Donald E. Ross (academic administrator)
Donald E. Ross is the President Emeritus at Lynn University.[1] He is also the founder and former president of Wilmington University.[2][3] He served as president of Lynn University for 35 years and turned Lynn University, once a nearly bankrupt two-year Catholic school for women, into a thriving four-year liberal arts college.[4] In 2003–2004, he was paid a salary of over $5,000,000, making him at the time the highest-paid college or university president in the nation.[5][6][4] His son Kevin M. Ross succeeded him in office as the president of Lynn University.
Education[edit]
He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the New York Institute of Technology.[7]
Career[edit]
Dr. Donald E. Ross founded Wilmington University and served as the institution's president until 1977.[8]
Donald E. Ross visited the campus of Lynn University to purchase the library of Lynn University, then known as Marymount College and struggling financially. Ross was so inspired by the school that he decided to stay and help it succeed. In 1971, Donald E. Ross was named president of Lynn University.
In 2003–2004, Donald E. Ross was paid a salary of over $5,000,000, making him at the time the highest-paid college or university president in the United States.[9][5] Donald E. Ross served as president of Lynn University for 35 years and turned Lynn University, which was once a nearly bankrupt two-year Catholic school for women, into a thriving four-year liberal arts college.[4] He retired as president of Lynn University in 2006.[10] He is currently the President Emeritus at Lynn University.[1]
Recognition[edit]
He was inducted into the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame in 2009 for creating varsity athletics program at Lynn University and being the guiding force behind Lynn’s becoming member of SSC in 1997.[11]
Personal life[edit]
He has a son named Kevin M. Ross who succeeded him in office as the president of Lynn University in 2006.[6][12]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Donald Ross". Lynn University. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Founders Day - Lynn University". spiral.lynn.edu. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ George, Pam (24 June 2008). "The Profile: The Old College Try--Again". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Times, MICHAEL JANOFSKY The New York. "College presidents reach for the money". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b "College Presidents Break Into the Million-Dollar Club". The Chronicle of Higher Education. November 18, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Lynn U. Keeps Presidency in Family, With Son to Take Donald Ross's Place". Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "New York Institute of Technology Magazine Fall 2021". issuu. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "The Profile: The Old College Try--Again". 24 June 2008.
- ^ "Florida University Pays Top Dollar". The Los Angeles Times. November 14, 2005. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Donald E. Ross (1971-2006) - Lynn University". spiral.lynn.edu. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Dr. Donald E. Ross (2009) - Hall of Fame". sunshinestateconference.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Kevin M. Ross". Lynn University. Retrieved 13 December 2023.