William L. Proctor was born January 27, 1933 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. He is the current Chancellor of Flagler College

Flagler College

Flagler College, is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, USA and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008.The college has been named in recent years by US News & World Report as one of the southeast region's best comprehensive liberal arts colleges, and is included on...

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Proctor attended the University of Florida

University of Florida

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, Stetson University

Stetson University

Stetson University is a private university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida. The primary undergraduate campus is located in DeLand, Florida, USA. In the 2012 U.S...

, and Florida State University

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

. He received his both his Masters degree and Doctorate from Florida State University. In addition, Proctor served in the United States Army Reserves

United States Army

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 from 1954 through 1964.

William Proctor is currently a member of the Florida House of Representatives

Florida House of Representatives

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Florida State Seminoles

In 2007 Proctor was named the interim athletic director for the Florida State Seminoles

Florida State Seminoles

The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...

, and he only served in this position until Randall W. Spetman

Randall W. Spetman

Randall W. "Randy" Spetman is the athletic director for the Florida State Seminoles athletic program at Florida State University, having served in this role since 2008. Spetman has also been the director of athletics at Utah State University and the United States Air Force Academy...

was hired as the permanent athletic director in February 2008.