Coulter said he is excited about the UNF deanship because it will give him an opportunity to build on the successes of past and present leaders who have positioned the College well for expansion of its academic programs and student growth. The College's strong support from UNF's upper administration and from Jacksonville area business leaders is remarkable and is necessary for securing the funding needed from the state and the community to advance the college. The combination of engineering and computing programs in one college is especially attractive to Coulter. Almost all high-technology consumer products now incorporate computer software together with other engineered components. The new dean also praised the strength of the college's faculty which he said forms an excellent foundation for the College's coming expansion.
Faculty are the key to any strong academic unit, be it department, college or university level.
In addition to being a dean, I will also be a faculty member. I enjoy working with faculty and with students. A native of Phenix City, Ala., Coulter received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He earned a second master's degree in 1972 from Georgia Institute of Technology followed by a doctorate from the same institution in 1974. Coulter started his professional career with Boeing Co. in Huntsville Ala., where he was an associate research engineer.