Wilson G. Bradshaw was the third president of Florida Gulf Coast University. A native of Sanford, Florida and raised in West Palm Beach, Wilson Bradshaw holds bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from Florida Atlantic University and a doctorate in psychobiology from the University of Pittsburgh. He is married to Jo Anna and they have three adult sons. Bradshaw became FGCU president on August 25, 2007, replacing Bill Merwin who resigned after admitting to an extramarital affair with a faculty member.