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Victor Boschini, president of Texas Christian University, will serve as 2008 chair of the NAICU board of directors. Prior to becoming president of TCU in 2003, he served as president of Illinois State University, where he also was an associate professor and taught a class each semester throughout his presidency. Also while at Illinois State, Boschini was a member of the board of directors of the Illinois Campus Compact. Still earlier, he was associate provost at Butler University in Indiana before joining Illinois State as vice president for student affairs in 1997. Boschini received his bachelor's degree from Mount Union College. He also holds a master's degree from Bowling Green State University, and earned his doctorate at Indiana University.
Donna Brazile is a CNN commentator and syndicated columnist, as well as a political consultant for ABC News and contributor to NPR's "Political Corner." She chairs the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute and is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Brazile was campaign manager for the 2000 Gore-Lieberman presidential campaign, and worked on several other Democratic presidential campaigns, including Carter-Mondale in 1976 and 1980, Jesse Jackson in 1984, Mondale-Ferraro in 1984, Dick Gephardt in 1988, Dukakis-Bentsen in 1988, and Clinton-Gore in 1992 and 1996. Brazile's awards and recognition include being named one of the "100 Most Powerful Women in Washington, D.C." by Washingtonian magazine, and one of Essence magazine's "50 Most Powerful Women in America. A long-time D.C. resident, she is a native of New Orleans.
Kenneth E. Cool, president of Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions, served as senior collaborator on a concurrent research investigation of faculty retirement behavior and institutional retirement incentive policies at national liberal arts colleges. Previously, he was director of academic planning and program support at Vassar College for 12 years. His early career at Stanford University, the University of New Mexico, and Santa Clara University focused on teaching and scholarship in foreign languages and comparative literature. He received a Fulbright graduate fellowship and a Mellon post-doctoral fellowship for his work in those fields. Cool received his bachelor's degree from Davidson College, and his doctorate. from Duke University.
Raymond D. Cotton is vice president of higher education at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. His clients include colleges and universities, health sciences centers, and biomedical research centers. He has also represented numerous university boards of trustees, presidents, and nonprofit association executives during his more than 25 years in practice. Cotton is a frequent speaker before higher education association audiences, and is a frequent contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education. Earlier in his career, he served in the public sector as special assistant to the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare under Secretaries Elliot Richardson and Caspar Weinberger.
George Dehne, president of GDA Integrated Services, has worked with more than 300 colleges and universities throughout the United States. GDA Integrated Services is a market research, consulting, and services firm specializing in customized, integrated marketing solutions that help independent colleges and universities compete successfully for students, funds, and visibility. As special assistant to the president in the late 1970s, he developed and directed the landmark marketing program for Carleton College. He earlier served as director of public relations for Wittenberg University, and as an account executive for Gehrung Associates University Relations Counselors. He also is principal author of Marketing Higher Education: A Handbook for Administrators.
Lorna Duphiney Edmundson has been president of Wilson College since 2001. She previously served as president of the Association of Vermont Independent Colleges, Trinity College of Vermont, and the Vermont Chapter of the International Women's Forum. She has held senior leadership positions at the American University in Paris; Columbia University's Teachers College, School of General Studies, and Columbia College; Marymount College; and Colby-Sawyer College. Edmundson is a graduate of Boston College; Columbia University's Teachers College; Columbia's Graduate School of Business's Executive Program in Accounting and Finance; and Rhode Island College, where she was awarded an honorary degree in 2002.
Mark Earley, president and CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries since 2002, was formerly a Virginia state senator and subsequently attorney general of Virginia. In his role at PFM, he oversees the national ministry founded by Charles Colson in 1976, which has since spread to 108 countries in addition to the U.S. Additionally, Earley serves as chairman of Operation Starting Line, a multi-ministry, interdenominational outreach to prisoners in America, and as a member of the board of PFI, a global association of over 100 national prison fellowship organizations. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and of W&M's Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
Richard Ekman became president of the Council of Independent Colleges in 2000, having previously served as vice president for programs with the Atlantic Philanthropic Service Company. From 1991 to 1999 he was secretary of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation where, in addition to his overall administrative responsibilities, he focused on issues in higher education, technology, libraries, area studies, and faculty development. Ekman earlier served as director of the divisions of education programs and research programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities. His campus experience includes service as vice president and dean of Hiram College, and assistant to the provost of the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Leslie Garner served as the 2007 Chair of the NAICU Board of Directors. He has been president of Cornell College in Iowa since 1994. From 1987 to 1994, he was president of North Carolina Wesleyan College, and earlier served as assistant professor of business administration and director of the Young Executives Institute at the University of North Carolina. Previously, Garner served as special assistant to the director at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburge, Austria. His publications include the book Leadership in Human Services, published in 1989. He graduated from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor’s of arts, and received his master’s degree and doctorate in public policy from Harvard University.
