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James H. McCormick Chancellor
Minnesota State College
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James H. McCormick was named chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges
Universities System in December 2000 by the Board of Trustees and began
his term in July 2001 as leader of the system of 33 higher education
institutions.
As chancellor, Dr. McCormick is responsible to the
15-member Board of Trustees for the administration of all facets of the
system. With seven state universities and 25 two-year colleges on 53
campuses across the state, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
System serves about 239,445 students each year. Employing 16,575 full-
and part-time faculty and staff, the system has an annual budget of
about $1.4 billion.
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Before coming to Minnesota, Dr. McCormick served as
the founding chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education, created July 1, 1983. The state system comprises 14
universities with a billion-dollar budget. He left that position as the
most senior system head in the country, having served continuously as
the Pennsylvania public university system chief executive for 18 years.
Dr. McCormick was president of Bloomsburg University
of Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1983, and served as a professor and
administrator for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for the
previous eight years. Prior to this, he worked as an assistant
superintendent, high school administrator and teacher in Pennsylvania
public schools. He is a native of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Dr. McCormick is vice chair of the Midwestern Higher
Education Commission, and serves as a rotating chair of the Higher
Education Advisory Council for the Higher Education Services Office in
Minnesota. He founded and currently chairs the Minnesota K-16
Partnership. Dr. McCormick maintains several professional memberships
and has held leadership roles with numerous organizations, among them
the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for which
he has been the state representative, served as chair of the Committee
on Policies and Purposes, and currently works with the Federal Relations
Committee. Likewise, he is a member of the Executive Committee for the
State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), serves as vice chair
of SHEEO's Federal Relations Committee and works with the Accountability
and Nominating Committees, as well. Dr. McCormick also serves with the
Commission on Government and Public Affairs for the American Council on
Education. A past president of the National Association of System Heads
(NASH), he now serves on the NASH executive committee.
McCormick was a former president and member of the
board of directors for the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and
Universities. He is a board member with the National Center for the
Study of Sport in Society and holds membership in the Pennsylvania Black
Conference on Higher Education, the American Association for Affirmative
Action, the American Association of Higher Education, the American
Association of University Administrators, the Pennsylvania Educational
Policy Seminar, Phi Delta Kappa, and Kappa Delta Pi.
Academic, professional, and community recognitions
have been frequent. McCormick House at the Dixon University Center,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was so named by the State System Board of
Governors in 1994. Similarly, the Bloomsburg University Council of
Trustees named the university's Human Services Center in McCormick's
honor. He also carries the title President Emeritus for
Bloomsburg University. Chancellor McCormick is the recipient of several
awards, including the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of
Pittsburgh and from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1992, the
Pennsylvania State Education Association selected him recipient of the
Adler Award for outstanding contributions to education. And, in 1993 the
American Association of University Administrators named Chancellor
McCormick recipient of its Eileen Tosney Award for outstanding
leadership. The Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees
recognized Chancellor McCormick with the organization’s 1998
Distinguished Service Award. In April 2000, his leadership was commended
by the Systemwide Board of Student Government Presidents and in 1999 by
the College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania.
Also in 1999, both Bloomsburg and Lock Haven Universities of
Pennsylvania recognized the Chancellor, the former for leadership acumen
and appreciation for the presidential years served, and the latter a
System Service award presented by the alumni association. The Chancellor
was cited for a "model" leadership style in the 1992 AASCU publication,
Shared Visions of Public Higher Education Governance. In 2001 the
Pennsylvania School Boards Association awarded Chancellor McCormick with
the association’s Leadership Award for Commitment to K-16 Education in
Pennsylvania.
In 1993, Chancellor McCormick was asked to join the
teaching team for the Presidential Lecture series at Kuwait
University. He also was selected by President Bill Clinton to
participate with the Pennsylvania team for CIVITAS @ Prague, a 1995
international conference of government, education, and business leaders
devoted to strengthening citizenship and civic education worldwide. The
Newcomen Society of the United States honored the State System of Higher
Education in 1997, recognizing then governing board Chairman F. Eugene
Dixon, Jr. and Chancellor McCormick for their leadership.
