John E. Thrasher

John Thrasher
15th President of Florida State University
In office
November 10, 2014 – August 15, 2021
Preceded byEric J. Barron
Succeeded byRichard McCullough
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 6th district
In office
November 2012 – November 7, 2014
Preceded byBill Montford
Succeeded byTravis Hutson
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 8th district
In office
October 7, 2009 – November 2012
Preceded byJim King
Succeeded byDorothy Hukill
Chair of the Republican Party of Florida
In office
February 2010 – January 2011
Preceded byJim Greer
Succeeded byDavid Bitner
90th Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
November 17, 1998 – November 21, 2000
Preceded byDaniel Webster
Succeeded byTom Feeney
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 19th district
In office
1992–2000
Preceded byJoseph "Joe" Arnall
Succeeded byDick Kravitz
Personal details
Born (1943-12-18) December 18, 1943 (age 80)
Columbia, South Carolina
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJean Thrasher
Children3
Alma materFlorida State University (BS, JD)
ProfessionUniversity President
Politician
Attorney
Lobbyist
AwardsBronze Star (2)
Army Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Vietnam Service Medal
Vietnam Campaign Medal [1]
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army seal United States Army
Years of service1966–1970 (Active)
Rank Captain

John E. Thrasher (born December 18, 1943) is a former state legislator, businessman, lawyer and lobbyist who served as the 15th president of Florida State University.[2] He was approved by the Florida Board of Governors on November 6, 2014 and took office on November 10, 2014.[3] On September 11, 2020, Thrasher and the university board of trustees announced his retirement in a joint statement. In May 2021, Richard McCullough was chosen by Florida State University’s board of trustees to succeed Thrasher.[4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Representative John Thrasher". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ^ "FSU – Office of the President". Florida State University. Tallahassee, FL. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ^ South Florida Sun-Sentinel (6 November 2014). "New presidents at Florida State University and the University of Florida approved at Boca Raton meeting – Sun Sentinel". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Richard McCullough selected next president of Florida State University". 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "'Florida State swagger': Harvard vice provost Richard McCullough to be next FSU president".
  6. ^ "FSU president-elect preparing to lead". 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Harvard's Richard McCullough Tapped to Become FSU President". 25 May 2021.