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Executive Board

This committee coordinates the activities of the Council of Fellows. The 2008–09 chair is Karen A White, Regional Chancellor, University of South Florida—St. Petersburg (kawhite@spadmin.usf.edu).

The Executive Board's priorities include:

• Annually reviewing and establishing COF priorities.
• Annually reviewing the preceding year's income and expenditures of the COF, and approving the operating budget and budget priorities for the coming year.
• Providing direct accountability to the COF, and thereby to the ACE president and vice presidents, through the director of the ACE Fellows Program.
• Meeting at least twice each year: (1) at the ACE Annual Meeting and (2) in conjunction with COF Weekend.
• Approving the Council of Fellows Bylaws.

Executive Board Members

CHAIR:
Karen A. White (1988–89)
Regional Chancellor
University of South Florida—St. Petersburg

VICE CHAIR/CHAIR ELECT:
Jeffrey R. Docking (2003–04)
President
Adrian College (MI)

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR:
Anita D. McDonald (1992–93)
Chancellor
Pennsylvania State University DuBois Campus

SECRETARY:
Charles E. Wilson Jr. (2005–06)
Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Old Dominion University (VA)

Class of 2009

Pamela M. Balch (1996–97)
President
West Virginia Wesleyan College

Carole J. Bland (1989–90)
Assistant Dean for Faculty Development and Director of Family Medicine
Clinical Research Fellowship Department of Family Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School

Elizabeth A. Dale (1999–2000)
Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Drexel University (PA)
(Co-chair, Finance and Development Committee)

Lynette Findley (2004–05)
Assistant Vice President, Retention and Student Success
Eastern Michigan University
(Co-chair, Outreach and Engagement Committee)

John M. Gonzalez (2000–01)
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Monterey Peninsula College (CA)

Thomas J. Haynes Jr. (1998–99)
Vice President for University Advancement
Montclair State University (NJ)

Colleen Hester (2001–02)
President
MacMurray College (IL)

Barbara G. Lyman (2000–01)
Provost
Shippensburg University (PA)

Judith L. Rhoads (1991–92)
President
Madisonville Community College (KY)

Suman Singha (2000–01)
Vice Provost for Academic Administration
University of Connecticut

Class of 2010

Lillian Archer (2003–04)
Dean of Student Development
Community College of Baltimore County

Thomas E. Dasher (1991–92)
Professor, Department of English, Rhetoric, & Writing
Berry College (GA)

Kurt Daw (2001–02)
Dean of Fine and Performing Arts
State University of New York at New Paltz

Lori S. Gonzalez (2002–03)
Dean, College of Health Sciences
University of Kentucky

Jane R. Hudak (2003–04)
Provost
Governors State University (IL)

David P. Svaldi (1996–97)
President
Adams State College (CO)

David E. Swee M.D. (2002–03)
Associate Dean for Education
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Class of 2011

Diedre L. Badejo (2006–07)
Dean of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
California State University, East Bay

Thomas J. Botzman (2002–03)
Vice President for Business and Finance
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
(Co-chair, Finance and Development Committee)

Cynda R. Clary (2005–06)
Special Assistant to the Provost
New Mexico State University

John T. Dever (1993–94)
Executive Vice President
Northern Virginia Community College

Bethami A. Dobkin (2001–02)
Associate Provost
University of San Diego

J. Michael Durnil (2004–05)
Vice President for Governmental Affairs and University Outreach and Assistant
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Roosevelt University (IL)

Mark H. Erickson (1997–98)
President
Wittenberg University (OH)

Timothy J. Flanagan (1988–89)
President
Framingham State College (MA)

Fernando Leon (1998–99)
Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs
City University of Seattle

Ronald H. Nowaczyk (2001–02)
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
University of New Haven (CT)

Muriel E. Poston (1996–97)
Dean of the Faculty
Skidmore College (NY)

Judy K. Sakaki (1995–96)
Vice President for Student Affairs
University of California Office of the President

Donald S. Taylor (2006–07)
Director of Academic Planning and Quality
California State University, Sacramento

Shelton Woods (2006–07)
Interim Dean, College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs
Boise State University (ID)

Ex-Officio Members

Michelle Behr (2005–06)
Assistant Director
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools (CA)
(Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee)

W. David Conn (1991–92)
Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Undergraduate Education
California Polytechnic State University—San Luis Obispo
(Co-Chair, Outreach and Engagement Committee)

Ellen Dauwer (2002–03)
General Councilor
Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth (NJ)
(Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee)

Richard Helldobler (2005–06)
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
California University of Pennsylvania
(Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee)

Sharon A. McDade
Director, ACE Fellows Program
American Council on Education (DC)

Dean A. Van Galen (1994–95)
Vice President for University Advancement
University of West Florida
(Co-chair, Finance and Development Committee)

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This page last updated on 03/18/2008