Paul G. Pearson
Encyclopedia
Paul Guy Pearson was an American
academic, who served as president of Miami University
and as acting president of Rutgers University
.
. Dr. Pearson received his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate all from the University of Florida
.http://www.miami.muohio.edu/news/article/view/2828
Dr. Pearson started his academic career at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. While at this institution he served as a Zoology
Professor for 26 years. While at Rutgers he served as the acting President. In 1981, he was hired as the President of Miami University
. He served as the head of this institution until 1992.
Pearson Hall
on the Miami University campus is named in his honor.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
academic, who served as president of Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
and as acting president of Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
.
Biography
He was born and educated in Lake Worth, FloridaLake Worth, Florida
Lake Worth is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, which takes its name from the body of water along its eastern border, originally called "Lake Worth", and now generally known as the Lake Worth Lagoon. The lake itself was named for General William J. Worth, who led U.S. forces during the last...
. Dr. Pearson received his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate all from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
.http://www.miami.muohio.edu/news/article/view/2828
Dr. Pearson started his academic career at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. While at this institution he served as a Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
Professor for 26 years. While at Rutgers he served as the acting President. In 1981, he was hired as the President of Miami University
Miami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
. He served as the head of this institution until 1992.
Pearson Hall
Pearson Hall (Miami University)
Pearson Hall is the biological science building at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The building was originally known as The Biological Science Building, but was renamed Pearson Hall as a dedication to Miami’s 18th President. Prior to being a building, the area where Pearson Hall stands now was...
on the Miami University campus is named in his honor.