James R. Ramsey
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James R. Ramsey | |
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 Ramsey in 2015 | |
| 17th President of the University of Louisville | |
| In office November 4, 2002 – June 17, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Shumaker |
| Succeeded by | Neeli Bendapudi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 14, 1948 |
| Alma mater | Western Kentucky University (BBA) University of Kentucky (MA, PhD) |
| Profession | Academic administrator |
James R. Ramsey (born November 14, 1948) is the former president of the University of Louisville, located in Louisville, Kentucky, and the former president of the closely related University of Louisville Foundation. He was president from 2002 until 2016 and helped turn Louisville from a commuter school to a more campus-oriented university with a strong focus on research. In 2016, he was asked to step down after a number of scandals, but remained president of the foundation.[1]
Ramsey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Western Kentucky University in 1970, and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky in 1972 and 1974, respectively.[2]
Ramsey twice was Kentucky's budget director under Democratic governor Paul Patton from 1995 to 1998[3] and again from 1999 to 2002[4] and worked as the state government's chief economist. He has also directed Kentucky's Office of Financial Management, been the state's chief Economic Analyst, and worked in the Office of Investment and Debt Management. He also worked as interim commissioner of Kentucky's Office of the New Economy.
Ramsey was an economics professor at five other universities: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Loyola University, the University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University, and Middle Tennessee State University.[citation needed]
