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Jimmy Cheek Named Dean Of UF College Of Agriculture

GAINESVILLE — Jimmy Cheek, formerly assistant dean of the University of Florida College of Agriculture, was today named dean of the college and dean of academic programs for UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), effective Feb. 1.

Filed under Campus, Appointments on Wednesday, January 13, 1999.

University Of Florida To Test Drive Wireless Computers

GAINESVILLE — Even with the latest laptop or fastest desktop computer, anyone who wants to surf the Web at the University of Florida has to plug into a telephone line or computer cable.

Filed under Campus on Thursday, January 7, 1999.

UF College Of Law Named For Prominent Lawyer Fredric G. Levin

GAINESVILLE — A gift from prominent trial lawyer Fredric G. Levin to the University of Florida College of Law will result in a $20 million endowment, immediately transforming the college into one of the best-funded public law schools in the nation. The gift, the second-largest ever to a public U.S. law school, will be formally announced by UF officials Monday (1/11/99) at a luncheon in Levin’s hometown of Pensacola.

Filed under Campus on Wednesday, January 6, 1999.