Robert B. Mautz
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Robert Barbeau Mautz was an American university administrator. Mautz was chancellor
of the State University System of Florida
, serving from 1968 to 1975.
Mautz was born and raised in Ohio
. He earned a bachelor's degree in law from Yale University
in 1940.
Prior to becoming chancellor, Mautz served as an academic administrator at the University of Florida
for eighteen years, rising to become the vice president of academic affairs before he was appointed chancellor of the State University System.
Mautz died in Gainesville, Florida
on March 21, 1996; he was 81 years old.
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the State University System of Florida
State University System of Florida
The State University System of Florida is a system of eleven public universities in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2011, over 320,000 students were enrolled in Florida's state universities...
, serving from 1968 to 1975.
Mautz was born and raised in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. He earned a bachelor's degree in law from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1940.
Prior to becoming chancellor, Mautz served as an academic administrator at 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...
for eighteen years, rising to become the vice president of academic affairs before he was appointed chancellor of the State University System.
Mautz died in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
on March 21, 1996; he was 81 years old.