The University of Akron has announced that Robert "R.J." Nemer has been named the 19th president in the school's history. The appointment is effective immediately following the retirement of Gary Miller, who will remain as a special consultant to the new president until October.
The UA Board of Trustees confirmed Nemer as the university's new president during a meeting on Wednesday.
Nemer is ascending to the presidency at the University of Akron after serving as the dean of UA's School of Business for the last two years. The Akron native is a double alumnus of The University of Akron, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and a J.D. from UA's School of Law. Nemer worked as an attorney before founding a professional golf agency in 1998, which grew into "the largest independently held sports agency of its kind in the world. Nemer sold the firm to William Morris Endeavor/IMG in 2015 and assumed global leadership of the company's IMG Golf brand."
"It's frankly a surreal moment to be named president of this institution, having so many wonderful memories here both from undergraduate and law school," Nemer told the board after he was officially appointed. "I've been so fortunate and blessed in my professional life and I couldn't have done it without being launched from the University of Akron."
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