Stephen Feldman (born 11 September 1944) is an American

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

, and was the third president of

Nova Southeastern University Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a Private university, private research university in Florida with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, Davie, Florida, United States. The university consists of 14 colleges, offering over ...

in 1992 and served until 1994. He was the president of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation from 1999 to 2012. Feldman served as a member of Governor

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's Transition Team.

Biography

In 1969, Feldman was an Associate Professor of Finance and Chairman at the Department of Banking, Finance and Investments at

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, includ ...

until 1977. That year, the

Western Connecticut State University Western Connecticut State University (WCSU and WestConn) is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1903 as a teacher's college and is part of the Connecticut State University System. WCSU consists of four schools: the A ...

appointed Feldman as the Dean of the

Ancell School of Business The Ancell school of business (ASB) is the business school at Western Connecticut State University. Nathan S. Ancell, a major benefactor of the university and president of Ethan Allen, was honored with his name in memorial. The Ancell School of ...

with the 1977–1981 tenure. Feldman was the President of

(1981–1992), where the 3300-seat athletic arena was named after Feldman. It was between 1996 and 1999 when Feldman was the Vice President of

California State University, Long Beach California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), also known in athletics as Long Beach State University (LBSU), is a public teaching-focused institution in Long Beach, California, United States. The 322-acre campus is the second largest in the ...

. He was a guest lecturer for two years at the Graduate School of Management at MIT, and lectured for twenty years in the IBM Advanced Management School. In addition to numerous articles, Feldman co-authored two books, "Smarter Money" and "The Handbook of Wealth Management." a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors for the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership.

Board member

Chairman of the Board of Overseers for the Bisk College of Business, Florida Institute of Technology.

Business career

Between 1995–1996, Feldman served as the Vice President of Ethan Allen, the furniture manufacturer. As a member of the Board of Directors, Feldman has served for: Kane Industries, Science Horizons, Inc., Danbury Hospital, Florida Space Business Roundtable, and United Way. Chambers of Commerce in both Connecticut and Florida appointed Feldman.

For NASA

Feldman served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Space Club, Florida Committee. After thirteen years as the President of the Foundation, he retired as the President and the CEO of the

Astronauts Memorial Foundation The Space Mirror Memorial, which forms part of the larger Astronauts Memorial, is a National Memorial on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Merritt Island, Florida. It is maintained by the Astronauts Memorial Foun ...

on 31 August 2012. The Board of Directors of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation voted to give him the title of President Emeritus in honor of his years of service. The Astronauts Memorial Foundation has paid Feldman yearly $303,000, which was criticized as being the highest among 100 of Brevard County non-profits. The salary represented 18.3% of the fund's $1.8 million budget in fiscal year 2009. He defended his salary by saying that he was the sole fundraiser and the chief financial officer for the foundation. A member of the Board of Directors for the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation.

Awards and mentions

* The recipient of the

NASA Public Service Medal NASA's Exceptional Public Service Medal is a United States government award awarded to any non-Government individual or to an individual who was not a Government employee during the period in which the service was performed for sustained performa ...

References

Living people Presidents of Nova Southeastern University 1944 births {{US-academic-administrator-1940s-stub