Upon departure from the Pennsylvania state system,
Dr. McCormick was recipient of numerous awards, recognitions and
resolutions. Among those accolades were those from the following:
Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees, Board of Student
Government Presidents, Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges and
University Faculties, Latino Leadership Conference, Pennsylvania Council
of Alumni Associations, Black Conference on Higher Education,
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference, numerous university councils of trustees, the
Tuition Account Program of the state treasurer, and the City of
Harrisburg. Then Governor Tom Ridge recognized McCormick's years of
service by personally hosting a retirement celebration in his honor.
As chancellor, Dr. McCormick is responsible to the
15-member Board of Trustees for the administration of all facets of the
system. With seven state universities and 25 two-year colleges on 53
campuses across the state, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
System serves about 239,445 students each year. Employing 16,575 full-
and part-time faculty and staff, the system has an annual budget of
about $1.4 billion.
Before coming to Minnesota, Dr. McCormick served as
the founding chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher
Education, created July 1, 1983. The state system comprises 14
universities with a billion-dollar budget. He left that position as the
most senior system head in the country, having served continuously as
the Pennsylvania public university system chief executive for 18 years.
Dr. McCormick was president of Bloomsburg University
of Pennsylvania from 1973 to 1983, and served as a professor and
administrator for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for the
previous eight years. Prior to this, he worked as an assistant
superintendent, high school administrator and teacher in Pennsylvania
public schools. He is a native of Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
Dr. McCormick is vice chair of the Midwestern Higher
Education Commission, and serves as a rotating chair of the Higher
Education Advisory Council for the Higher Education Services Office in
Minnesota. He founded and currently chairs the Minnesota K-16
Partnership. Dr. McCormick maintains several professional memberships
and has held leadership roles with numerous organizations, among them
the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for which
he has been the state representative, served as chair of the Committee
on Policies and Purposes, and currently works with the Federal Relations
Committee. Likewise, he is a member of the Executive Committee for the
State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO), serves as vice chair
of SHEEO's Federal Relations Committee and works with the Accountability
and Nominating Committees, as well. Dr. McCormick also serves with the
Commission on Government and Public Affairs for the American Council on
Education. A past president of the National Association of System Heads
(NASH), he now serves on the NASH executive committee.
McCormick was a former president and member of the
board of directors for the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and
Universities. He is a board member with the National Center for the
Study of Sport in Society and holds membership in the Pennsylvania Black
Conference on Higher Education, the American Association for Affirmative
Action, the American Association of Higher Education, the American
Association of University Administrators, the Pennsylvania Educational
Policy Seminar, Phi Delta Kappa, and Kappa Delta Pi.
Academic, professional, and community recognitions
have been frequent. McCormick House at the Dixon University Center,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was so named by the State System Board of
Governors in 1994. Similarly, the Bloomsburg University Council of
Trustees named the university's Human Services Center in McCormick's
honor. He also carries the title President Emeritus for
Bloomsburg University. Chancellor McCormick is the recipient of several
awards, including the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the University of
Pittsburgh and from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. In 1992, the
Pennsylvania State Education Association selected him recipient of the
Adler Award for outstanding contributions to education. And, in 1993 the
American Association of University Administrators named Chancellor
McCormick recipient of its Eileen Tosney Award for outstanding
leadership. The Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees
recognized Chancellor McCormick with the organization’s 1998
Distinguished Service Award. In April 2000, his leadership was commended
by the Systemwide Board of Student Government Presidents and in 1999 by
the College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania.
Also in 1999, both Bloomsburg and Lock Haven Universities of
Pennsylvania recognized the Chancellor, the former for leadership acumen
and appreciation for the presidential years served, and the latter a
System Service award presented by the alumni association. The Chancellor
was cited for a "model" leadership style in the 1992 AASCU publication,
Shared Visions of Public Higher Education Governance. In 2001 the
Pennsylvania School Boards Association awarded Chancellor McCormick with
the association’s Leadership Award for Commitment to K-16 Education in
Pennsylvania.
In 1993, Chancellor McCormick was asked to join the
teaching team for the Presidential Lecture series at Kuwait
University. He also was selected by President Bill Clinton to
participate with the Pennsylvania team for CIVITAS @ Prague, a 1995
international conference of government, education, and business leaders
devoted to strengthening citizenship and civic education worldwide. The
Newcomen Society of the United States honored the State System of Higher
Education in 1997, recognizing then governing board Chairman F. Eugene
Dixon, Jr. and Chancellor McCormick for their leadership.
