John H. Owen

John H. Owen (June 22, 1922 – February 15, 2011) was the twelfth president of the University of North Georgia (UNG) and a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy during the Second World War.

[1] The first professional position held by Owen in the field of education was as a professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at his alma mater, the University of Florida.

During the ten years he spent there, Owen published upwards of thirty articles in national scientific journals.

While at the university, Owen invested a good amount of his time and energy working with the United States Forest Service.

The attention and renown he received in this specific area of study brought him many invitations, most from the Organization of American States, to give lectures in Cuba, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, In 1968 Owen was promoted to director of all agricultural experiment stations in the state of Georgia.