Ed Burr

FSU Board of Trustees approves Presidential Search Advisory Committee

Published: October 2, 2020 | 5:13 pm | Posted in: University News

CARES Act funding addressed student needs such as unanticipated travel, food, housing, course materials, health care and childcare. (FSU Photography Services)

Florida State University Board of Trustees Chair Ed Burr appointed a 15-member committee, as required by the Florida Board of Governors, to conduct a national search for the university’s 16th president during a special board meeting today via Zoom. Trustees unanimously affirmed Burr’s appointees. The selection of the Presidential Search Advisory Committee followed guidelines set […]

FSU Board of Trustees to begin process for national presidential search

Published: September 11, 2020 | 12:27 pm | Posted in: University News

Florida State University President John Thrasher and Board of Trustees Chair Ed Burr today announced that due to the potential impact of COVID-19 on a national presidential search, the time is right to begin planning for FSU’s future. They shared the news at the conclusion of today’s meeting of the Board of Trustees. Burr said […]

FSU Board of Trustees welcomes new members

Published: November 1, 2019 | 3:34 pm | Posted in: University News

John W. Thiel was the keynote speaker at Florida State's Friday evening commencement ceremony, May 3.

The Florida Board of Governors appointed business executives John Thiel and Bob Sasser to the Florida State University Board of Trustees during its Oct. 30 meeting. Their five-year terms will start Jan. 6, 2020. Thiel, who earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from FSU in 1983, recently retired as vice chairman of Global Wealth and […]

Four alumni take their place in FSU College of Business 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame

Published: November 1, 2019 | 2:29 pm | Posted in: Business, Law & Policy

Michael Hartline, dean of the College of Business, and Ed Burr, president and CEO of GreenPointe Holdings, LLC and chair of the FSU Board of Trustees, who was inducted into the FSU College of Business’ Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday evening.

Four new members were inducted into the Florida State University College of Business Alumni Hall of Fame Thursday evening at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center. At the same time, the college recognized a 2011 graduate with its Recent Alumni Achievement Award. The new inductees joined 51 other individuals inducted since the […]

Helping the whole student: Health and Wellness Center dedicated in honor of longtime administrator Mary B. Coburn

Published: November 16, 2018 | 5:25 pm | Posted in: University News

Mary B. Coburn served as vice president for Student Affairs from 2003 until she retired in 2017. The Health and Wellness Center was named in her honor at a ceremony Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (FSU Photography Services)

The place where thousands of Florida State University students come to heal, recover and prosper now has a new name. FSU President John Thrasher and members from the Florida State community gathered for a dedication ceremony to formally establish The Mary B. Coburn Health and Wellness Center, Friday, Nov. 16. Thrasher opened the event with […]

Board of Trustees approves FSU strategic plan

Published: October 28, 2016 | 10:39 am | Posted in: University News

Florida State University has set its sights on being among the nation’s most entrepreneurial and innovative universities as part of the university’s new strategic plan, “The Future is Florida State.” The Florida State University Board of Trustees approved the university’s new strategic plan for 2017-2022 at its regular fall meeting Oct. 28. “Florida State University is […]

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