What is Elson Floyd?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Elson S. Floyd | image = | caption = | order = | title = President of<br />[[Washington State University]] | term_start = May 21, 2007 | term_end = June 20, 2015 | birth_date = {{birth date |1956|2|29}} | birth_place = [[Henderson, North Carolina]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|6|20|1956|2|29}} | death_place = [[Pullman, Washington]] | death_cause = Colon cancer | predecessor = [[V. Lane Rawlins]] | successor = [[Daniel J. Bernardo]] (acting) | alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina]] | residence = | profession = University president | religion = | spouse = Carmento Floyd | children = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Elson S. Floyd''' (February 29, 1956 – June 20, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] educator. He served as the 10th president of the four-campus [[Washington State University]] from May 21, 2007 to June 20, 2015. Floyd has also served as president of the [[University of Missouri System]] and president of [[Western Michigan University]]. Floyd was the Chairman of the [[Pac-12]] CEO Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2014/10/27/pac-12-universities-adopt-sweeping-reforms-student-athletes-guaranteeing|title=Pac-12 universities adopt sweeping reforms for student-athletes, guaranteeing scholarships, improving health care, and more|first1=Pac-12|last1=ConferenceOct 27|last2=2014|website=Pac-12|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2018-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802210659/http://pac-12.com/article/2014/10/27/pac-12-universities-adopt-sweeping-reforms-student-athletes-guaranteeing|url-status=dead}}</ref> Floyd died in [[Pullman, Washington]] from [[colon cancer]], aged 59. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Floyd, Elson S.}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Educators from North Carolina]] {{US-bio-stub}}