Skinner-Jones Bio

The University of North Florida dedicated Buildings 3 and 4 in honor of Arthur Chester Skinner Jr., Charles Brightman Skinner and Mary Virginia Skinner Jones, Jacksonville landowners and developers in March 2013.

The University wouldn’t exist today in its present location if it weren’t for the generosity of the A. C. Skinner family’s donation and sale of approximately 500 acres for part of the UNF campus.  

It was also this land, along with adjacent land owned by Alexander Brest and George Hodges, Sr., that was offered in 1968 to the selection committee charged with locating Florida’s newest university and on which UNF now resides. In 1992, the family donated an additional 288 acres adjacent to the campus, providing the University land for continued growth. 

In 2005, the University awarded the Skinner family a Presidential Medallion for Outstanding Service, which is the highest form of nonacademic recognition awarded by UNF. The A.C. Skinner family was among the first group of recipients to receive the prestigious Presidential Medallion, given annually to recognize both alumni and friends who have given themselves to help make the University an outstanding institution of higher education.