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MEDIA CONTACT: Aileen Izquierdo
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Brogan Selected FAU's Fifth President
BOCA RATON, FL (Jan. 31, 2003) - Florida Lieutenant Governor Frank Brogan was unanimously selected today as Florida Atlantic University's fifth president by FAU's 13-member Board of Trustees.
"This is a great day for FAU," said Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. George C. Zoley. "We were fortunate to have an excellent pool of candidates looking to lead FAU and are excited to know that FAU will be in great hands with Frank Brogan."
Brogan, who begins his tenure at FAU in March, has served as Florida's Lieutenant Governor for the past four years.
An FAU alumnus who earned a master of education in administration/supervision from the University in 1981, Brogan is a prominent leader in educational initiatives on the national front. He was president and served as a founding member of the Education Leaders Council, a national organization founded in 1995 to represent leaders in education committed to reforms in the education system.
His resume also includes a wide spectrum of professional educational posts ranging from serving as Florida's former Commissioner of Education to superintendent of schools in Martin County, as well as an administrator and teacher in secondary education.
"I am humbled and thrilled to be selected FAU's fifth president," said Brogan. "This has been a very vigorous and challenging process that drew world class candidates and provided a most unique opportunity for input by literally thousands of people. My lifetime of public service and commitment to public education continues as we all work together to lift FAU to the next level of excellence."
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In 1976 Brogan received his Bachelor of Science in Education, magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati, where he has been named a Distinguished Alumnus. In 1996 he received the Florida Atlantic University Alumni Hall of Fame Award. Other honors include receiving the Florida Student Association's Distinguished Service Award and the Florida School Board Association's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Brogan succeeds former FAU President Anthony Catanese, who presided over the University for 12 years before becoming president of Florida Institute of Technology.
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