About the Lectureship
Renowned meteorologist Werner A. Baum is among the FSU faculty members known as the ‘49ers, who were hired in 1949 and would go on to shape the university’s trajectory for decades to come. Baum served on the FSU faculty for 14 years, including as chair of the Department of Meteorology, dean of the Graduate School, dean of faculty, and vice president for academic affairs before departing in 1963 to become president of the University of Rhode Island and later chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee. Baum returned to FSU in 1979 to serve as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a position he held until his retirement from academia in 1990. This endowed lectureship recognizes Baum’s lifetime of contributions to the field and to FSU.