John L. Green Jr.

John Lafayette Green Jr. (April 3, 1929 – January 5, 2021) was an American academic administrator who was executive vice president at the University of Miami from 1976 to 1980, president of Washburn University from 1981 to 1988, and founder of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs and the International Accreditation Council for Business Education.

Early life Green was born on April 3, 1929, in Trenton, New Jersey.

From 1976 to 1980, Green was an executive vice president at the University of Miami. Green successfully convinced the board to give Division I-A football another shot and hired Howard Schnellenberger to replace Saban. Schnellenberger led Miami to the first of its five national championships in 1983.

From 1980 to 1981, Green was a senior vice president at the University of Houston. During his tenure, the university established the School of Applied Studies and Continuing Education, split the School of Nursing from the College of Arts and Sciences, and constructed West Hall, Petro Allied Health Center, and the Bennett Computer Center. Athletic success followed Green to Washburn, as the Ichabods won the 1987 NAIA men's basketball tournament.

After leaving Washburn, Green founded two higher education accreditation bodies — the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs in 1989 and the International Accreditation Council for Business Education in 1997. He died on January 5, 2021.