War II , and was thereafter an intelligence analyst for the U.S. State Department . [7]
Academic career
In 1968, Wolfe was named president of Portland State University, [3] [4] which position he held until 1974, when he ran for Congress in the Democrat primary in Portland. [1] He finished third out of seven candidates, [1] and then moved to teach at American University . [1]
Wolfe was appointed president of Florida International University in 1979, [8] over the objection of some state legislators who preferred a local candidate for the position. [1] He served until his resignation in 1986, [9] during which time he oversaw significant growth as the university progressed from being an exclusively upper-division school (having no freshman or sophomores) to becoming a four-year college granting post-graduate degrees. [2] He also oversaw the addition of the university's engineering, nursing, and journalism programs. [2] The Florida State Legislature recognized Wolfe's contributions to the growth and emergence of FIU by naming the Gregory Baker Wolfe University Center, located on FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus , in his honor. [2]
Personal life
Wolfe and his wife Mary Ann had three children. Wolfe died in Coral Gables, Florida. [2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Bill Douthat and Dave Schultz, "Foreign affairs specialist in line for FIU presidency", The Miami News (February 16, 1979), p. 5A.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Gregory Wolfe, former FIU president, dies at 93" . Sun Sentinel. 15 December 2015 . Retrieved 24 December 2015 .
- 1 2 "College President", St. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 16, 1968), p. 10A.
- 1 2 "President of PSC Named", Albany Democrat-Herald (June 12, 1968), p. 1.
- ↑ The Blue Book , (January 1, 1973), p. 1546.
- ↑ Wolfe, Gregory B. "California, Birth Index, 1905-199" . familysearch.org . Retrieved 10 December 2013 .
- ↑ Florida International University Office of the President - Past Presidents Archived 2018-11-19 at the Wayback Machine .
- ↑ "New Man At The Helm" . Miami News . March 6, 1979 . Retrieved 27 May 2010 . [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Resignations" . Gainesville Sun . December 6, 1988 . Retrieved 27 May 2010 .
Preceded
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Branford P. Millar
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Portland State University
1968 to 1974 |
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Joseph C. Blumel
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President of
Florida International University
1979 - 1986 |
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