Oxendine, Jr., W.H. "Butch"

Position: ASGA Executive Director
American Student Government Association (ASGA)
P: 352-373-6907 Ext: 299
E: butch@asgaonline.com

I'm ASGA's generalist. My workshops cover all aspects of Student Government. I'm a pragmatist. I focus on identifying your problems and then offering real solutions, not gimmicks.

My workshops are mainly lecture style. I use fun, easy-to follow graphics. I do not read from PowerPoints. I also ask a lot of questions, ask for volunteers to help illustrate key points, and offer several interactive exercises.

Butch is founder and executive director of the American Student Government Association.

Butch was SGA vice president and editor-in-chief of the college newspaper (serving at the same time) at Lake City Community College (now Florida Gateway College), then served as SG press secretary and editor of The Campus Leader at the University of Florida.

Named in 1992 as one of the nation's top 100 entrepreneurs under age 30 by the Association for Collegiate Entrepreneurs, Butch has been publishing student-oriented magazines, books, and web sites for nearly 40 years. He studied journalism at the University of Florida, but left school in 1984 to work full-time on his first magazine, Florida Leader.

He later launched four other publications, including the national magazine Student Leader. He travels frequently to speak and present leadership seminars and has written three books on student-leadership issues, including So You Want to Be President…How to Get Elected on Your Campus, Poster Secrets: How & Where to Hang Flyers on Your Campus, and Inspiration for Student Leaders.

Butch is married to Kathy, and they have a daughter, Leah, son Will, twins Adam and Andrew, and son Luke. Butch enjoys being a Trekker, loves Firefly, working outdoors, serving his God and church, wrestling with grandsons Shiloh and Gideon, and cheering for the Florida Gators, Tampa Bay Rays, and Vanguard High Knights.