American university administrator, born 1947
George Jay Gogue ( GOOZH ; born 1947) is an American educator and 20th President of Auburn University , a position he held from 2007 until his retirement in July 2017 and again in 2019.[ 1]
Biography
Jay Gogue was born in Waycross, Georgia , U.S.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's degree in 1969, and a Master's degree in 1971.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] In 1973, he received a PhD in horticulture from Michigan State University .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
From 1973 to 1976, he worked for the National Park Service .[ 1] He also worked as a U.S. army reserve officer.[ 3] In 1986, he was appointed as associate director of the Office of University Research at Clemson University in South Carolina .[ 1] [ 2] He also was vice-president for research and vice-president and vice-provost for agriculture and natural resources at Clemson from 1988 to 1995.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] From 1995 to 2000, he was Provost of Utah State University .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He was President of New Mexico State University from 2000 to 2003.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He also had a dual role as chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston from 2003 to 2007.[ 1] From 2007 to July 2017, he was president of Auburn University.[ 1]
Gogue's annual salary in 2013 was $2.5 million, making him the second-highest paid president of a public college in America.[ 4]
In October 2012 Gogue was elected to the Alabama Academy of Honor by its members.[ 5]
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† – Chaired a committee along with Duncan that ran Auburn, but never held the title of president‡ – Served as interim president prior to being named the permanent president
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