Chuck Perry
Encyclopedia
Charles Perry or Chuck Perry (1937-1999), was the founding president of Florida International University
in Miami
, having pushed for the university's founding from 1943 until 1965. Perry died on August 30, 1999 at his home in Rockwall, Texas
. He is buried at FIU across the lake from the Ryder Business Building.
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
in Miami
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, having pushed for the university's founding from 1943 until 1965. Perry died on August 30, 1999 at his home in Rockwall, Texas
Rockwall, Texas
Rockwall is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas. It is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The population was 37,490 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Rockwall County. Rockwall County is the second wealthiest county in the state of Texas in terms...
. He is buried at FIU across the lake from the Ryder Business Building.