Steven Leath
Steven Leath | |
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Leath in 2017 | |
| 19th President of Auburn University | |
| In office June 19, 2017 – June 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jay Gogue |
| Succeeded by | Jay Gogue (interim) |
| 15th President of Iowa State University | |
| In office January 16, 2012 – March 20, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gregory L. Geoffroy |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin J. Allen (acting) Wendy Wintersteen |
| Vice President of Research at the University of North Carolina system | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 8, 1957 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Spouse | Janet Leath (m. 1981) |
| Children | Eric and Scott |
| Alma mater | Penn State University University of Delaware University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Occupation | University President |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Qualitative resistance to exserohilum turcicum race 2 in maize (1984) |
| Doctoral advisor | Wayne Pedersen |
Steven Leath (born July 8, 1957) is an American academic administrator. He was president of Iowa State University from 2012 to 2017, when he became president of Auburn University. He resigned from his position at Auburn in 2019.