CURRICULUM VITAE

Gary L. Miller

Chancellor University of North Carolina Wilmington

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Biological Sciences), 1982, Mississippi State University.

M. A. (Biology), 1979, College of William and Mary.

B. S. (Biology, minor in Anthropology), 1976, College of William and Mary. LEADERSHIP EDUCATION

Management and Leadership in Education (MLE) program, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, June 8 -12, 2003

Seminar for College and University Chief Academic Officers, The Educational Leadership Program, Yale University, July 25 -30, 2003.

CASE, Fund Development Seminar for Deans, Dallas, Texas May 15 -16, 2003.

EMPLOYMENT RECORD

University of North Carolina Wilmington – Chancellor, 2011 – present.

Wichita State University – Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research; Professor of Biology, 2006 – 2011. (Provost title added spring 2007; no change in duties).

University of the Pacific – Dean, College the Pacific (Arts and Sciences); Professor of Biology, 2002-2006.

University of Mississippi – Chair, Department of Biology 1995-2002 (acting chair 1995-1996); Professor, 1997-2002, Associate Professor, 1989-1997, Assistant Professor of Biology, 1988-1989 Department of Biology.

Weber State University – Associate Professor, 1988, Assistant Professor, 1985-1988, Department of Zoology; Assistant Director, 1985-1986, Museum of Natural Sciences, School of Natural Sciences.

Mississippi State University – Research Associate and Assistant Professor (non-tenure track), 1983-1985, Department of Entomology; Instructor, 1984 (fall semester), Department of Business Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, College of Business; Instructor, 1982, 1981 (spring semesters), Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

LEADERSHIP SUMMARY Chancellor, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 2011 – Present Institutional Profile: Separately administered university of the University of North Carolina System (17 campus system including Chapel Hill and North Carolina State). Bachelors, masters and

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doctoral degrees (limited and strategic). Enrollment: 14,152 (undergraduate and graduate); Operating budget: $261 million ($407 million net assets; $68 million endowment). Total faculty and staff 2,154. College of Arts and Sciences; Watson College of Education; Cameron School of Business; College of Health and Human Services; Center for Marine Science, Marine Biotechnology North Carolina, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Satellite operations in Onslow, NC and MC Camp Lejeune, NC. A military friendly university. Ranked in the top 10 undergraduate universities in the South for 14 consecutive years by U. S. News & World Report and most recently 3rd among “up and coming” universities. UNCW is 17th on Forbes Magazine list of America’s best buys, appears for the 3rd year in the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and for the 8th year as “Best in the Southeast” by Princeton Review. Duties and Responsibilities: Chief Executive Officer reporting to the President of the UNC System. Responsible to the President and the Board of Governors for all aspects of the operations and performance of the university. Significant Leadership Accomplishments. Transformational leadership was provided to accomplish the following in collaboration with faculty, staff, and other administrators: Strategic Initiatives:

Dare to Soar strategic action planning initiative.

One of three UNC Chancellors to join in writing new UNC system Our Time; Our Future system-wide strategic plan.

Constructively manage over $20 Million reduction in state appropriations while advancing performance goals.

Established the UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the first university EC in North Carolina to be coupled with a venture fund and a for-profit auxiliary.

Implemented the UNC performance funding model.

Established University Innovation Council, a group charged with examining new and creative ways to conduct university business. Major UIC initiative:

o New summer school initiative designed to optimize space use and reduce time to degree.

University Affairs and Management:

Successfully completed Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) institutional reaffirmation process with no follow up required.

Initiated operations of a new College of Health and Human Services with inaugural dean.

Established Unified Budget Planning Process, a forward-looking strategic process that coordinates with the state biennial budget process. Significant related achievements:

o Cost allocation model o Shared services initiative o New enrollment management strategy

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Achieved revision in Moody’s rating from stable to positive (one of the few in the country) by significantly improving operational cash flow.

Developed a number of significant new revenue source ($3.6 Million in net new annual revenue through public-private partnerships.

Increased graduate and undergraduate enrollment and quality. Academic Programs, Curriculum and Student Success:

Completed initiation of campus-wide applied learning program.

Completed initiation of four-year competency-based general studies program.

Initiated undergraduate student success initiative.

Research and Graduate Education:

Restructured Chief Research Officer responsibilities.

