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FSW Announces Addition of Two Deans

May 13, 2015

Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) announces the hiring of two deans. Dr. Martin McClinton is the new dean of the School of Pure and Applied Sciences and Dr. Larry Miller is the new dean of the School of Education. Both will begin at FSW on July 1, 2015. 

“Dr. McClinton has a wealth of experience in higher education leadership and is well versed on the Florida College System. His background as a research chemist, grant writer, and published scientist will assist the School of Pure and Applied Science continue its evolution into a unit actively involved in assisting students gain valuable student-faculty research and out-of-class learning experiences,” said Dr. Denis Wright, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, FSW. 

“Dr. Miller will lead the efforts to forge even closer partnerships and secure collaborative grants with the five school districts (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee) associated with the College. We are fortunate that someone of the caliber of Dr. Miller wanted to join our administration,” said Dr. Wright. “He is clearly someone who is able to build on our highly successful teacher education programs and take the FSW School of Education to a new level of prominence in state and national education circles.” 

Dr. McClinton is currently Dean of Academic Affairs at the State University of New York (SUNY) – Adirondack.  He previously spent 19 years in the Florida College System at Brevard College and Broward (now Eastern Florida State) College as faculty member, department chair, Dean, and District Director of Academic Affairs.  Dr. McClinton has undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from the University of York (England) and was a Fulbright Scholar (from England) at SUNY-Albany. 

Dr. Miller has a Ph.D. in Public Administration with a concentration in Education Finance from Syracuse University. His specialties are in education reform and school funding. He has taught for Syracuse University, University of Washington and Rutgers University. His most recent appointment has been at the Center for Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington. Dr. Miller has a national reputation in educational reform, especially at the K-12 level.

Last Updated: May 13, 2015