J. Stanley Marshall (January 27, 1923 – June 8, 2014) was an American physicist, science educator, administrator and college president.

He enlisted in the Army in 1943 before his junior year in college and served in World War II as a combat medic.

[2] The army discharged him in 1946 and he returned to school, graduating with a BS from Slippery Rock State Teachers College in 1947.

He was a high school science teacher at Mynderse Academy in Seneca Falls, New York while earning a MS in 1950 from Syracuse University.

[3] Champion resigned a week later, nine tumultuous months after he censored a story containing 4-letter words in the student's literary magazine, A Legend.

The policy of the Florida Board of Regents supported FSU's decision, so the SDS, which advocated non-violent civil disobedience, protested at the entrance to the Westcott Building.

[7] The SDS attempted to defy a court injunction on March 4, 1969 but were stopped by sheriff's deputies from Leon County who carried unloaded rifles with bayonets.

He was often criticized for failing to communicate with the faculty who in turn opposed many changes that Marshall instituted, some of which were later reversed.

[2] In 1987 Marshall organized the James Madison Institute, a libertarian think tank in Tallahassee and remained active until his death in 2014.

[4] His book, The Tumultuous Sixties: Campus Unrest and Student Life at a Southern University, was published in 2006 and described the controversies of the era from his years as a college president and administrator.

Their divorce was final in April 1966 and Marshall married Shirley Ann Slade of Longview, Texas in September.

She had worked for Pan American Airways in New York City as a stewardess before advancing to supervisor of flight services.

[11] The couple had two children: Kimberly and Drew[12] who was born when the Marshalls were living in the President's Residence (now the Pearl Tyner Alumni Welcome Center).

A pool and tennis court were added to the grounds by philanthropist Syde Deeb (at no expense to the state or FSU).