Jimmy G Cheek is Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Higher Education in Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Former Director of the Postsecondary Education Research Center.
10 Facts About Jimmy Cheek
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Jimmy Cheek is Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida.
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Jimmy Cheek pursued the following goals to help UTK achieve a top 25 ranking among all public universities:.
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Jimmy Cheek served as the Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Florida from 2005 to 2009.
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Jimmy Cheek served as Dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida, the fourth largest college at the university, from 1999 to 2005.
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Jimmy Cheek became Assistant Dean of the college in 1992 and served in that role 7 years prior to becoming Dean.
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Jimmy Cheek was hired at the University of Florida in 1975 as an assistant professor of Agricultural Education and Communication and became Professor in 1985.
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Jimmy Cheek was named to the Academy of Teaching Excellence in 2008 at the University of Florida, a Fellow of the American Association for Agricultural Education in 2005, and a Fellow of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture in 1998.
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Jimmy Cheek was the chair of the Commission on Food, Environment and Renewable Resources, a member of its Energy Forum, a board member of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, and currently a commission member of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities Food Systems Leadership Institute.
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Jimmy Cheek is a native of Texas and is married to Ileen Jimmy Cheek, and they have two children and four grandchildren.