Sandy D'Alemberte | |
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President of the American Bar Association |
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In office 1991–1992 |
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Preceded by | John J. Curtin, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Glenn D. Warden |
President of Florida State University |
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In office 1994–2003 |
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Preceded by | Dale W. Lick |
Succeeded by | T. K. Wetherell |
Chair of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission | |
In office 1977–1978 |
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Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Dexter Douglass |
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 98th district Dade County, Group 9 (1966-1967) |
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In office November 8, 1966 – November 7, 1972 |
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Preceded by | Edmond J. Gong |
Succeeded by | Redistricted |
Personal details | |
Born |
Tallahassee, Florida |
June 1, 1933
Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte (/diːˈæləmbɜːrt/; born June 1, 1933) is a lawyer, professor, former politician, former educational administrator, former president of the American Bar Association, and former president of the Florida State University (FSU), from 1994 to 2003.
Born in Tallahassee, Florida, D'Alemberte was educated in public schools in Tallahassee and Chattahoochee, Florida. In 1955, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science with honors from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee and also attended summer school at Florida State University and the University of Virginia. After military service as a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve, D'Alemberte studied on a Rotary Foundation fellowship at the London School of Economics. In 1962, he received his juris doctor with honors from the University of Florida where he was named to the Order of the Coif, served as president of the Student Bar Association, was captain of the moot court team, served as articles editor of the University of Florida Law Review, and received the J. Hillis Miller Award as the outstanding law graduate.