John Lott Brown (December 3, 1924 – January 16, 2011) was a university administrator and professor.
Brown enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute through the V-12 Navy College Training Program, where he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
After getting his Ph.D. he went to work at the Johnsville Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, Pennsylvania.
In 1964, he left Penn to accept a position as the Dean of the graduate school at Kansas State University.
During the next ten years USF added 38 degree programs and expanded to four satellite campuses.