George Jay Gogue (/ɡuːʒ/ GOOZH; born 1947) is an American educator and 20th President of Auburn University, a position he held from 2007 until his retirement in July 2017 and again in 2019.

[1][2][3] In 1973, he received a PhD in horticulture from Michigan State University.

[1] Gogue's annual salary in 2013 was $2.5 million, making him the second-highest paid president of a public college in America.

[4] In October 2012 Gogue was elected to the Alabama Academy of Honor by its members.

[5] † – Chaired a committee along with Duncan that ran Auburn, but never held the title of president‡ – Served as interim president prior to being named the permanent president Pound sign (#) denotes interim president # denotes interim chancellor # denotes interim president