Profiles in Higher Education

Larry Davis

Larry Davis, Texas A&M University-Texarkana

“In the beginning, I was surrounded by a majority of colleagues who believed that university-level learning could occur only in a structured classroom. Exposure to conferences such as CAEL’s opened my mind to learning outside the traditional classroom. The more I participated—through portfolio assessment at TAMU-T and in ACE review—the greater the value I placed on noncollegiate learning.” 

One of the original faculty members at Texas A&M University-Texarkana (TAMU-T), Larry Davis has served as coordinator of TAMU-T’s bachelor of applied arts & science (BAAS) degree program, as division head for business and behavioral sciences, and as a professor in the College of Business. Davis also participated in the development of the university’s BAAS degree program, including the portfolio assessment component to award academic credit for college-level experiential learning. He has taught courses on macroeconomics, strategic planning, and management. In the early 1970s, Davis began evaluating training programs for ACE’s College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) and Military Evaluation Programs, and has served as a course reviewer, national coordinator, and consultant in the United States and Canada. 

Derrek Dunn

Derrek Dunn, North Carolina A&T State University

“As department chair, I’m evaluating applied technology and learning how servicemembers' training lines up with the college classroom. Seeing the actual review process allowed me to understand the rigor of the training and validity of the assessment process.”

Derrek Dunn, professor and chair of North Carolina A&T State University’s Department of Electronics, Computer, and Information Technology, has been an ACE faculty reviewer for approximately one year. Dunn teaches courses on such topics as wireless communication systems, wireless local area networks, telecommunications management, and global positioning systems. With 10 years of teaching experience and research on learners and distance learning, he also has international experience on the use of distance education in engineering and technology. 

Robert Scully

Robert Scully, Barry University

“Usually prior learning assessment works as a course-by-course program. That’s where we’re quite unique. Barry’s program looks at discipline area credit, instead of course credit. It’s more about competency development in areas such as leadership, diversity, and human resources—competencies that both the business world and the business schools are realizing as important.” 

Robert Scully, associate professor of organizational behavior at Barry University, began reviewing workplace training for ACE in the mid-1980s, and has taken on the role of national coordinator for ACE reviews. Scully has been actively involved in Barry University’s Experiential Learning Program, a national model established in 1974. His scholarship and research areas include leadership, management education, services administration, and marketing.

                                                                    --Mary Beth Lakin 

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