Thank you, Dr. Phalin, for the invitation today and for the commitment to the university that you’ve already shown during your first months as a member of the Board of Trustees.

First, I can’t talk about the stature of this great university without acknowledging the transformational leadership of President Fuchs. I was Chair of the Board of Governors when the UF search committee was considering the provost from Cornell to be the 12th president of this place. I didn’t know Kent and had no idea what to expect.

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