Russell “Rusty” Garth for 20 years has been executive vice president of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), responsible for overall program planning and general administration. From 1976 to 1987, Garth was program officer and acting deputy director of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) within the U.S. Department of Education. Still earlier, he served as a professional staff member for the California Legislature’s Assembly Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. CIC is a close ally of NAICU, and is the major national service organization for small and mid-sized independent liberal arts colleges and universities. The organization provides services to campus leaders, and undertakes initiatives to improve educational programs, administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility.
Peter Hart is a nationally known public opinion analyst, and chairman of Peter D. Hart Research Associates. Hart has worked with more than 40 U.S. senators and 30 governors, ranging from Hubert Humphrey and Lloyd Bentsen, to Jay Rockefeller and Bob Graham. He has also has focused on broader public policy and cultural issues working for clients such as the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Kennedy Center. Hart appears frequently on the major television programs that discuss public policy issues, including Meet the Press, the Today Show, and the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. For the past 26 years, he has been a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow. He has taught public opinion and public policy at Duke University, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and currently at UC Berkeley.
Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, is the recipient of this year's Henry Paley Memorial Award. He stepped down as head of Notre Dame in 1987, ending the longest tenure at that time among active presidents of American colleges and universities. Hesburgh's autobiography, God, Country, Notre Dame, became a national best seller when published in 1990. His extraordinary public service career was recognized in 2000, when he became the first person from higher education to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. Earlier, he had received the Medal of Freedom - the nation's highest civilian honor - from President Johnson in 1964. Hesburgh continues to work daily in his retirement office in the Hesburgh Library on the Notre Dame campus.
Susan Hockfield became president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004. A noted neuroscientist whose research has focused on the development of the brain, Hockfield is the first life scientist to lead MIT, and holds a faculty appointment in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. She is a strong advocate of the vital role that science, technology, and the research university play in the world. Hockfield previously was provost and William Edward Gilbert Professor of Neurobiology at Yale University, having joined the Yale faculty in 1985. While at Yale, she also served as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences before being named provost. Hockfield earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester and her doctorate from the Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Rep. Steny Hoyer is majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, charged with managing the House floor and scheduling legislation to be considered. He also plays a key role in helping House Democrats determine their legislative agenda and political strategy. Prior to being elected majority leader, he served two terms as the Democratic Whip. Hoyer has built a reputation as a leader on education and human and civil rights issues, and perhaps is best known for being the lead House sponsor of the Help America Vote Act, signed into law in 2002, and for sponsoring the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Now in his 14th term in Congress, Hoyer is the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from Maryland. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute, is the author of Einstein: His Life and Universe and Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. He began his journalism career at the Sunday Times of London, then the New Orleans Times-Picayune/States-Item, before joining Time magazine in 1978. He served as a political correspondent, national editor, and editor of new media before becoming the magazine's managing editor in 1996. Isaacson became chairman and CEO of CNN in 2001, before becoming president and CEO of the Aspen Institute in 2003. He chairs the board of directors at Teach for America, and also serves on the board of Tulane University. Isaacson is a graduate of Harvard College and Pembroke College of Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
Scott Jaschik is editor and founder of Inside Higher Ed. He is a leading voice on higher education issues, quoted regularly in publications nationwide, and has published articles and opinion pieces in periodicals including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Washington Post, and Salon. From 1999-2003, Jaschik was editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, leading the news operations, during a period in which the periodical received four nominations for National Magazine Awards and numerous other honors, and earlier held numerous other positions at the Chronicle. His reporting work at the Chronicle was honored by Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Washington Monthly. He is a graduate of Cornell University.
