Education
B.S. (Education: Mathematics) Alderson-Broaddus College, 1968
M.A. (Education: Higher Education) University of Michigan, 1970
Ph.D. (Education: Higher Education) University of Michigan, 1978
Professional Employment
Associate Chancellor for Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Vice President, University of Illinois Foundation, Champaign, Illinois, April, 1996 to Present.
Responsible for all private fund-raising on the Urbana campus. My role has included working with the campus executive officers and college deans to define development objectives and strategies; soliciting gifts of all sizes from individuals, corporations, and foundations; coordinating the fund-raising efforts of 70 professional staff in campus units; serving as a member of the University of Illinois Foundation’s management team; and leading campus efforts to achieve its $1 billion goal as part of the University’s comprehensive campaign.
Associate Chancellor for Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Deputy Director, University of Illinois Foundation, Champaign, Illinois, April, 1994 to April, 1996.
Adjunct Professor of Higher Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Champaign, Illinois, August, 1994 to Present.
Associate Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois,
August, 1986 to March, 1994.
Served as general staff to the Chancellor; led campus efforts to incorporate computing technologies into instruction; and provided oversight of intercollegiate athletics. Specific duties included serving as a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet and Budget Committee, the Campus Planning Committee, and the Instructional Technologies Board; chairing the Computer Fee Advisory Committee; conducting a study of progress and problems with the campus network; coordinating gift and sales relationships with major computer companies; and serving on a task force concerned with reorganizing the Athletic Association.
Interim Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, January, 1991 to November, 1991.
Developed a plan and helped establish the corporate and foundation relations program in the campus development office.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, January, 1981 to July, 1986.
Directed activities of the Council on Program Evaluation (COPE), a committee responsible for evaluating all academic units on campus; chaired a steering committee responsible for allocating a $12 million equipment grant from IBM; served on the Chancellor’s Budget Committee and the Advisory Committee on Campus Priorities; developed and implemented an evaluation procedure for administrative and support units; responded to program review inquiries from the Illinois Board of Higher Education; developed early retirement options for the faculty; and served on the management committee for University High School.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, February, 1981 to August, 1994.
Assistant Director, Office of Planning and Evaluation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, August, 1978 to December, 1980.
Provided staff assistance to the Council on Program Evaluation and prepared analyses of institutional policy issues. Specific responsibilities included developing a procedure for COPE’s second cycle of departmental evaluations; coordinating data collection and report preparation for evaluations; undertaking a study of faculty attrition; and helping design and implement a faculty survey concerned with assessing departmental quality.
Research Associate, Office of Academic Planning and Analysis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September, 1976 to August, 1978.
Helped design and implement projects relating to the evaluation and planning role of the office. Some specific responsibilities included developing planning memoranda, as part of a three-year evaluation planning project, for four schools and colleges and all academically related units (e.g., centers and institutes); coordinating the preparation of five-year enrollment targets for the University; and preparing reports resulting from a peer information exchange.
Graduate Student Research Assistant, Office of Academic Planning and Analysis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September, 1975 to September, 1976.
Responsible for an office evaluation as part of the first phase of a campus-wide evaluation and planning project; assisted with administrative reviews of selected school/college reports resulting from phase one of the project.
Project Assistant to Dr. William Haber, Special Assistant to the Executive Officers, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, September, 1974 to June, 1975.
Helped prepare a report on the relationship between the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the campuses in Flint and Dearborn.
Director of Admissions, Alderson Broaddus College, Philippi, West Virginia, September 1970 to September 1974.
Responsible for all admissions activities including student recruitment, program planning and evaluation, staff management, and relationships with relevant external constituencies.
Mathematics Teacher, Spencerville High School, Spencerville, Ohio, September, 1968 to May, 1969.
Taught high school algebra and geometry.
Teaching and Departmental Service
Courses Taught: The American College
Organization and Control of Higher Education
Departmental Advisory Committee: 1991-1992
Faculty Search Committee Chair: 1990-1991, 1996-1997
Chair, Planning Committee for Higher Education Program
Master's and Doctoral Committees: 14
Publications
(with Marvin W. Peterson and Michael Erwin) "State-Level Performance Budgeting." In Increasing the Public Accountability of Higher Education. New Directions for Institutional Research Series, No. 16, pp. 1-34. Edited by John K. Folger. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1977.
"Institutional Participation and Reciprocity in State-Level Program Review Processes." Journal of Higher Education. (November-December, 1980): 601-615.
(with James L. Miller, Jr.) The Planning and Program Review Relationships of Private Colleges and State Higher Education Agencies. Center for the Study of Higher Education Monograph Series, No. 13. Ann Arbor, Michigan: The University of Michigan, 1980.
(editor) New Directions for Higher Education: Program Evaluation in Higher Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1982.
"Critical Issues in Evaluating Academic Programs." Review of Higher Education. 7 (Winter, 1984): 143-158.
(with Richard Yanikoski) "Differential Pricing of Undergraduate Education." Journal of Higher Education. 55 (November/December 1984): 735-750.
"Critical Issues in Evaluating Academic Programs." In ASHE Reader on Academic Programs in Colleges and Universities, edited by Clifton Conrad. Lexington, MA: Ginn Press, 1985. (Reprinted from Review of Higher Education, Winter, 1984.)
(with Clifton Conrad) Academic Program Review: Institutional Approaches, Expectations, and Controversies. ERIC/AAHE Research Report, No. 5. Washington, D.C.: American Association for Higher Education, l985.
