Portrait of Warren Winstead, the first President of what was incorporated as Nova University of Advanced Technology in 1964. In 1973 the Board of Trustees changed the name to Nova University. In 1994, Nova University merged with Southeastern University of the Health Sciences to form Nova Southeastern University

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Dr. Warren Winstead (11/10/1927-12/3/2001) served as the first President of Nova Southeastern University 1965-1969. He was born November 10, 1927 in Virginia. He obtained his B.A. and M.S. from the University of Richmond. He later obtained a C.A.S. and Ed.D. from Harvard University. Dr. Winstead served as Director of Education for the United States Army Servicemen and their dependents in Europe before coming to work for Nova University of Advanced Technology (the first official name of the institution) in 1964. He resigned as President of the university on November 3, 1969. Dr. Abraham S. Fischler, Dean of the Hollywood Education Center was appointed Executive Vice President in his stead (and later elected President in August 1970). Dr. Winstead married Elizabeth Ferguson in 1959 and their son was born in 1960.https://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_presphotos/1003/thumbnail.jp