College try: School's new leader delivers energy, enthusiasm

Mike Martin has already left a big imprint on Florida Gulf Coast University, in less than a year at the helm.

  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 6:00 a.m. May 11, 2018
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James Greco, courtesy of FGCU. Mike Martin was named president of Florida Gulf Coast University in July.
James Greco, courtesy of FGCU. Mike Martin was named president of Florida Gulf Coast University in July.
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Not long after Mike Martin was named chancellor at Colorado State University in 2012, he found himself in front of a phone. Next to him was a list of some of the wealthiest people in the state — all potential donors for the public university.

 

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