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Modesto A. Maidique | |
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 Modesto Maidique in the mid 1990s | |
| 4th President of Florida International University | |
| In office 1986–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory Baker Wolfe |
| Succeeded by | Mark B. Rosenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1940 Havana, Cuba |
| Political party | Republican[1] |
| Residence(s) | Coral Gables, Florida[2] |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Occupation | Administrator Engineer |
Modesto Alex "Mitch" Maidique (pronounced /maɪdiːkɛ/; born March 20, 1940) is a Cuban-American electrical engineer, businessman, and educator. He was the fourth president of Florida International University (FIU), a public university in the United States, whose main campus is named after him. Appointed in 1986, Maidique was the longest-serving university president in Florida and the second longest-serving research university president in the United States .[citation needed] On November 14, 2008, Maidique presented his resignation to the FIU Board of trustees.[3] On April 25, 2009, Mark B. Rosenberg was chosen to succeed Maidique and assumed office on August 3, 2009.
- ^ https://voterrecords.com/voter/9306273/modesto-maidique [bare URL]
- ^ https://voterrecords.com/voter/9306273/modesto-maidique [bare URL]
- ^ Nirvi Shah and Robert Samuels, FIU President 'Mitch' Maidique stepping down, The Miami Herald (November 15, 2008).