President Fidel V. Ramos Education Cornell University | Name Emil Javier Preceded by Jose V. Abueva | |
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Alma mater Cornell University
University of Illinois Occupation University administrator, educator, agronomist | ||
Succeeded by Francisco Nemenzo, Jr. | ||
Emil Q. Javier (born September 11, 1940) was the 17th President of the University of the Philippines between 1993 and 1999. An American-educated plant geneticist and agronomist, he was born in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Philippines.
He served as a presidential cabinet member and chair of the National Science Development Board. He worked at The Hague in the Netherlands as senior research fellow for the International Service for National Agricultural Research and went to Taiwan to direct work on vegetable research and development. After a few years abroad, Javier returned to his country at the request of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos to lead the University of the Philippines as its president.
Javier earned his Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Cornell University, his master's degree from the University of Illinois and bachelor's degree from the University of the Philippines College of Agriculture (now the University of the Philippines Los Baños).