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James L. Wattenbarger

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Dr. James L. Wattenbarger
Born(1922-05-02)May 2, 1922
DiedAugust 14, 2006(2006-08-14) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Known forKnown as the Father of the Florida Community Colleges System

James Lorenzo Wattenbarger (May 2, 1922 – August 14, 2006)[1] was an American educator.

A native of Cleveland, Tennessee, Wattenbarger is credited as being the Father of the Community College System of Florida. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Florida outlined a master plan that the state used in 1955 to create the modern community college system.[1]

Wattenbarger returned to the University of Florida in 1968 to become a professor, and he founded the Institute of Higher Education. He was an active faculty member at the University of Florida until his retirement in 1992.

Santa Fe College named the Wattenbarger Student Services Building [2] after him in 1995.

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