Stephen Jennings has been president of the University of Evansville since 2001. He earlier served as president of Oklahoma City University, Simpson College, and the College of the Ozarks. He is chair of the presidents' council of the Associated New American Colleges, and is a member of the executive committee of the Independent Colleges of Indiana. He also is a member of the boards of Salem Academy and College in North Carolina, and Trinity University in Texas. He also has consulted with various school systems, universities, and businesses on such topics as motivation, leadership training, and management in higher education. Jennings holds a doctorate from the University of Georgia, as well as a diploma from Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management. He received his bachelor's degree from Trinity University, and his master's degree from Miami University.
Larry Lauer is vice chancellor for marketing and communication, and executive in residence in the graduate program at the Schieffer School of Journalism, at Texas Christian University. Lauer was the founding chairman of The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's Advanced Seminar on Integrated Marketing in Higher Education, and has been a faculty member and past chair of the CASE Summer Institutes on Communications and Marketing. Lauer is the author of three books: Communication Power, Competing for Students, and Money and Reputation: Marketing the Academy in the 21st Century. He was founding chair of the redesigned international CASE assembly, now named the Summit for Advancement Leaders, which annually examines the impact of changes in higher education on the advancement professions.
John M. McCardell, Jr., president emeritus of Middlebury College, founded Choose Responsibility in 2007. Following a 2004 opinion piece in the New York Times titled “What Your College President Didn't Tell You,” he was approached by the Robertson Foundation, a foundation interested in investigating the consequences of the 21 year-old drinking age. McCardell and a team of assistants completed “The Effects of the 21 Year-Old Drinking Age: A White Paper” in September 2006. Upon the report’s positive review, he received additional funds to start Choose Responsibility, a non-profit organization. McCardell retired from Middlebury in 2004, after serving as president for 13 years. He was only the second president in the almost 200-year history of the college to be selected from the ranks of the faculty.
Rep. Ralph Regula, the recipient of this year's Award for Advocacy of Independent Higher Education, represents Ohio's 16th district. Currently serving in his 18th term, Regula was selected as the Republican leader of the newly created House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. Regula also serves as a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. A U.S. Navy veteran, Regula attended Mount Union College on the G.I. bill and began his career as a teacher and principal while attending the William McKinley School of Law at night. Upon completion of his degree, Regula opened his own law practice. Before being elected to Congress, Regula served on the Ohio Board of Education, and in the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate.
Kathleen Santora became chief executive officer of the National Association of College and University Attorneys in 2001, having previously been vice president and CEO of the American Association for Higher Education. Still earlier, she served in various positions at Georgetown University and at NAICU, and as director for public policy and external relations at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges. Santora is a graduate of the University of Scranton and the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America. She has served on the policy board that oversees the .edu Internet domain administered by EDUCAUSE, on the board of directors at the American Council on Education and Academic Search Consultation Service, and as chair of the Washington Higher Education Secretariat Steering Committee.
Robert Sevier is senior vice president at Stamats Communications, Inc. With over 20 years of experience in higher education recruiting, marketing, and public relations, his research has been excerpted in such publications as CASE Currents, Journal of College Admissions, Admission Strategist, and College & University Journal. His most recent book is An Integrated Marketing Workbook for Colleges and Universities: A Step-by-Step Planning Guide. He also is the author of Strategic Planning in Higher Education: Theory and Practice; Thinking Outside the Box; and Integrated Marketing for Colleges, Universities, and Schools. Prior to Stamats, Sevier worked at the Oregon Health Sciences University and Denison University. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Oregon, and earned a doctorate from Ohio State University.
David E. Shi, Chair of the NAICU Board in 2006, is president of Furman University. He joined the university as vice president for academic affairs and dean in 1993, and was named president the following year. Shi previously taught and was chair of the history department at Davidson College. He is the author of several books, including The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture (1985), and is co-author of the popular textbook America: A Narrative History. He was one of 50 college and university presidents recognized by the John Templeton Foundation in 1999 for leadership in the development of student character. Furman has been awarded presidential leadership grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in recognition of Shi's leadership.
