NSU Horizons Fall 2011

11 horizons NSU’s President Discusses the University’s Future During his April investiture ceremony, George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University’s sixth president, called the gathering an opportunity to unveil a new vision and mission for the university. The president’s single-shared vision for the university community includes new facilities already on the drawing board, increas- ing the undergraduate population, more alumni involvement, expanding endowments, con- tinuing the strong emphasis on research and scholarship, and, more important, furthering academic excellence. In addition to being NSU’s sixth president and current chief executive officer, Hanbury is also a professor at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. He served as NSU’s executive vice president and chief operating officer since 1998. Before that, he was city manager and chief executive officer for the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was an assistant city manager for the cities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia. Hanbury re- ceived a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in the same field from Old Dominion University. He received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from Florida Atlantic University. He’s been married to his wife, Jana, for 22 years, and they have two daughters, Melissa and Jia; a son, George (Trey); and five grandchildren. He and his wife live in Fort Lauderdale. In a recent interview, the president elaborated on what inspires him to lead NSU, the nation’s eighth largest private, not-for-profit university. A conversationwith By Michelle F. Solomon George L. Hanbury II Left: NSU President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., with a book by fellow Virginian, Thomas Jefferson. Above: The president makes time to talk with students by the Chihuly glass work in the Alvin Sherman Library.