ACE

Program Faculty

 

Image Susan West Engelkemeyer, Dean, School of Business, Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)
Engelkemeyer has extensive experience in organizational change and development. She has held roles as a tenured faculty member, program director, and director of quality at Babson College (MA). She spent six years as a senior examiner for the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award. Her work focuses on systemic organizational change and assessment, key performance indicators, and knowledge management.

Image Irene W. D. Hecht, Director, Department Chair Leadership Programs, American Council on Education, and President, Higher Education Associates (Portland, OR)
Hecht has 25 years of experience as a teacher, scholar, tenured faculty member, and administrator. As director of the Department Chair Leadership Programs for the American Council on Education, she now devotes her time to working with department chairs.

Image Mary Lou Higgerson, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Baldwin Wallace College (Berea, OH)
Recipient of eight teaching awards and an American Council on Education Fellow in 1986–87, Higgerson is a regular presenter for the ACE Department Chair Program.

Image Mark L. Putnam, Senior Vice President for Executive Affairs, Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Putnam oversees Northeastern University's activities related to strategic planning, institutional research, and enterprise reporting. He has extensive senior administrative experience. In addition, he serves as a frequent evaluator and presenter for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

 

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This page last updated 8/28/2008