"Program Evaluation in Higher Education." In A Primer on Institutional Research, edited by John A. Muffo and Gerald W. McLaughlin, Tallahassee, Florida: Association for Institutional Research, 1987.
"A Perspective on Evaluating Administrative Units in Higher Education." In Evaluating Administrative Services and Programs, New Directions for Institutional Research. Series, No. 56, pp. 3-14. Edited by Jon F. Wergin and Larry A. Braskamp. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1987.
(with George Badger) "The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Computing and Instructional Innovation." In Computing Across the Curriculum: Academic Perspective. Edited by William H. Graves. McKinney, TX: Academic Computing Publications, 1989.
Presentations
"Private College Participation in State-Wide Higher Education Agency Long Range Planning." A background paper prepared for the Education Commission of the States Task Force on State Policy and Private Higher Education, October 26, 1976.
"Linking Academic Planning to Decision Making." A paper presented at the annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Houston, Texas, May 24, 1978.
(with James L. Miller, Jr.) "Private College Participation State-wide Higher Education Agency Planning and Program Reviews." A paper presented at the annual meeting of Society for College and University Planning, Miami, Florida, July 31, 1978.
"Institutional Participation and Reciprocity in State-Level Program Review Processes." A paper presented at the annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, San Diego, California, May 4, 1980.
"Assessing the Need for a Program Evaluation System." A paper presented at a conference on Planning and Conducting Program Evaluations and Reviews in Higher Education, St. Petersburg, Florida, January 14, 1980.
(with Larry Braskamp and H. Richard Smock) "Relating Criteria, Strategies, and Data in Program Review and Evaluation." A workshop held at the annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Atlanta, Georgia, April 27, 1980.
"Program Evaluation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign." A paper presented at the annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18, 1981.
"Principles and Problems in Evaluating Academic Programs in Higher Education." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Graduate Deans, Chicago, Illinois, October 7, 1982.
"Evaluating Non-academic Units in Higher Education." A paper presented at the Illinois
Association for Institutional Research, Springfield, Illinois, October 29, 1982.
(with Larry Braskamp) "Assessing the Usefulness of Program Evaluation in Higher Education." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Evaluation Research Society, Baltimore, Maryland, November 1982.
"Internal Program Reviews." An invited paper presented at the New Jersey Conference on Institutional Self-Assessment, Farleigh Dickinson University, March 1983.
(with S. Hoenack, J. O'Neill, and R. Yanikoski) "Differential Tuition for Undergraduates." A panel discussion held at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, Washington, D.C., March 1983.
(with R.S. Mims and T.J. Delmont) "Expanding Evaluation Technology: Critical Issues for Implementing Evaluation in Administrative Support Areas." A panel discussion held at the annual forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, Canada, May 1983.
(with C. Gilbert and J. Lucas) "Measuring the Impact of Program Change." A panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Illinois Association for Institutional Research, Edwardsville, Illinois, October 27, 1983.
(with W. Danielson and H. Golde). "Assessing Educational Outcomes of Microcomputer Projects in Instruction and Research." A presentation at IBM's AEP Conference, San Diego, California, April 6, l986.
"The Impact of Computing on Instruction at Illinois". A presentation at IBM's Higher Education Conference, Palm Springs, California, February 27, 1990, and Hong Kong, August 23, 1990.
Honors and Awards
Silver Key Academic Honorary at Alderson Broaddus College, 1967.
Cum Laude Graduate of Alderson Broaddus College, 1968.
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year, 1968.
University of Illinois List of Outstanding Teachers.
Professional Service
American Association for Higher Education
American Education Research Association: SIG Postsecondary Education Paper
Selection Committee for Annual Meeting: 1983-84
Association for Institutional Research
Panel Selection Committee for Annual Forum: 1983-84
Nominating Committee: 1984-85
Forum Publications Advisory Committee: l985-88
Association for the Study of Higher Education
National Advisory Board for the ASHE-ERIC Research Report Series: 1986-89
Consulting Editor for the ASHE-ERIC Research Report Series: 1988
Assessment Reader Advisory Group: 1992-94
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
Planning Committee for the April 23-25, 1997, "Managing Your Institutionally Related Foundation" Conference, 1996-1997
Illinois Association for Institutional Research
Treasurer, 1984-85
Associate Program Chair, l985-86
Program Chair, 1986-87
National Association for Fund-Raising Executives, 1994-Present
Review of Higher Education
Consulting Editor: 1991-1995
External Consulting
Briarcliff College
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Drake University
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Annenberg School of Communications/Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Princeton University
Advisory Boards
Illinois Public Higher Education Consortium
Board Member: 1986-1994
Vice Chairman: 1987-88
Chair: 1988-90
Apple Computer Company
Apple University Consortium: 1988-1991
Apple Higher Education Advisory Group: 1992-present
IBM's Advanced Education Project
Institutional Representative: 1984-88
Evaluation Committee: 1986-88
Zenith Advisory Committee: 1988-89
Community Service
Urbana School District Technology Committee
Carle Hospital Foundation, 2001-Present
Champaign School District Strategic Planning Committee
Champaign-Urbana Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1996
Champaign-Urbana Community Schools Foundation, 1999-Present
Urbana Park District Swimming Pool Committee Chair
United Way Allocation Panel
