Timothy P. Cost is an American executive, academic administrator and the current President of Jacksonville University since 2013.
Tim Cost
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| 12th President of Jacksonville University | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Kerry D. Romesburg |
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| Born | Syracuse, New York, United States |
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During his tenure, the university established the College of Law and created a partnership with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine.[1]
Cost was born near Syracuse, New York. He enrolled at Jacksonville University in 1977 on an athletic scholarship and was an accomplished baseball player for the Jacksonville Dolphins, pitching the university's only 9-inning no-hitter in its history.[2]
Cost graduated with a BA from Jacksonville University in 1981 and earned an MBA from the University of Rochester in 1990.[3][1][2]
Prior to joining Jacksonville University, Cost held executive positions at PepsiCo, APCO Worldwide, Wyeth, Eastman Kodak, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Aramark, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer. Jacksonville University has debuted programs and campus expansions during his tenure, including creating a law school. Cost is credited with driving $121 million in fundraising, and has overseen campus renovations and construction.[1][4][5]
Cost serves on the board of the Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Additionally, he has been held leadership roles with the Jacksonville Civic Council and the JAXUSA Partnership.[3][5][1]
Cost is married to Stephanie Cost, and they have two children, Melanie and Drew.[6]