The Florida Board of Governors has confirmed Dr. Martha Saunders as the sixth president of the University of West Florida, effective Jan. 1^st. 2017.  during its quarterly meeting held Thursday at Florida Atlantic Dr.  Saunders will replace Dr. Judy Bense, who will retire as UWF President on December 31st. Saunders currently serves as provost and executive vice president for UWF. This will be Saunders’ third time leading a university. She served as chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from 2005 to 2007 and president at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2007 to 2012.