Initiated reshaping of University Technology Transfer Office

Opened Marine Biotechnology of North Carolina (MARBIONC) center, a public-private research facility located on the Myrtle Grove UNCW Campus for Research, Entrepreneurship, Service and Teaching (CREST) campus.

Community Engagement and Advancement:

Established the Office of Community Partnerships (first in North Carolina)

Conducted regional branding initiative for City and County.

Completed $65 million capital campaign.

Initiated Seahawk Athletics facilities enhancement campaign.

Co-Chair (with Cape Fear Community College President) a City-County study of the economic development environment.

Restructured endowment and gift management to increase advancement support.

Recruited new leadership to Advancement (retirement replacement).

Recruited new Provost (retirement replacement).

Annual increases in general and athletic donations to the university.

Annual increases in planned giving agreements.

Annual increases in annual giving and alumni giving.

Reshaped and extended alumni outreach operations.

Reshaped UNCW Washington DC office to conform with new realities of the federal appropriations process.

Diversity and Campus Climate:

Established University Diversity and Inclusion Task Force to evaluate campus climate.

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Athletics

Chair of the President’s Council, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), present.

Manage 19 sports, Division I intercollegiate athletic program.

Recruited two universities (Elon; College of Charleston) to membership in the CAA.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, Wichita State University, 2006 – 2011. Institutional Profile: Urban doctoral research university (Carnegie classification: high research activity). One of three research universities (along with the University of Kansas and Kansas State University) in the Kansas Board of Regents System. Enrollment: 14,500 (undergraduate and graduate students). Operating budget: $256 million. Total faculty and staff: 1499. Colleges of Business, Education, Engineering, Health Professions, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Fine Arts. Extramural research: approximately $60 million per year with increases in each of the last ten years. Research strengths in engineering, networks, psychology, bioscience, aviation technology, public finance, business. University endowment: approximately $200 million (managed by the Wichita State University Foundation.) Duties and Responsibilities: Chief Academic Officer; Chief Research Officer; Coordinating Vice President. Overall responsibility for vision, mission and operations of all academic, academic support, research and outreach programs including international programs. Number of direct reports: 18. Budget authority for $163 million dollars (64% of total university budget). University representative to Kansas Board of Regents Council of Chief Academic Officers and Kansas Board of Regents System Council of Chief Academic Officers (regents institutions plus community colleges and technical colleges). Overall responsibility for university technology through CIO direct report. Overall responsibility for research operation including the National Institute for Aviation Research (3rd largest university aviation research unit in the United States, [NSF ranking]), Regional Institute for Aging, Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Environment and Human Health, Advanced Networking Research Center, Center for International Business Advancement, Center for Management Development, Center for Physical Activity and Aging, Center for Real Estate, Center for Research in Arts Technology Education and Learning, Center for Teaching and Research Excellence, Center for Urban Studies, Center for Women’s Studies, and Office of Research Administration, Center for Innovation and Enterprise Engagement. Responsible for satellite campuses and facilities, continuing education, and customized training. Significant Leadership Accomplishments: Transformational leadership was provided to accomplish the following in collaboration with faculty, staff, and other administrators: Strategic Initiatives:

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University Reshape and Rebuild initiative to respond to state budget crisis and the national imperatives in higher education.

The Graduation Partnership initiative to promote a culture of completion at Wichita State.

General Education review.

Establishment of new e-learning strategic plan.

Globalization initiative. University Affairs and Management:

North Central Association, Higher Learning Commission ten-year university reaccreditation (including significant leadership to complete the self-study.)

Implementation of new integrated budget planning process in the Division of Academic Affairs.

Completion of university transition to Banner ERP system and initiation of business intelligence applications.

University policy changes related to extra compensation, academic dishonesty, payroll, and safety and security.

Restructuring of faculty salaries in the College of Fine Arts to align with peers.

New deans recruited in the College of Education, School of Business, and University Libraries.

Reorganization of the graduate and research divisions.

Reorganization of the Office of Institutional Research to develop more strategic analytical approach.

Initiation of development of a predictive, analytical, student-success based enrollment management model.

Development of more interactive shared governance model including establishment of a faculty budget committee.

Establishment of faculty succession plans in the academic colleges.

