1. John C Hitt was an American professor and academic administrator, who served as the fourth president of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida from 1992 to 2018.
11 Facts About John Hitt
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John Hitt was named the Orlando Sentinel's Central Floridian of the Year in 2005, and twice Orlando's most powerful person by Orlando Magazine.
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John Hitt was the dean of Florida's university presidents, as the longest tenured president in the state.
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John Hitt's reputation was materially tarnished by auditor findings that tens of millions of dollars were improperly spent on construction during his tenure as president.
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John Hitt acknowledged the spending and resigned from his compensated fundraising role.
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John Hitt continued his education at Tulane University, where he completed both his master of science and his PhD by 1966.
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John Hitt stayed at Tulane and became an assistant professor.
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In 1969, John Hitt moved to Texas Christian University working as an associate professor of psychology.
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John Hitt's efforts increased the university's academic profile and brought in over a billion dollars in new construction, including Spectrum Stadium, the CFE Arena, and new on-campus housing.
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John Hitt was instrumental in the development of the UCF College of Medicine at Lake Nona, and the formation of the Burnett Honors College, and the College of Graduate Studies.
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On October 24,2017, John Hitt announced he would retire on June 30,2018.