Presidential Installation

Gail F. Baker, Vice President for Public Relations
Michael Blachly, Director, Center for the Performing Arts

The formal installation of Dr. J. Bernard Machen as the University of Florida’s 11th president is scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Sept. 9 and 10, 2004. The Presidential Installation Steering Committee has been formed, and the first meeting will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, in 202 Tigert.

The presidential installation is an inclusive celebration for the entire university community. We anticipate a number of events and symposia that highlight the university’s excellence and set the tone for Dr. Machen’s tenure. The Committee will solicit and entertain ideas from all campus constituents.

Members of the committee include:

Co-Chairs: Dr. Gail Baker, Vice President for Public Relations Dr. Michael Blachly, Director, Center for the Performing Arts

Roland Daniels, Board of Trustees and Gainesville Community Cindy O’Connell, Board of Trustees, ex-officio Pierre Ramond, Incoming Chair, Faculty Senate and UF Board of Trustees Jamal Sowell, Incoming Student Body President (invited) Dr. Terry Dolan, Health Science Center/Dean of Dentistry Steve McClain, Athletics (UAA), Assistant Athletic Director Chris Brazda, UF Foundation, Assistant Vice President of Public Relations Kevin McCarthy, Professor of English, Faculty Representative Don Poucher, IFAS, Assistant Vice President of External Communications Chris Cupoli, Student Affairs Coordinator, J. Wayne Reitz Union Mark Trammell, UF Web Administration Denise Atteberry, CISE Coordinator of Student Services Susan Pharr, Assistant Director Institutional Development, Florida Museum of Natural History Jimmy Ebersole, President’s Office, Public Functions Lynne Vaughan, Director, UF Bookstore Darius Dunn, Assistant Director, Stephen C. O’Connell Center Karen Willis, Public Relations Coordinator