"It is no accident that the University of Florida stands today as the state’s flagship institution and sole Florida member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. We earned those rankings the old-fashioned way, with an outstanding faculty. And now, as we anticipate further recognition from the top tier of American universities, we understand that we will achieve higher status principally by the measure to which we recruit, retain and support our professors and researchers."
~ Michael Gannon,
Distinguished Service
Professor Emeritus of History