July 11th, 2007 categories: Columbus News

This just in — E. Gordon Gee will be the next president of Ohio State University.

Sources say Gee has agreed to return as Ohio State’s president and informed the Vanderbilt University board of trustees of his decision this morning.

From OSU, to Brown to Vanderbilt and back . . . all in 10 years

Some Fun Gordon Gee Facts:

• He has held more university presidencies than any other American.
• He is the son of an oil company employee and a school teacher, both Mormon.
• Gee is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.
• He revealed in February 2007 that he and his wife plan to divorce.
• Gee clerked for Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger for one year.
• According to a 2003 article by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Gee was the second highest paid university chief executive in the country with a purported total compensation package of greater than $1.3 million.

Dispatch story: E. Gordon Gee returns as OSU President