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Thomas Glenn Carpenter (February 27, 1926 – January 6, 2021) was an American educator and university administrator. He was the founding President of the University of North Florida (UNF), serving from 1969 to 1980, and was President of Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) from 1980 to 1991. The University of North Florida's Thomas G. Carpenter Library is named for him.