Topic: Bernie Machen

Dr. James Bernard "Bernie" Machen (born 26 March 1944) is an American professor and academic administrator. As of 2009, he is the president of the University of Florida. Before starting at Florida in 2003, he was president of the University of Utah.

Bernie Machen was born in Greenwood, Mississippi and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Vanderbilt University for his undergraduate studies and joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He attended Saint Louis University for his DDS, and the University of Iowa for his master of science in pediatric dentistry and Ph.D. in educational psychology.

Before Utah and Florida, Machen was employed in various capacities as professor and administrator by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan. Additionally, he served in various ways with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Association of Dental Schools. While at Utah, he served on the board of trustees of the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics.