Gregory Baker Wolfe

Born in Los Angeles to a Russian immigrant father and a mother of Irish descent., ==Academic career==

In 1968, Wolfe was named president of Portland State University, over the objection of some state legislators who preferred a local candidate for the position. during which time he oversaw significant growth as the university progressed from being an exclusively upper-division school (having no freshman or sophomores) to becoming a four-year college granting post-graduate degrees. He also oversaw the addition of the university's engineering, nursing, and journalism programs. The Florida State Legislature recognized Wolfe's contributions to the growth and emergence of FIU by naming the Gregory Baker Wolfe University Center, located on FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus, in his honor. ==Personal life==

Wolfe and his wife Mary Ann had three children, Gregory Nelson, Laura Ann and Melissa as well as three grandchildren. Wolfe died in Sunny Isles, Florida. ==References==