FSU | John Thrasher Tribute
Florida State University President Emeritus
John Thrasher, 15th president of Florida State University (2014-2021).
John Thrasher graduated with his bachelor's degree in business from Florida State University in 1965.
John Thrasher, then chair of the FSU Board of Trustees, speaks during a dedication ceremony for FSU's $60-million medical school complex in January 2005. The building was named in Thasher's honor, to recognize his key support of the legislation that established the College of Medicine.
President T.K Wetherell and John Thrasher, then chair of the FSU Board of Trustees, at the ceremony for FSU's $60-million medical school complex in January 2005. The building was named in Thasher's honor, to recognize his key support of the legislation that established the College of Medicine.
President-elect John Thrasher and his wife, Jean, at a gala to support Raise the Torch: The Capital Campaign and the FSU Foundation in October 2014.
President John Thrasher and his wife, Jean, wave to the crowd during the Homecoming Parade in November 2014.
John Thrasher, the 15th president of Florida State University, makes a phone call during his first day in office at the Westcott Building on Nov. 10, 2014.
President John Thrasher addresses the media during a news conference after the Strozier Library shooting on Nov. 20, 2014.
President John Thrasher speaks during "Gathering of Unity" event following the Strozier Library shooting on Nov. 20, 2014, earlier that morning.
President John Thrasher leads administrators and students to reopen Strozier Library on Nov. 21, 2014, following a campus shooting the previous day.
President John Thrasher presides over his first commencement in Fall 2014.
President John Thrasher talks to students entrepreneurs during an event on Landis Green in 2015.
Florida State University celebrates the inauguration of John Thrasher as its 15th president during a formal investiture ceremony March 17, 2015, at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.
President Thrasher leads students in the Warchant at Westcott Plaza on Oct. 30, 2015.
President Thrasher takes a selfie with a student at Westcott Plaza on Oct. 30, 2015.
President Thrasher speaks with students in October 2015.
President Thrasher with University of Florida President Kent Fuchs during a Florida Board of Governors meeting in 2016.
President John Thrasher is recognized as 2015 Tallahassee Democrat Person of the Year during an FSU men's basketball game in March 2016.
President John Thrasher with DeVoe Moore, Shirley McEwan Moore and President Emeritus Sandy D'Alemberte at the FSU College of Business Hall of Fame dinner in March 2016.
President John Thrasher and FSU First Lady Jean Thrasher at the FSU College of Business Hall of Fame dinner in March 2016.
President John Thrasher serves ice cream at the President's Ice Cream Social in April 2016.
President John Thrasher poses for a photo at the President's Ice Cream Social in April 2016.
President John Thrasher talks with students at the President's Ice Cream Social in April 2016.
President John Thrasher speaks to graduates during spring commencement in April 2016.
President John Thrasher takes selfies with students following New Student Convocation at the Tucker Center on Aug. 28, 2016.
President John Thrasher congratulates a graduate during 2016 spring commencement.
President Emeritus Sandy D’Alemberte, President John Thrasher and President T.K. Wetherell at the FSU College of Business Hall of Fame dinner in April 2017.
President John Thrasher, a former Florida Speaker of the House and state senator, attends FSU Day at the Florida State Capitol in April 2017.
President John Thrasher co-teaches a science class at Fairview Middle School in August 2017.
John and Jean Thrasher gather with students at the FSU Union Green to watch the solar eclipse in August 2017.
President Thrasher welcomes students to FSU during residence hall move-in in August 2017.
President Thrasher speaks during a candlelight vigil for Andrew Coffey on Langford Green in November 2017.
Hall of Fame college football coach Lou Holtz visits President Thrasher in his office at the Westcott Building in December 2017.
John and Jean Thrasher pose for their annual holiday photo in front of the Christmas tree at the FSU President's house in December 2017.
President Thrasher welcomes graduates and guests to Spring Commencement in May 2018.
President Thrasher greets Head Coach Lonni Alameda and the National Championship FSU Softball team at the airport as they return to Tallahassee in May 2018.
President John Thrasher visits the FSU Symphony at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall in September 2018.
John and Jean Thrasher with Osceola and Renegade and Allen Durham at a football game in September 2018.
President Thrasher waves to the crowd during the FSU vs. Northern Illinois football game in September 2018.
President Thrasher talks with a student during the Undergraduate Research Symposium in October 2018.
John and Jean Thrasher pose with Kyle Doney of the Seminole Tribe of Florida on the sidelines of the FSU-UF game in November 2018.
President Thrasher with President Emeritus Sandy D'Alemberte during a ceremony to mark D'Alemberte's statue relocation to the FSU College of Law in November 2018.
Jan Moran and President Thrasher get ready for Spring Commencement on May 2, 2019. Mrs. Moran greeted the first graduate of the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship on stage during the commencement ceremony.
President Thrasher speaks with Professor of English Maxine Montgomery before addressing an English class of CARE students in July 2019.
President John Thrasher signs and accepts a proclamation that designated Florida State University as a Purple Heart University on Aug. 15, 2019.
President Thrasher welcomes Azalea Hall students during residence hall move-in on Aug. 23, 2019.
FSU President John Thrasher delivers remarks at New Student Convocation on Aug. 25, 2019, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
President John Thrasher speaks during a news conference at Florida State University’s historic Dodd Hall Sept. 9, 2019, to celebrate FSU’s ascent to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
President John Thrasher is interviewed during a news conference at Florida State University’s historic Dodd Hall Sept. 9, 2019, to celebrate FSU’s ascent to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings.
President Thrasher records message to campus about Spring Commencement in April 2020.
President John Thrasher delivers his final State of the University address at the Heritage Museum in Dodd Hall in December 2020.
President Thrasher congratulates a graduate during spring commencement in April 2021.
President John Thrasher with granddaughter Ashley Williamson, who graduated with a master's degree in special education, during spring commencement in April 2021.
President John Thrasher with his wife, Jean, during a makeup commencement ceremony for 2020 graduates in May 2021.
President Thrasher with Torch Awards recipients Doby and Fred Flowers in May 2021.
Former FSU Board of Trustees Chair Ed Burr and President Thrasher during Thrasher's retirement celebration in June 2021.
Coach Mike Norvell picks up President John Thrasher for lunch in Polaris Slingshot in June 2021/
John and Jean Thrasher walking on campus in May 2021.
President Emeritus John Thrasher poses with his portrait during the unveiling ceremony April 25, 2022.
President Richard McCullough and President Emeritus John Thrasher share a moment in front of Thrasher's statue following the dedication ceremony Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Westcott Plaza.
