Р. Джеральд Тернер
Р. Джеральд Тернер | |
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| 10-й президент Южного методистского университета | |
| Предполагаемый офис 5 июня 1995 г. | |
| Предшественник | А. Кеннет Пай |
| 14-й ректор Университета Миссисипи | |
| В офисе 2 апреля 1984 – 1995 гг. | |
| Предшественник | Портер Ли Форчун мл. |
| Преемник | Роберт Хаят |
| Вице-президент по исполнительным вопросам Университета Оклахомы | |
| В офисе 1978–1984 | |
| Личные данные | |
| Born | November 25, 1945 |
| Education | Lubbock Christian College (AA) Abilene Christian University (BS) University of Texas at Austin (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Academic administrator |
Роберт Джеральд Тернер (родился 25 ноября 1945 года) — президент Южного методистского университета (SMU) в Далласе, штат Техас . Один из самых высокооплачиваемых ректоров университетов США. [ 1 ] Тернера называют «трансформационным» человеком. [ 2 ] фигура, которая помогла реабилитировать национальную репутацию SMU после печально известного футбольного скандала 1980-х годов и смертной казни NCAA . Его пребывание на посту президента, самое продолжительное в истории СМУ, также ознаменовалось юридическим подтверждением независимости университета от Объединенной методистской церкви . [ 3 ] и расширение кампуса, а размер пожертвований школы превысил 1 миллиард долларов. [ 2 ] [ 4 ]
В то же время Тернер подвергся критике за то, что ему не удалось воплотить свое мастерство в сборе средств в значительное улучшение национальных рейтингов SMU и входящих в его состав колледжей. [ 4 ] Кроме того, Тернер вызвал споры по поводу своего решения передать Президентский центр Джорджа Буша в состав СМУ. [ 5 ] и, совсем недавно, реакция университета на пандемию COVID-19 . [ 6 ]
Before coming to SMU, Turner served as Chancellor of the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") from 1984 to 1995.[7] Under his leadership, Ole Miss increased its endowment from $8 million to $64 million.[7]
Early life and education
[edit]Turner was born in 1945 in New Boston, Texas.[8] He received an A.A. from Lubbock Christian College, and graduated from Abilene Christian University with a B.S. in Psychology in 1968. He then graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with an M.A. and a Ph.D.[9][10][11]
Career
[edit]From 1975 to 1979, Turner was a professor at Pepperdine University at Malibu, California. He was the vice president of the University of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1984.[9]
Turner served as the chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1984 to 1995.[12][13][11] At 38, Turner was considered among the youngest university presidents. While at Ole Miss, he fired Billy Brewer, the longtime popular football coach, due to allegations of recruiting violations.[11] Successful programs under Turner's leadership grew the school's endowment from $8 million to $64 million.[11]
Since 1995, Turner has served as the president of Southern Methodist University. He helped lead the school's efforts to attract the George W. Bush Presidential Center, to be located on the SMU campus. In 2016, he earned $3.3 million, and was the third-highest-paid of all U.S. private-university presidents. In 2008, he earned $2.7 million.[14][15]
Turner was co-Chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Subcommittee on Presidential Leadership of Internal and External Constituencies.[9][12] He serves on the boards of the Methodist Hospital Foundation and the Salvation Army of Dallas, and has served on the boards of United Way of Dallas, the First Broadcasting Corporation, J. C. Penney (where he was part of the critical decision to change J.C. Penney's century old sales and discount program), Kronos Worldwide, American Beacon Funds, California Federal Preferred Capital Corporation, American Advantage Funds, Skytel Communications, ChemFirst Inc, the ChemFirst Foundation, AMFM, the First Mississippi Corporation, etc.[9][12][13]
Personal life
[edit]Turner and his wife, Gail, a native of Graham, Texas, have two married daughters.[9] He is a member of the Churches of Christ.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Strauss, Karsten. "The Highest-Paid Private College Presidents". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Gerald Turner Takes the Reins at SMU". D Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Judge rules for SMU over jurisdiction". United Methodist News Service. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "SMU's Big Man on Campus". D Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Protest Against Bush Library Goes National". Texas Monthly. 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "SMU Faculty Members Question the University's Opening Plan". D Magazine. 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Former Chancellors | Office of the Chancellor | Ole Miss". Office of the Chancellor. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "R. Gerald Turner - SMU". www.smu.edu.
- ^ "Home - Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics". Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Dallas News".
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned". Archived from the original on October 19, 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "R. Gerald Turner: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". investing.businessweek.com.[dead link]
- ^ Staff Reports, 'SMU’s Gerald Turner Pulling In More Than $3.3M Annually', D Magazine, December 12, 2016 [1]
- ^ Staff Reports, 'Vandy chancellor among top earners', The Tennessean, November 14, 2010 [2]
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