Kent Fuchs

Kent Fuchs
Fuchs at 2017 National Science Board
12th President of the University of Florida
In office January 1, 2015 – February 6, 2023
Preceded by	Bernie Machen
Succeeded by	Ben Sasse
15th Provost of Cornell University
In office January 1, 2009 – November 14, 2014
Preceded by	Carolyn Martin
Succeeded by	Michael I. Kotlikoff
Personal details
Born	Wesley Kent Fuchs (1954-11-03) November 3, 1954 (age 69) Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse	Linda Moskeland
Education	Duke University (BS) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (MS, Ph.D.) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.Div.)
Website	Official website
Scientific career
Fields	Electrical engineering
Institutions	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Purdue University Cornell University
Thesis	Concurrent Error Detection in VLSI Systems Through Structure Encoding (fault tolerance, self-checking) (1985)
Doctoral advisor	Jacob A. Abraham

Wesley Kent Fuchs (/fɒks/; born 1954) is an American university professor and academic administrator. He was the 12th president of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, serving from 2015 to 2023.^[1] He previously served as the provost of Cornell University from 2009 through 2014.

In January 2022, Fuchs announced his intention to step down as President so that he may remain at UF and return to faculty. He was succeeded by Ben Sasse, a former United States senator from Nebraska.