1. Elson S Floyd was an American educator who served as the 10th president of the four-campus Washington State University from May 21,2007 to June 20,2015.
17 Facts About Elson Floyd
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Elson Floyd served as president of the University of Missouri System and president of Western Michigan University.
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Elson Floyd was born in 1956 in Henderson, North Carolina, a city located about 40 minutes north of Raleigh, the state capital.
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Elson Floyd started his career in 1978 at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he held deanships in the Division of Student Affairs, the General College and the College of Arts and Sciences.
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From 1990 to 1993, Elson Floyd served as vice president for student services, vice president for administration, and executive vice president at Eastern Washington University.
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Elson Floyd was the sixth president of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from August 1,1998 until January 5,2003.
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Elson Floyd was the 21st president of the four-campus University of Missouri for four years.
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Elson Floyd was selected to lead Missouri's land-grant research university on November 11,2002.
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Elson Floyd became president of Washington State University on May 21,2007, his third university presidency.
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Elson Floyd was often referred to as "E-Flo" for his approachable style with students.
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At WSU, Elson Floyd was known for sitting with students in the student sections of basketball and football games.
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On November 21,2008, Elson Floyd asked the WSU Board of Regents to cut his pay by $100,000 in light of the difficult budget the university was facing.
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On November 15,2012, Elson Floyd was named an advisor on Governor-elect Jay Inslee's transitions team.
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On June 5,2015, Elson Floyd took a leave of absence due to cancer.
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On June 20,2015, Washington State University announced that Elson Floyd had died of cancer in Pullman, Washington.
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Elson Floyd was the recipient of the 2005 Communicator of the Year Award, given by the Mid-Missouri Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, and the 2004 James C Kirkpatrick Award given by the Northwest Missouri Press Association for public service.
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Elson Floyd Hall is the largest facility operated by the university.