History

Student Body President History

UNF’s Student Government has a rich history. Founded in 1975, presidential elections were initially held during the spring and fall semesters. It wasn’t until 1980 that the first Student Government President, James Pearthree, held office for a full year.
In 2002, UNF’s Student Government was codified by Florida Legislature, which recognized the following basic rights:

Right to exist.
Right to self-govern.
Right to hire and appoint its members.
Right to administer activity and service fees.

Three presidents have held office for two consecutive terms: Josh Kuethe (1994 – 1996), Jerry Watterson (2003 – 2005), and John Barnes (2008 – 2010). To date UNF’s student body has elected thirty-seven presidents and one interim president. Carlo Fassi is our current Student Government President and University Trustee.

Office Term	President
July 1975- November 1975	William Ely
November 1975 - May 1976	Embree A. Walker
1979-1977	Mary Ann Waters
May 1977- January 1978	Joseph E. Smyth
January 1978- January 1978	Carlton E. Godwin
May 1978- March 1979	Samuel D. Armstrong
March 1979 - June 1979	James L. Young
1979-1980	Gloria J. Fulvi
1980-1981	James S. Pearthree
1981-1982	Frederick M. Wilkinson
1982-1983	Jack M. Nunnery
1983-1984	B.J. Haimowitz-Brown
1984-1985	Jason B. Burnett
1985-1986	“Peggy” M. Allen
1986-1987	William C. Bowen
1987-1988	Scott M. Francis
1988-1989	John M. Walker
1989-1990	Valerie Molina Covington
1990-1991	Scott Rogers
1991-1992	Christina (Trina Jennings) Dzrazil
1992-1993	Lavon Banks
1993-1994	William Hughes
1994-1995	Kerry Heyward
1995-1997	Josh S. Kuethe
1997-1998	Eric A. Nelson
1998-1999	John Carey
1999-2000	Alexander Diaz
2000-2001	Ann Duskin
2001-2002	Lindsay Hodges
2002-2003	Hank Rogers
2003-2005	Jerry Watterson
2005-2006	Thomas Foran
2006-2007	Justin Damiano
2007-2008	Rachel Tutwiler
2008-2010	John R. Barnes
2010-2011	Sitou Byll-Cataria
2011-2012	Matthew Brockelman
2012-	Carlo Fassi