John Hitt

John C. Hitt (born December 7, 1940) is an American professor and academic administrator, serving as the fourth and current president of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida since 1992. Hitt was named the Orlando Sentinel's Central Floridian of the Year in 2005, and has twice been ranked as Orlando's most powerful person by Orlando Magazine. Hitt is currently the dean of Florida's university presidents, serving as the longest tenured president in the state.

Early life and career

Raised in Houston, Texas, Hitt graduated from Austin College in Sherman, Texas in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. He continued his education at Tulane University, where he completed both his Master of Science and his Ph.D. by 1966. He would stay at Tulane, where his career as an assistant professor began. In 1969, Hitt moved to Texas Christian University, working as an associate professor of psychology. Three years later, he became associate dean of the university, and in 1974, he became vice president of the school's Research Foundation and soon after dean of the graduate school.

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Sometimes a film
Sometimes a photograph
Sometimes a rose
Sometimes a looking glass
Enchanter of souls
Your dreams still unfold
Sometimes a child
Sometimes a tradgedy
Sometimes a truth
Sometimes a fantasy
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Your dreams still unfold
Sign your name with a star
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Only a pantomine
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Sadly to end divine
Enchanter of souls
Your dreams still unfold




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