Larry Shinn is president of Berea College. Before his appointment in 1994, he was vice president for academic affairs and professor of religion at Bucknell University, and began his career as a faculty member at Oberlin College. One of Shinn's priorities as president has been Berea's sustainability initiative, encompassing the Sustainability and Environmental Studies program, ecological renovations to campus buildings, and establishment of a residential Ecovillage for student families. An ordained minister of the United Methodist Church, Shinn is the author of Two Sacred Worlds: Experience and Structure in the World's Religions, and Dark Lord: Cult Images and the Hare Krishnas in America. He received his bachelor's degree from Baldwin Wallace College, his bachelor of divinity degree from Drew Theological School, and his doctorate from Princeton.
Christopher Small, executive vice president at GDA Integrated Sevices, has worked in higher education admissions and administration for more than 30 years. Prior to joining GDAIS, he was vice president for enrollment management at Trinity College (Conn.). where he was responsible for admissions and financial aid. Earlier, Small was vice president for administration at the University of Tulsa, overseeing admissions, financial aid, student services, athletics, and development. Prior to that, he headed admissions and financial aid at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Ripon College. Small earned his bachelor’s degree from Ripon College, and his master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
Daniel Sullivan has been president of St. Lawrence University since 1996. He was previously president of Allegheny College. From 1971 to1986 Sullivan was assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, then associate professor, then vice-president for planning and development at Carleton College. His research and scholarship have been focused on science and mathematics education, the sociology of science and medicine, and the sociology of organizations. A graduate of St. Lawrence, Sullivan received his doctorate in sociology from Columbia University where he was an Edward John Noble Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow.
Alan Tripp is CEO and founder of InsideTrack ,which promotes student engagement, persistence, and success through personalized student coaching services. He earlier launched SCORE! Educational Centers, a national system of K-12 centers aimed at helping students strengthen their academic skills and love for learning. Earlier, he was a management consultant with Boston Consulting Group and analyst for H&Q Technology Partners. Tripp has also worked as a reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal, and was a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate Schools of Business and Education. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Stanford University.
John Walda was named president of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) in 2006. He most recently served as a partner in the litigation group of Bose McKinney & Evans. Still earlier, he was senior vice president, federal relations, for BoseTreacy Associates LLC. Walda also served at Indiana University as executive director of federal relations and as president of the IU Trustees. Walda is a graduate of Indiana University and Indiana University School of Law. In addition to his service to IU, Walda has served as national chair of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, chairman of the Indiana Lottery Commission, and chairman of the Clarian Health Partners board of directors.
David L. Warren became president of NAICU in 1993 after nearly a decade as president of Ohio Wesleyan University. Earlier, he held administrative and faculty positions at Yale University and at Antioch University, and from 1982 to 1984 served as chief administrative officer of the City of New Haven, Conn. At NAICU, Warren has led cooperative efforts with other national higher education associations, such as the National Campus Voter Registration Project which, again in the coming presidential election will engage the nation's campuses in the political and electoral process. Over the past year, he has been the driving force behind the University & College Accountability Network (U-CAN), an effort by private colleges and universities to provide greater transparency and more accessible consumer information. He earlier spearheaded the Student Aid Alliance to increase student aid.
David Wessel is economics editor of The Wall Street Journal and writes the "Capital”
column, a weekly look at the economy and forces shaping living standards around the world. He
also appears frequently on CNBC and National Public Radio. Wessel joined Journal in 1984, and was deputy bureau chief of the Journal’s Washington bureau until assuming his current job in September 2007. He previously worked for the Boston Globe, the Hartford (Conn.) Courant and Middletown (Conn.) Press. Wessel has shared two Pulitzer Prizes – one in 1983 for Boston Globe stories on the persistence of racism in Boston, and the other in 2002 for stories in The Wall Street Journal on corporate wrong-doing. A graduate of Haverford College, he was Knight Bagehot Fellow in Business & Economics Journalism at Columbia University in 1980-81.
Peggy Williams has been president of Ithaca College since 1997. Previously, she served as president of Lyndon State College, and earlier held positions at Trinity College in Vermont, and with the Vermont State Colleges system. Williams currently serves on the NCAA Division III Presidents Council, the boards of directors of the Canada-U.S. Foundation for Educational Exchange, and the Tompkins Trust Company. She was recently elected to the board of St. Michael's College in Vermont. Williams holds a bachelor of arts degree from St. Michael's College of the University of Toronto; a master's degree from the University of Vermont; and a doctorate in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University.
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