{"id":46345,"date":"2024-06-07T16:12:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=46345"},"modified":"2024-06-07T19:56:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T23:56:51","slug":"florida-southern-college-has-named-a-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/06\/07\/florida-southern-college-has-named-a-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Southern College has named a new president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Southern held a news conference Friday to introduce Martin as its next president. He will succeed&nbsp;Anne B. Kerr, who announced in February that she would retire after 20 years as leader of the private, liberal arts school. Kerr,&nbsp;FSC\u2019s only female president, will continue in her role until Martin takes over on Aug. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"378\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/74014494007-dr-martin-2.webp?resize=300%2C378&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46346\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin will become the 18th&nbsp;president of Florida Southern, founded in 1883 in Orlando and based in Lakeland since 1922. Every president since 1914 has remained in the position for at least a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 44, Martin will be the college\u2019s youngest president since Ludd Spivey, who was 38 when he assumed the role in 1925.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith a background in academic administration and a proven track record of enhancing the student experience and institutional growth, Dr. Martin is uniquely qualified to lead our college into a new era of excellence,\u201d Robert L. Fryer Jr., chair of the presidential search committee, said in a news release. \u201cWe are excited to welcome Dr. Martin and his family to FSC and look forward to working with him as he guides us forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin has held various roles of increasing authority since 2008 at the College of William &amp; Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, most recently as vice president for strategy and innovation. In that position, he oversaw the launches of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and academic performance and aligning the school\u2019s enrollment, marketing and communications strategies, Florida Southern said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"766a29a1-b061-4589-bfdb-65e8733c2813\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-ae3e60caac26d41ca65e027069a26f1b\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-a3ccd77949b7f998f57c7e8c2bbe39a4 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:340px; max-height:340px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Florida Southern College  Announces  Dr. Jeremy P. Martin as 18th President of the College\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ddpr8BsVPt4?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen title=\"Florida Southern College has named a new president\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a surpassing honor to be called to serve Florida Southern College as its next president,\u201d Martin said in the news release. \u201cI am grateful to Chairman Fryer, the search committee, and Board of Trustees for entrusting me with the responsibility of leading the College that Dr. Kerr has so remarkably transformed during her tenure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The College of William &amp; Mary, which now has about 9,500 students, is the country\u2019s second-oldest institution of higher learning, founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William II and Queen Mary II, when Virginia remained a British colony. Its former students include three presidents: Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin and his wife, Tia, will move to Lakeland with their two children. He made it clear that he is familiar with the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy wife and I are delighted to return to Lakeland, where I have visited family over the years,\u201d Martin said. \u201cMy grandfather taught me how to play golf at Cleveland Heights, though I haven\u2019t improved much since his early lessons. Tia and I have already felt the warm embrace of the College and look forward to our family becoming part of the Lakeland community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his first positions at William &amp; Mary, Martin served graduate assistantships in the School of Education, the athletic department, the provost\u2019s office, the president\u2019s office and the Office of the Dean of Students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He became assistant to the president and the provost in 2012, holding that role for five years before being named associate provost, according to a William &amp; Mary news release. Martin was promoted in 2019 to chief of staff, responsible for leading communication between the president and university leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin served as a facilitating member of the school\u2019s executive leadership team and a directing member of the president\u2019s cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">William &amp; Mary President Katherine A. Rowe promoted Martin in 2022 to vice president for strategy and innovation. In that role, he oversaw the admission, marketing and communications offices while directing the school\u2019s enterprise development strategy and management. Martin had performed those duties in an interim role for months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin graduated magna cum laude in 2001 with an undergraduate degree in business administration and communication from Houghton College (now Houghton University) in upstate New York. He played on the school\u2019s NAIA basketball team, which struggled to a 10-97 record during his four seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin received a Master of Science degree from Georgia State University, adding a doctorate in educational policy, planning and leadership from William &amp; Mary in 2012 and a master of business administration degree from the school in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While pursuing his doctorate, Martin co-authored a paper that analyzed the performance of presidents at William &amp; Mary and Washington &amp; Lee University during the Reconstruction era in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin began his career as an assistant women&#8217;s basketball coach and assistant sports information director at Emory University in Atlanta. He then spent seven years coaching at Gordon College, his alma mater. While earning his doctorate at William &amp; Mary, he served as a graduate assistant for academic support services in the school\u2019s athletic department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He took over as interim athletic director in 2020, after the resignation of Samantha Huge, holding that role for a year. Martin stepped in as William &amp; Mary had announced plans to eliminate several sports amid financial troubles. Upon his recommendation, the school retained the sports, stemming off a threatened federal lawsuit over Title IX requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During that period, Martin led a fundraising campaign for athletics that generated $57.4 million, the news release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Southern appointed a search committee chaired by Fryer, a 1970 graduate of the school and a retired banker. The 13-member committee included retired Publix executives Barney Barnett and Ed Crenshaw, prominent lawyer Bob Puterbaugh and Jason Rodda, CEO and president of Rodda Construction. The school hired the consulting firm Academic Search to help coordinate the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Southern\u2019s board of trustees has announced plans to appoint Kerr as president emerita upon her retirement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Southern held a news conference Friday to introduce Martin as its next president. He will succeed&nbsp;Anne B. 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