Upon departure from the Pennsylvania state system,
Dr. McCormick was recipient of numerous awards, recognitions and
resolutions. Among those accolades were those from the following:
Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees, Board of Student
Government Presidents, Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges and
University Faculties, Latino Leadership Conference, Pennsylvania Council
of Alumni Associations, Black Conference on Higher Education,
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference, numerous university councils of trustees, the
Tuition Account Program of the state treasurer, and the City of
Harrisburg. Then Governor Tom Ridge recognized McCormick's years of
service by personally hosting a retirement celebration in his honor.
He also carries the title President Emeritus for
Bloomsburg University. Chancellor McCormick is the recipient of
several awards, including the Outstanding Alumnus Award from the
University of Pittsburgh and from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania. In 1992, the Pennsylvania State Education Association
selected him recipient of the Adler Award for outstanding
contributions to education. And, in 1993 the American Association of
University Administrators named Chancellor McCormick recipient of
its Eileen Tosney Award for outstanding leadership. The Pennsylvania
Association of Councils of Trustees recognized Chancellor McCormick
with the organization’s 1998 Distinguished Service Award. In April
2000, his leadership was commended by the Systemwide Board of
Student Government Presidents and in 1999 by the College and
University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania. Also in
1999, both Bloomsburg and Lock Haven Universities of Pennsylvania
recognized the Chancellor, the former for leadership acumen and
appreciation for the presidential years served, and the latter a
System Service award presented by the alumni association. The
Chancellor was cited for a "model" leadership style in the 1992
AASCU publication, Shared Visions of Public Higher Education
Governance. In 2001 the Pennsylvania School Boards Association
awarded Chancellor McCormick with the association’s Leadership Award
for Commitment to K-16 Education in Pennsylvania.
In 1993, Chancellor McCormick was asked to join
the teaching team for the Presidential Lecture series at
Kuwait University. He also was selected by President Bill Clinton to
participate with the Pennsylvania team for CIVITAS @ Prague, a 1995
international conference of government, education, and business
leaders devoted to strengthening citizenship and civic education
worldwide. The Newcomen Society of the United States honored the
State System of Higher Education in 1997, recognizing then governing
board Chairman F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. and Chancellor McCormick for
their leadership.
Upon departure from the Pennsylvania state system,
Dr. McCormick was recipient of numerous awards, recognitions and
resolutions. Among those accolades were those from the following:
Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees, Board of Student
Government Presidents, Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges
and University Faculties, Latino Leadership Conference, Pennsylvania
Council of Alumni Associations, Black Conference on Higher
Education, Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities,
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, numerous university councils
of trustees, the Tuition Account Program of the state treasurer, and
the City of Harrisburg. Then Governor Tom Ridge recognized
McCormick's years of service by personally hosting a retirement
celebration in his honor.
Chancellor McCormick is a graduate of Indiana
University of Pennsylvania. He earned the master's and doctoral
degrees from the University of Pittsburgh. Further post-doctoral and
study have been completed at Columbia University, the University of
Michigan, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard
University. He has sought and entered into several industrial and
business site internships, and in conjunction with AASCU leadership,
has studied state-owned higher education institutions across the
country.
Most recently, Chancellor McCormick was named to the
Board of Trustees for the William Mitchell College of Law in St.
Paul. In July 2002, the Ojibwe of the Fond du Lac Reservation in
Cloquet, Minnesota, honored McCormick with the giving of an Indian
name, White Wolf.
Chancellor McCormick and his wife, Dr. Maryan G.
McCormick, are the parents of two adult sons, David Harold and
Douglas Paul, and four grandchildren, Michael James, Kelly,
Elizabeth Cora, and Tess.
Note:
If this information will be used as an introduction, it may be
edited to respect time demands and to personalize the presentation
of Chancellor McCormick to select audiences. For further
information, call the Public Affairs Division, 651-296-9595; write
Office of the Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities,
500 Wells Fargo Place, 30 East Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55101;
or go to
www.mnscu.edu.
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The National Council of
State Directors of Community Colleges is an affiliated council of the American
Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The council provides
a forum for the exchange of information about developments, trends, and
problems in state systems of community colleges.
Through our affiliation with
AACC, we also strive to affect national legislation that impacts our
colleges and state agencies.
This is the only Council
that represents the collective interest of state agencies and state
boards of community colleges. This council is a valuable forum to
help state directors deal with the changes in attitude and policies
towards community colleges at the international, federal, state and
local levels. We will share information and learn lessons from
each other to better serve the interests of our institutions in the
coming years.
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