Charles E. Young
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Charles E. Young, President of the
University of Florida, circa 2001. |
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| Born | December 30, 1931 Highland, California |
| Alma mater | B.A., UC Riverside, 1955 M.A., UCLA, 1957 Ph.D., UCLA, 1960 |
| Occupation | University Professor University Chancellor Nonprofit Administrator |
| Employer | U.S. Air Force UCLA University of Florida Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art |
| Spouse(s) | Sue Young (deceased) Judy Young |
Charles E. Young (born December 30, 1931), nicknamed Chuck Young, is an American former university administrator and professor. Young is a native of California, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees before becoming a professor. He is the chancellor emeritus of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and a professor at the UCLA School of Public Affairs, former chancellor of UCLA, former president of the University of Florida, and later the chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Early life and education
Young was born in Highland, California in 1931. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After completing his military service, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, in political science from the University of California, Riverside in 1955. While he was at UCR, he was the campus's first student body president. He received his Master of Arts and doctor of philosophy degrees in political science from UCLA in 1957 and 1960, respectively.
Career
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Young returned to UCLA in 1960 to serve in a series of executive posts in the administration of Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy: assistant to the chancellor (1960-62), assistant chancellor (1962-63), and vice chancellor for administration (1963-68). He also became a full professor in the political science department, an appointment he still holds. Following Chancellor Murphy's resignation, Dr. Young was named his successor by the UC Regents on July 12, 1968. [1]
From 1968 to 1997, he served as chancellor of UCLA. It was under Young's leadership that the recently renamed UCLA School of Public Affairs was formed in 1994. During his term, UCLA went from a regional college with an operating budget of $170 million to a world-class institution with a budget of $2 billion.[1]
During his twenty-nine years as chancellor, Young made UCLA a partner with the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, emphasizing and building upon the key position of the university in community development and service, and championing efforts to reform public education in Los Angeles. As a long-time member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Presidents Commission, Young has also been a leader in reforming intercollegiate athletics, raising academic eligibility standards for student athletes and curbing recruitment abuse.[citation needed]
At his departure in 1997, Young was the longest-serving college leader in American higher education.[2] For his service, the Young Research Library at UCLA bears his name, as well as Charles E. Young Drive, an important semi-circular road inside campus. He is also a former chairman of the Association of American Universities, and has served on several commissions including those of the International Association of Universities, American Council on Education, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, the Business Higher Education Forum, and the Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs. Young is a strong supporter and adviser to the arts, business, education, finance, technology and health care industries. He has been selected to a number of boards of directors for companies in the finance, technology, and healthcare industries. These boards include Intel Corp., Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation, and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. He was also a member of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for the 1984 Summer Olympics.[citation needed]
University of Florida
On November 1, 1999, Young became the tenth president of the University of Florida.[3]
Qatar Foundation
Young served as President of the Qatar Foundation from 2004-2006. Located in the State of Qatar, a small peninsula on the west coast of the Persian Gulf, the Qatar Foundation aims to develop and utilize human potential through a unique[citation needed] Education City, home to branch campuses of some of the world’s leading universities. As president of the foundation, Young also oversaw other centers run directly by it, including an academy for students ages 3 to 18, an economic development center and a stable for Arabian horses.[2]
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art
On December 23, 2008, the board of trustees of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art announced that Young had been appointed chief executive officer of the museum.[4][5] In that capacity, Young oversaw the museum's business operations while a separate director was responsible for artistic decisions.[6] He presided over the museum's stabilization and recruitment of director, Jeffrey Deitch.[7]
Controversy
Angela Davis
"If anything made his reputation, it was his defense of acting professor Angela Davis, a Communist whose politics drew the ire of UC regents. In a test of wills, Young refused to fire her. The regents finally did it themselves." LA Times, February 15, 1996, AMY WALLACE [2]
Divorce
"His marriage, ..., nearly ended when his wife, Sue, filed for divorce in 1974 and moved out of the chancellor's house, taking their two children and leaving behind Jacques, the family poodle. The couple later reconciled." LA Times, July 31, 1995, RALPH FRAMMOLINO and AMY WALLACE [3]
Drunk Driving
In 1975, Young plowed his car into a tree, breaking his jaw. He pleaded no contest to drunk driving. Now, he says, he rarely drinks because of a liver condition arising from an illness as a young adult. LA Times, July 31, 1995, RALPH FRAMMOLINO and AMY WALLACE [4]
See also
- History of the University of California, Los Angeles
- History of the University of Florida
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- List of University of Florida presidents
References
- ↑ UCLA, Past Leaders, Charles E. Young, 1968–1997. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rebecca Trounson (April 24, 2004), Ex-UCLA Chancellor Takes on Another Post Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ University of Florida, Past Presidents, Charles E. Young (1999–2003). Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ↑ Cynthia Lee, "Chancellor Emeritus Young named CEO of Museum of Contemporary Art," UCLA News Room (December 23, 2008). Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ Diane Haithman (December 30, 2008), Seeing past the storm at MOCA Los Angeles Times.
- ↑ Diane Haithman, "MOCA accepts Eli Broad's $30-million lifeline, appoints CEO," Culture Monster column, Los Angeles Times (December 22, 2008). Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ Suzanne Muchnic (December 26, 2008), Pleasure, and pain, inside MOCA Los Angeles Times.
Bibliography
- Pleasants, Julian M., Gator Tales: An Oral History of the University of Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2006). ISBN 0-8130-3054-4.
- Van Ness, Carl, & Kevin McCarthy, Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future: The University of Florida, 1853–2003, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (2003).
External links
- University of California, Los Angeles – Official website of UCLA.
- University of Florida – Official website of the University of Florida.
- Articles with hCards
- Articles with unsourced statements from February 2011
- 1931 births
- Living people
- American political scientists
- Leaders of the University of California, Los Angeles
- People from San Bernardino County, California
- Presidents of the University of Florida
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles faculty
- University of California, Riverside alumni
- United States Air Force personnel
- American military personnel of the Korean War
