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One of the ‘Best Doctors in America’ Joins UCF Board of Trustees

A founding member of MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando who has been recognized as one of the Best Doctors in America is joining the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees.

Governor Rick Scott appointed Dr. Clarence H. Brown III to a five-year term on Thursday.

“It is an honor for me to receive this appointment by the Governor,” Brown said. “I am delighted to work with the leaders at UCF, men and women I have known and respected for decades. It has been truly amazing to watch the growth of UCF over the years and I am looking forward to this opportunity to be a part of the future of this institution.”

Brown, 72, is vice president of development for oncology for the Orlando Health Foundation and president emeritus of MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando.

The Florida native has been a strong advocate for quality care in the community and the state. Brown has served as president of the Orange County Medical Society, and he is a former chairman of the Board of Directors of the Orlando Health Foundation.

Brown also mentored one of UCF’s first medical students, and he is a professor of medicine at the college.

He has served on the Florida Division Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society.  From 2001 through 2003, Brown was chairman of Florida’s Cancer Research and Advisory Council. Brown was named one of the “Best Doctors in America” from 1996 to 2011, and in 1998 he was named one of the 25 most influential leaders in health care in Central Florida. He has been identified by Orlando Magazine as one of the “Best Doctors in Orlando.”

Brown earned his medical degree from Emory University in Atlanta and trained in internal medicine, hematology and oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md.

Brown succeeds Micky Grindstaff, a partner in the law firm Shutts & Bowen LLP. Grindstaff served as chair of the UCF Board of Trustees for two years and as a member of the board for five years. He is a past chair of the UCF Foundation and a past director of the UCF Athletic Association and UCF Alumni Association.

Grindstaff is a member of the College of Business Administration Hall of Fame, and he won the college’s 50th Anniversary Award for Excellence. He also is a past chairman, president and vice president of the Golden Knights Club.

Brown’s appointment is subject to confirmation by the Florida Senate.