Anthony J. Catanese

Infobox University Chancellor
name = Anthony J. Catanese

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caption = Dr. Anthony J. Catanese
order = President,
university = Florida Institute of Technology
term_start = 2003
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predecessor = Lynn E. Weaver
successor = Incumbent
alma_mater = Rutger's University
alma_mater = New York University
alma_mater = University of Wisconsin-Madison
residence = Melbourne, Florida
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website = http://fit.edu/president/
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Dr. Anthony James Catanese is a university administrator, author, and the President of the Florida Institute of Technology located in Melbourne, Florida, U.S..

Education

Dr. Catanese is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned a degree in Urban and Regional Planning. He holds a Master's Degree in Urban Planning from New York University, and achieved his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the same field. Catanese was also a Senior Fulbright Professor in Bogotá, Colombia.

University administration

Catanese has held a number of notable positions in academia, including:

* President of Florida Atlantic University
* Provost of the Pratt Institute
* Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Florida
* Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
* Professor of Planning at the University of Miami and the Georgia Institute of Technology

In addition to the positions he has held in academia, he has written 13 books and 125 articles, primarily on urban planning and development. [cite web
title =Modus Operandi Board of Directors
publisher =Modus Operandi, Inc
url =http://www.modusoperandi.com/Company_Board.htm
accessdate =2006-12-31]

Fundraising

While at FAU, he led its first capital campaign which resulted in donations totaling $225 million. In 2006, he headed the United Way Campaign in Brevard County, Florida which set a record of 6.15 million dollars in donations.

Corvette scandal

After leaving Florida Atlantic University in 2002, it was disclosed that a $42,000 red Corvette had been purchased by the FAU Foundation for Catanese as a going away present. The car was purchased using funds donated to the foundation by the top leaders of the group. The funds were diverted through an interior designer in order to buy Catanese a car. [cite news | last =Bandell | first =Brian | title =Guggenheim to resign from FAU Foundation | publisher =Boca Raton News. & South Florida Media Group, Inc
date =2003-08-22 | url =http://www.bocaratonnews.com/index.php?src=news&category=LOCAL%20NEWS&prid=6170 | accessdate =2006-12-31] This disclosure resulted in an investigation, and charges being filed against the foundation director, Carla Coleman, who later pleaded to a misdemeanor of falsifying records. Catanese ultimately returned the car, and was never charged with any crime. [cite news | last =Fain | first =Paul | title =Former President of Florida Atlantic U. Trades in His Scandalous Corvette | publisher =The Chronicle of Higher Education | url =http://chronicle.com/errors.dir/noauthorization.php3?page=/weekly/v51/i49/49a02502.htm | accessdate =2006-12-31]

References

External links

* [http://www.fit.edu/president/bio.html Florida Institute of Technology Office of the President]
* [http://www.fit.edu Florida Institute of Technology Official Website]