Frank Brogan

Frank T. Brogan
Official portrait as Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Chancellor of the State University System of Florida
In office 2009–2013
Preceded by	John Delaney
Succeeded by	Marshall Criser III
President of Florida Atlantic University
In office 2003–2009
Preceded by	Anthony Catanese
Succeeded by	Mary Jane Saunders
15th Lieutenant Governor of Florida
In office 1999–2003
Governor	Jeb Bush
Preceded by	Buddy MacKay
Succeeded by	Toni Jennings
Personal details
Born	(1953-09-06) September 6, 1953 Cincinnati, Ohio
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary Brogan Courtney Strickland Brogan
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati Florida Atlantic University
Profession	Academic Administrator

Frank T. Brogan (born September 6, 1953) is the current Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, former Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, and former President of Florida Atlantic University. He was also the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Florida. Brogan is a longtime educator who served eight years in statewide office.

Education

In 1976, Frank Brogan became the first member in his family to earn a college degree when he received his bachelor's degree in education magna cum laude from the University of Cincinnati. In 1981, he earned his master's degree in educational leadership from Florida Atlantic University.

Early career

Education

Brogan began his education career in 1978 in the Martin County, Florida public school district. His first job was teaching fifth grade at Port Salerno Elementary School. It was while teaching at this school that he earned his master's degree in 1981.

Brogan next focused his career on educational administration. He went on to serve as the Dean of Students at Indiantown Middle School, and then Assistant Principal, and Principal of Murray Middle School. While an administrator, Brogan negotiated a gun away from a student. Brogan was eventually elected to two terms as the Superintendent of Schools in Martin County.

Politics

In 1994, Brogan was elected Florida Commissioner of Education. In this position he oversaw all education activities in Florida and served as a member of the Florida Cabinet, which oversaw various aspects of state government. He was the youngest Education Commissioner in Florida's history.

Brogan was seeking a second term as Education Commissioner when, in 1998, Jeb Bush asked him to be his running mate as Lieutenant Governor. The Bush/Brogan team won the general election. As Lieutenant Governor, Brogan oversaw education policy and acted as legislative liaison for the Bush Administration. Bush and Brogan were re-elected in 2002; Brogan departed to become President of FAU in 2003.

Florida Atlantic University

Brogan became the fifth president of Florida Atlantic University in 2003 and was reappointed by the FAU Board of Trustees to a second six-year term, which began in 2009, although Brogan quit this position the same year to become Chancellor of the State University System of Florida. Recognizing the region’s strong potential to become a center of biomedical research, Brogan has placed special emphasis on creating partnerships between the University and leading research organizations. He fostered relationships with organizations such as The Scripps Research Institute, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, the Max Planck Society and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute. Additionally, FAU entered into a unique public/private medical school partnership that resulted in the introduction of a complete, four-year medical education program on FAU’s Boca Raton campus and the creation of FAU's independent medical school in 2010.

During Brogan's initial six-year term, the University developed its first-ever comprehensive strategic plan, which has provided a roadmap for progress since its inception in 2006. He oversaw the largest physical development of the University’s campuses as new facilities were built to serve FAU’s undergraduate and graduate population, which surpassed 27,000 for the first time. He presided over the early planning stages of "Innovation Village" on the Boca Raton campus, which doubled the amount of on-campus housing while adding the wellness center, alumni center, football stadium, retail space and additional parking. The stadium and most of these features were developed and completed in the years after Brogan left FAU.

In 2009 Brogan became Chancellor of the State University System and resigned as President of FAU.

In 2013 Brogan left his post as Chancellor of the State University System of Florida to serve as the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.

References

External links

• Florida Board of Governors

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