Title: Chancellor (Retired)
Company: Southeast Missouri State University
Location: Milford, Ohio, United States
Affiliations/Associations/Societies:
- Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
- American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) (West Virginia State Representative)
- American Council on Education (Advisory Committee, Office on Self-regulation Initiatives) (Chairperson, Office on Self-regulation Initiatives, 1988-1990) (Commission on Women, 1999)
- American Counselor Education Association
- American Institute for Foreign Study Board of Academic Advisors
- American Personnel Guidance Association
- Association for Higher Education
- Athens Chamber of Commerce, Athens, OH (Board of Directors)
- Athens County Red Cross (Board of Directors and Blood Chairman)
- Athens Jaycees (Past President, Chairman of the Board)
- Beta Gamma Sigma
- Boy Scouts of America (Tri-State Area Council Board of Directors)
- Boy Scouts of America (Vice President, Kootoga Council)
- Boy Scouts of America, Greater St. Louis Council (1997-Present)
- Cabell-Wayne United Way (Now United Way of the River Cities)
- Careers in Special Education Council
- Chi Sigma Iota, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International
- Elvis Presley Museum and Entertainment Institute, Las Vegas, NV (Board of Directors)
- Golden Key National Honor Society (1993-1995)
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program (selection committee)
- Humanities Foundation of West Virginia (Board of Directors)
- Huntington Municipal Development Authority
- Huntington Museum of Art (Board of Directors)
- Huntington Rotary Club
- Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School (Board of Regents State Advisory Committee Chairperson, 1978)
- Iowa School for the Deaf (Board of Regents State Advisory Committee Chairperson, 1978)
- Jefferson Award Selection Committee
- John W. Hereford Boys Clubs of Huntington (Board of Directors)
- Missouri Slope Areawide United Way (1999)
- National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges (Now Association of Public and Land-grant Universities) (Chairman, Commission on Outreach and Technology Transfer, 1991-1992)
- National Clearinghouse on Careers and Employment in Special Education (Resource Panelist)
- National Vocational Guidance Association
- Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Chapter (board of trustees, 1992-1995)
- New England Board of Higher Education (1991-1995)
- New England Council of Presidents (1994)
- New England Defense Conversion Task Force (1994-1995)
- New Hampshire Economic Development Commission (1991-1995)
- New Hampshire High Tech Entrepreneur Awards (Panel of Judges, 1991)
- New Hampshire Post-secondary Education Commission (Ex-officio Member, 1991-1995)
- New Hampshire Public Television (New Hampshire Public Broadcasting) (Chief Executive Officer, 1990-1995)
- New York State Policy Board in Special Education (1975-1976)
- Office of Educational Research and Improvement Peer Review File of Experts, U.S. Department of Education
- Ohio American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (Secretary, 1970)
- Ohio University, College Drug Education Program (Coordinator)
- Ohio Valley Conference (Chairperson, Hall of Fame Committee, 1996-1997) (Hall of Fame Committee, 1997-1998)
- Ohio Valley Conference (Planning & Development Committee, 1997-1998) (President, 1997-1998) (Public Affairs Committee, 1996-1997) (Vice president, 1996-1997)
- Personalized Adult Counseling Experience (PACE) (National Advisory Committee)
- Phi Delta Kappa International
- Preparation Program for Inner City and Appalachian Teachers (Coordinator)
- Public College and University Presidents (Advisory Council)
- Public Service of New Hampshire (board of directors, 1992-1995)
- River Cities Community Players
- River Cities Cultural Development Council (River City CDC)
- Ronald McDonald House, Huntington, WV (Board of Directors)
- Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau (1997-Present)
- Rotary International (Academic Excellence Committee, 1997-1998) (Professional Development Committee)
- Society of Alumni and Friends, Ohio University (Board of Directors, 1984-1986)
- Software Valley Corporation (Ex-officio Member)
- Southern Conference Chief Executive Officers Council (Vice President, Secretary, 1987-1988)
- State of Ohio Education Deans (Secretary, 1968)
- State of West Virginia Joint Committee on Employment Opportunities and Economic Development
- State University Education Deans, State of Ohio (Secretary)
- Statewide Inter-Institutional Gerontology Committee
- Student Personnel Association for Teacher Education (SPATE)
- Student Tutors for Educational Progress (STEP) (Director)
- SWCC Educational Foundation, Inc., Southwestern Virginia Community College (Board of Directors)
- The Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce (Board of Directors)
- The New England Council (Board of Directors, 1991-1995)
- Tri-state Cultural Development Plan, Ohio, KY, WV (Vice President)
- Tri-state Development Council
- Trust for New Hampshire Lands (Incorporator, 1992-1993)
- United Way of the River Cities (Board of Directors)
- University of New Hampshire, European Parliament (Executive Committee to Host Committee, 1991)
- University System of New Hampshire (Ex-officio Member, Board of Trustees, 1990-1995)
- West Virginia Board of Regents Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action (Ex-officio Member)
- West Virginia Congressman Nick Joe Rahall (Chairman, Educational Advisory Committee)
- West Virginia Education Fund, Inc. (Board of Directors)
- West Virginia Olympics Committee
- West Virginia Roundtable (Executive Board)
- West Virginia State Legislative Commission on Higher Education
- West Virginia State Society of Washington, DC
Achievements:
- Honoree, Distinguished Worldwide Humanitarian Award (2020)
- Featured Member, Marquis Millennium Magazine, Marquis Who’s Who (2020)
- Inductee, Top Professionals of the year, Marquis Who’s Who (2019)
- Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2019)
- Recipient, John T. Crowe Award, Regional Commerce and Growth Association (1998)
- Recipient, George E. Hill Distinguished Alumni Award, Ohio University (1988)
- Honoree, Administrator of the Year, West Virginia Association for Counseling and Development (1987)
- Recipient, West Virginian of the Year Award, West Virginia Chapter, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-WV) (1987)
- Kappan of the Year, Phi Delta Kappa Chapter, Marshall University (1987)
- Recipient, Huntington Jaycees Distinguished Speaker Award (1987)
- Recipient, Excellence in Communication Community Award, River Cities Chapter, International Association of Business Communicators (1986)
- Recipient, George Van Zandt Community Service Award, Huntington Jaycees (1986)
- Recipient, West Virginian of the Year Award, Marshall University, State of West Virginia (1986)
- Recipient, Medal of Merit, Ohio University (1984)
- Recipient, Academic Freedom Award, Advisory Council, Faculty, West Virginia Board of Regents (1984)
- Recipient, Alexander Meiklejohn Award for Academic Freedom, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) (1984)
- Recipient, Phi Delta Kappa Young Education Leaders of America Award (1981)
- Named, Men of Achievement (1976)
- Listed, Dictionary of International Biography (1973)
- Named, Outstanding Young Men of America (1970)
- Recipient, Community Leader of America Award (1969)
- Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Rotary International (1969)
- Recipient, Young Man of the Year Award, Athens Jaycees (1969)
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