GEORGE E. ROSS, PH.D.
PRESIDENT
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Dr. George Eugene Ross is the 14th president of Central Michigan University, one of the 80 largest universities in the U.S.
Dr. Ross has 27 years of higher education leadership, inspired by a personal belief in the transformative power of learning. Hallmarks of Dr. Ross’ career are a student-centered educational philosophy, improved access to education and a commitment to providing a superior learning environment while reaffirming his mission of promoting teaching and research. Under his tenure, CMU has kept cumulative tuition increases the lowest among all Michigan universities. He has reduced educational barriers by promoting distance-learning programs, and under his leadership CMU’s new College of Medicine opens this summer.
Before accepting CMU’s presidency, Dr. Ross served as President of Alcorn State University in Mississippi, the nation’s first historically black land grant university, and held leadership positions at Clark Atlanta University, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Tuskegee University.
He holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. from The University of Alabama.
Dr. Ross and his wife, Elizabeth, have two adult daughters.
