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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