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{{Short description|American academic administrator (born 1951)}}
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'''Michael Ryan Gottfredson'''<ref name="middle name">{{cite web|last=Harbaugh|first=Bill|title=UO President Michael Gottfredson|url=http://www.uomatters.com/2012/06/uo-president-michael-gottfredson.html|publisher=UOMatters|accessdate=12 June 2012}}</ref> is the current [[Provost (education)|provost]] and executive vice-chancellor of [[UC Irvine]]. He has been affiliated with the institution since 2000.
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Michael R. Gottfredson
| image = Michael R. Gottfredson.jpg
| order = 17th
| title = [[List of University of Oregon faculty and staff#Presidents of the University of Oregon|President of the<br />University of Oregon]]
| term_start = 2012
| term_end = 2014
| predecessor = [[Richard W. Lariviere]]
| successor = [[Michael H. Schill]]
| birth_name = Michael Ryan Gottfredson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|1|16|mf=y}}
| death_date =
| profession = [[Academic administration|Administrator]]
| spouse = Karol Gottfredson
| website = [http://president.uoregon.edu Office of the President]
| education = [[University of California, Davis]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[State University of New York, Albany]] ([[M. A.|MA]], [[PhD]])
}}

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'''Michael Ryan Gottfredson'''<ref name="middle name">{{cite web|last=Harbaugh|first=Bill|title=UO President Michael Gottfredson|url=http://www.uomatters.com/2012/06/uo-president-michael-gottfredson.html|publisher=UOMatters|accessdate=12 June 2012}}</ref> (born January 16, 1951) is the former President of the [[University of Oregon]], serving from August 1, 2012 to August 6, 2014.


==Biography==
==Biography==
He has a B.A from the University of California, Davis, a M.A. and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany.<ref name="middle name"/>
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On 11 June, 2012, it was announced that he was the sole finalist for the position of president at the [[University of Oregon]]. He will be confirmed by the State Board of Higher Education on Friday.<ref name=Finalist>{{cite news|last=Graves|first=Bill|title=Michael Gottfredson sole finalist for University of Oregon president|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/06/michael_gottfredson_sole_final.html|accessdate=12 June 2012|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=12 June 2012}}</ref>
He previously served as [[Provost (education)|provost]] and executive vice-chancellor of [[University of California, Irvine]].

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On June 11, 2012, it was announced that he was the sole finalist for the position of president at the [[University of Oregon]].<ref name=Finalist>{{cite news|last=Graves|first=Bill|title=Michael Gottfredson sole finalist for University of Oregon president|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2012/06/michael_gottfredson_sole_final.html|accessdate=12 June 2012|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=12 June 2012}}</ref> He was confirmed by the [[Oregon State Board of Higher Education]] on June 15, 2012, with the decision to take effect on August 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kish|first=Matthew|title=Gottfredson named University of Oregon president|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/06/15/gottfredson-university-oregon-president.html|accessdate=16 June 2012|newspaper=Portland Business Journal|date=June 15, 2012}}</ref>

As the President of the University of Oregon, Gottfredson was a member of the [[Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon|url=http://trustees.uoregon.edu/content/board-trustees-university-oregon|publisher=University of Oregon|accessdate=10 April 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527191618/https://trustees.uoregon.edu/content/board-trustees-university-oregon|archivedate=27 May 2014}}</ref> On August 6, 2014, Gottfredson announced, via a campus-wide email, his decision to depart the University of Oregon to pursue other scholarly interests and spend more time with family. The UO Board of Trustees formally accepted Gottfredson's resignation and appointed Scott Coltrane as interim president the following day.

As of late 2014, Gottfredson is a research professor of Criminology, Law & Society at [[University of California, Irvine]]. He held various positions at the University of Arizona from 1985 to 2000, and has been before associate professor at The Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California (1983-1985), associate professor of Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana from (1981-1983), assistant professor at the Graduate School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany (1977-1979) and director of the Criminal Justice Research Center in Albany, New York (1976-1979).<ref name="middle name"/>


==Self-control theory of crime==
==Self-control theory of crime==
The theory was developed by Travis Hirshi and Gottfredson.<ref name="middle name" /> The [[Self-control theory of crime|criminological theory]] proposes that lack of individual self-control is the main factor behind criminal behavior.
The theory was developed by [[Travis Hirschi]] and Gottfredson.<ref name="middle name" /> The [[Self-control theory of crime|criminological theory]] proposes that lack of individual self-control is the main factor behind criminal behavior.


==Education==
==References==
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*'''Ph.D.''', [[SUNY Albany]]
*'''M.A.''', [[SUNY Albany]]
*'''A.B.''', [[UC Davis]]


== References ==
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121020144954/http://www.ous.edu/news/061112 Michael Gottfredson announced as finalist for University of Oregon President]
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Latest revision as of 04:40, 29 December 2024

Michael R. Gottfredson
17th President of the
University of Oregon
In office
2012–2014
Preceded byRichard W. Lariviere
Succeeded byMichael H. Schill
Personal details
Born
Michael Ryan Gottfredson

(1951-01-16) January 16, 1951 (age 73)
SpouseKarol Gottfredson
EducationUniversity of California, Davis (BA)
State University of New York, Albany (MA, PhD)
ProfessionAdministrator
WebsiteOffice of the President

Michael Ryan Gottfredson[1] (born January 16, 1951) is the former President of the University of Oregon, serving from August 1, 2012 to August 6, 2014.

Biography

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He has a B.A from the University of California, Davis, a M.A. and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Albany.[1]

He previously served as provost and executive vice-chancellor of University of California, Irvine.

On June 11, 2012, it was announced that he was the sole finalist for the position of president at the University of Oregon.[2] He was confirmed by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education on June 15, 2012, with the decision to take effect on August 1, 2012.[3]

As the President of the University of Oregon, Gottfredson was a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon.[4] On August 6, 2014, Gottfredson announced, via a campus-wide email, his decision to depart the University of Oregon to pursue other scholarly interests and spend more time with family. The UO Board of Trustees formally accepted Gottfredson's resignation and appointed Scott Coltrane as interim president the following day.

As of late 2014, Gottfredson is a research professor of Criminology, Law & Society at University of California, Irvine. He held various positions at the University of Arizona from 1985 to 2000, and has been before associate professor at The Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California (1983-1985), associate professor of Sociology, University of Illinois, Urbana from (1981-1983), assistant professor at the Graduate School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany (1977-1979) and director of the Criminal Justice Research Center in Albany, New York (1976-1979).[1]

Self-control theory of crime

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The theory was developed by Travis Hirschi and Gottfredson.[1] The criminological theory proposes that lack of individual self-control is the main factor behind criminal behavior.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Harbaugh, Bill. "UO President Michael Gottfredson". UOMatters. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  2. ^ Graves, Bill (12 June 2012). "Michael Gottfredson sole finalist for University of Oregon president". The Oregonian. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. ^ Kish, Matthew (June 15, 2012). "Gottfredson named University of Oregon president". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ "The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon". University of Oregon. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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Academic offices
Preceded by 17th President of the University of Oregon
2012 – 2014 		Succeeded by
Scott Coltrane (Interim)
Michael H. Schill


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