Elson Floyd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetElson Floyd
American academic
Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1956
Place of Birth: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jun-2015
Profession: academic
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Elson Floyd
- Elson S.
- Floyd (February 29, 1956 – June 20, 2015) was an American educator who served as the 10th president of the four-campus Washington State University from May 21, 2007 to June 20, 2015.
- Floyd was also the first African American to be named president of Washington State University.
- Floyd also served as president of the University of Missouri System and president of Western Michigan University.
- Floyd was the Chairman of the Pac-12 CEO Group.Floyd's tenure at WSU was widely acclaimed within the state of Washington for leading WSU in a $1 billion capital campaign and securing bi-partisan approval of a new WSU medical school in Spokane.
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