Jeffrey S. Vitter | |
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17th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi | |
In office January 1, 2016 – January 3, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Jones |
Succeeded by | Glenn Boyce |
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas | |
In office July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Richard W. Lariviere |
Succeeded by | Neeli Bendapudi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
Spouse | Sharon |
Children | 3 |
Residence | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Education | University of Notre Dame (BS) Duke University (MBA) Stanford University (PhD) |
Profession | Educator, computer scientist, consultant, genealogist |
Website | csci.cs.olemiss.edu/faculty/vitter/ |
Jeffrey Scott Vitter is a U.S. computer scientist and academic administrator. Born in 1955 in New Orleans, Vitter has served in several senior higher education administration posts. He is a former chancellor of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[1] He assumed the chancellor position on January 1, 2016. His formal investiture to the chancellorship took place on November 10, 2016, at the University of Mississippi's Oxford Campus.[2]