Jay F. W. Pearson

Jay F. W. Pearson
2nd President of the University of Miami
In office 1952–1962
Preceded by	Bowman Foster Ashe
Succeeded by	Henry King Stanford
Personal details
Born	May 11, 1901[1]
Died	August 8, 1965 (aged 64)[2][3]
Alma mater	University of Pittsburgh (A.B., M.A.) University of Chicago (PhD)
Profession	Marine biologist, administrator

Jay F. W. Pearson (May 11, 1901 – August 8, 1965) was a marine biologist and university administrator, serving as both President and Chancellor of the University of Miami.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

Biography

President of the University from 1953 to 1962 and a charter faculty member of the University as a marine biologist, Jay F. W. Pearson was recruited from the University of Pittsburgh and succeeded Bowman Foster Ashe as President. Pearson ushered in a decade of growth for UM. During his presidency, UM awarded its first doctorate degrees and ended racial segregation. Enrollment increased by more than 4,000 during his tenure. Pearson was named Chancellor after retiring as President.^[9]

Works or publications

• Florida and Its University of Miami, New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1958, OCLC 921957
• Record of a Tegesta Burial Mound in Palm Beach, Florida, S.l.: s.n., OCLC 6991889
• Studies on the Ecological Relations of Bees in the Chicago Area, n.p., OCLC 380511908
• Studies on the Ecological Relations of Bees in the Chicago Region .., Durham, N.C., 1933, OCLC 36676521
• The Cephalopods of the "Arcturus" Expedition, 1926, OCLC 40618609

References

1. Thompson, Michael (May 11, 1958). "At The U-M 2000 Guest (sic) Attend Party". The Miami News. Miami. 8D.
2. Tucker, William (August 9, 1965). "U-M Mourns Chancellor Pearson". The Miami News. Miami. 1B.
3. "Dr. Jay Pearson, 64, Miami U. Chancellor". The New York Times. New York City. August 9, 1965.
4. "Recruitment letter from Ashe to Pearson". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
5. "Education: Growing Up in Miami". Time Magazine. Jun 23, 1961. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
6. "History". miami.edu. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
7. "Jay F.W. Pearson Scholarship". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
8. "Pearson Residential College". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
9. Finding aid author: unprocessed. "Guide to the Jay F. W. Pearson Files". Prepared for the University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL. Retrieved April 19, 2014. This article incorporates text from this source, which has been released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 and GNU Free Documentation license.