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Preceded by
  
Bowman Foster Ashe

Name
  
Jay W.


Died
  
August 8, 1965

Succeeded by
  
Henry King Stanford

Born
  
May 11, 1901 (
1901-05-11
)

Alma mater
  
University of Pittsburgh (A.B., M.A.) University of Chicago (PhD)

Profession
  
Marine biologist, administrator

Books
  
Florida and Its University of Miami

Education
  
University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago

Similar People
  
Henry King Stanford, Edward T Foote II, Donna Shalala, George E Merrick

Jay F. W. Pearson (May 7, 1901 – August 8, 1965) was a marine biologist and university administrator, serving as both President and Chancellor of the University of Miami.

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Biography

President of the University from 1953 to 1962 and a charter faculty member of the University as a marine biologist, Jay F. W. Pearson was recruited from the University of Pittsburgh and succeeded Bowman Foster Ashe as President. Pearson ushered in a decade of growth for UM. During his presidency, UM awarded its first doctorate degrees and ended racial segregation. Enrollment increased by more than 4,000 during his tenure. Pearson was named Chancellor after retiring as President.

Works or publications

  • Florida and Its University of Miami, New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1958, OCLC 921957 
  • Record of a Tegesta Burial Mound in Palm Beach, Florida, S.l.: s.n., OCLC 6991889 
  • Studies on the Ecological Relations of Bees in the Chicago Area, n.p., OCLC 380511908 
  • Studies on the Ecological Relations of Bees in the Chicago Region .., Durham, N.C., 1933, OCLC 36676521 
  • The Cephalopods of the "Arcturus" Expedition, 1926, OCLC 40618609 

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