Thomas Kent Wetherell (December 22, 1945 – December 16, 2018) was an American politician and educator. He served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992, and was president of Florida State University from 2003 through 2009.

Wetherell was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, to a well known pioneer family of the Daytona Beach area. His father, Thomas James Wetherell, was born in Holly Hill on February 16, 1912, and his mother was Mildred Juanita Kent Wetherell. His paternal great grandparents Thomas Wetherell (1845-1921) and Margaret Wetherell who travelled to the United States by schooner from Durham, England, arrived in the Daytona Beach area in 1876. His grandfather, Thomas Wetherell (1867–1945), was involved in many of the firsts in the area including helping build the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse. Wetherell attended Port Orange Elementary School and Mainland High School. He attended Florida State University (FSU) on a football scholarship as a wide receiver and played from 1963 to 1967. Unfortunately for Wetherell, other teammates included Fred Biletnikoff and Ron Sellers, both future hall of famers. While at FSU, Wetherell joined the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He earned two academic degrees in social studies and education, in 1967 and 1968. In 1974, he received a doctorate in education administration from FSU.

While in Daytona, Wetherell was inspired by the success of J. Hyatt Brown, another Mainland H.S. graduate, and decided to try politics. Wetherell, a Democrat, was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992, and Speaker of the House in 1991 and 1992. He served as chair of the House's appropriations and education committees. While speaker, he blocked Republican redistricting actions aimed at limiting the impact of black voters. He supervised reform of campaign and state ethics laws. He also supported the movement to reduce state government spending while simultaneously pushing the expenditure of $38 million for construction of the FSU University Center which eventually cost $100 million.

James Harold Thompson, speaker of the house prior to T.K., commented that Wetherell thoroughly understood the appropriations process and that knowledge helped him be successful at TCC and FSU. "He set in motion a recognition of excellence in higher education that has been carried over by others inside and outside of the Legislature.”

Wetherell's first position was at FSU as an academic counselor for student-athletes. He was then hired to assist the dean of housing at Florida Technological University (now University of Central Florida), then director of housing and assistant to the vice president. He became an associate professor of education at Bethune-Cookman College before becoming dean, provost and vice president at Daytona Beach Community College.

He was considered for President at the University of West Florida in 1987, but not selected. When FSU President Bernard F. Sliger resigned in 1991, Wetherell was a finalist as his replacement, but Dale Lick was chosen. When Lick left after a few years, Wetherell was again one of two, but Sandy D'Alemberte got the nod.

After leaving the Florida legislature, he was president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida.

Wetherell served as president of Tallahassee Community College (TCC) from 1995 to 2001. During his time as president, enrollment doubled as did the number of buildings on campus including a Student Union, health studies and second-floor additions for English, extended studies and security. Permits for a History and Social Sciences building had been submitted when he resigned. That building was eventually named for Wetherell. Fifty new programs were added, and TCC was nationally ranked in the top-25 for the number of community college graduates.