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Kevin M. Ross
Kevin M. Ross is an American academic administrator. He is president of Lynn University. Ross became the institution's fifth president on July 1, 2006, succeeding his father, Donald E. Ross, who was president for 35 years. He is a founding board member of Boca Raton Educational Television, a member of the Board of Directors of Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County, an Advisory Board member of Pope John Paul II High School and on the Lynn University Board of Trustees. Prior to his appointment as president, he was chief operating officer of the university while his dad was President of the University. During that time he initiateLynn 2020 a 15-year plan for the future of the school. In October 2006, he announced the money for a formal inauguration would instead be spent on an Innovation Prize to fund projects benefiting the university. He has two children, Ainsley and Graham. Education *Doctor of Education, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College of Education, 2006 *Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin M Ross
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |