One UCF Board of Trustee member will not be reappointed to the position overseeing the University of Central Florida in a move by Gov. Rick Scott, according to a news release from the Governor’s office.
Michael J. Grindstaff, who served as chairman of the board of trustees for the past two years, has been replaced by Dr. Clarence “Buck” Brown.
Brown, 72, of Orlando, is the vice president of development for oncology for the Orlando Health Foundation and the president emeritus of the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, a press release stated. Brown’s term began Thursday and will end January 6, 2018. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, Grindstaff, 56, said the governor’s office called him early this week to thank him for his service and to say that someone else was taking his seat. It is not immediately clear why Grindstaff was not kept on as a trustee.
“They don’t need to say why,” he told the Orlando Sentinel in a telephone interview Thursday afternoon. “I’m a company man and I respect the governor’s decision.”
He tells the Orlando Sentinel that he plans to remain involved with the university, including doing volunteer work.
