Lester Lefton | |
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 Lefton Photo Taken in 2012 | |
| 11th President of Kent State University | |
| In office July 1, 2006[1] – July 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Carol Cartwright |
| Succeeded by | Beverly J. Warren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 27, 1946 Brookline, MA |
| Spouse | Linda Lefton |
| Alma mater | Northeastern University University of Rochester |
| Profession | Educator |
Lester A. Lefton (born July 27, 1946) is an American academic and higher education administrator. He was the President of Kent State University (2006–2014). He has 35 years of experience in higher education, having served for 25 years at a public institution and nine at private institutions. During his career, he has been a psychology professor, dean and provost, as well as a psychology textbook author.
Of Jewish heritage,[2] Lefton was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and completed his bachelor's in psychology from Northeastern University in Boston in 1969. He earned his doctorate in experimental psychology, specializing in visual perception and focusing on cognitive psychology in 1974 from the University of Rochester, where he held a U.S. Public Health Service Predoctoral Fellowship.
- ^ "A time to dream new dreams". The Daily Kent Stater. 2006-05-10. Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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