Establishment of new college fund raising protocols.

Establishment of new office of Faculty Development and Student Success.

Development of an academic early warning system to support student success. Academic Programs, Curriculum and Student Success:

Establishment of new academic programs in accelerated nursing, bioengineering, and computer networking.

Establishment of Doctor of Nursing Practice degree program.

Full revision of University Honors Program including recruitment of new director.

Establishment of a Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) based institution-wide learning assessment.

Initiation and sponsorship of Foundations of Excellence program to examine student retention and success.

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Successful national reaccreditation reviews in: Accountancy (AACSB), Advanced Education Program in General Dentistry (self study completed, visit pending; ADA) Athletic Training (CAATE), Business (AACSB), Communication Sciences and Disorders—Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology, (AS-LHA), Dental Hygiene (ADA), Education (NCATE; in progress with Kansas Department of Education portion successfully completed), Engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Computer, Manufacturing; ABET), Medical Technology (NAACLS), Nursing (Kansas Board of Nursing and CCNE), Public Administration (NASPAA), School Psychology (NASP), Social Work (CSWE).

Significant restructuring or reorganization of: computer science, entrepreneurship, physics.

Establishment of new accelerated nursing program.

Research and Graduate Education:

Sponsored research doubled since 2006.

Establishment of $20 million research and development agreement with Bombardier/Leerjet.

Successful development of over $30 million in federal appropriations.

Development of research partnership with Via Christi Orthopedic Research Institute.

Establishment of the Center for Innovation in Biomaterials (CIBOR) to be funded by Kansas Bioscience Authority ($30 million).

Opening of two new engineering research buildings.

Establishment of the Regional Institute on Aging including securing initial endowment funding.

Implementation of a new community-supported Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program (only dental training program in Kansas). New facility for AEGD program under construction (completion summer 2011.)

Establishment of new patent and commercialization operation in Office of Research.

Development of new university policies for intellectual property, export compliance, and research center operations.

External Affairs

Establishment of new academic affairs and research communications strategy including Wichita State & the World (television program), contributing membership to research channel, monthly newsletter, and reformulated web page.

Opening of satellite campus in Derby, Kansas.

Initiation of partnership with Wichita Area Technical College and the newly established National Aviation Training Center to develop a research-based technical training model ($45 million facility under construction).

Initiation of university participation in the national Voluntary System of Accountability (a joint project of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU) (formerly

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National Association of Universities and Land Grant Colleges [NASULGC]) and American Association of State Colleges and Universities [AASCU]).

Initiation of WSU participation in the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities.

Expansion of customized training capacity through the Center for Management Development.

Invited participant in the annual meeting of the Conference of the Heads of the French Engineering Schools (CDEFI) Paris, France. Consulting with the French government regarding configuration for their engineering schools in light of new French regulations regarding higher education and the Bologna Process.

Development of university congressional appropriations prospectus (annual activity).

Founding member of the Wichita Health Advisory Group.

Integration of WSU research programs into the Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education (WCGME) program (a hospital driven resident physician training program in collaboration with the University of Kansas School of Medicine).

Establishment of joint programming with the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita.

Partner in the Hawker/Beechcraft Employee Learning Development Benefit program.

Transfer of Hawker/Beechcraft testing and research facilities to Wichita State University as part of a research and development partnership.

Establishment of the WSU Center for Innovation and Enterprise Engagement to provide technical assistance to small firms undergoing technology and business transformations.

Diversity and Campus Climate:

Establishment of the Tilford Diversity Group to examine multicultural climate on campus.

Restructuring of the EEO operations in Academic Affairs to generate greater diversity in candidate pools for faculty searches.

Fund Raising and Engagement:

Completion of capital campaign for Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) facility ($3.0 million lead gift). In collaboration with the Dean of the College of Health Professions.

Completion of campaign for Biological Field Station facility (NSF lead gift). In collaboration with the Dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Expansion of Project Lead the Way pre-engineering program ($3.0 million gift). In collaboration with the Dean of the College of Engineering.

Expansion of Communication Science and Disorders Speech and Hearing Clinic ($5.0 million estate gift). In collaboration with the WSU Foundation.

Support for the Regional Institute on Aging ($2.5 million estate gift). In collaboration with the WSU Foundation.

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Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) grant, Department of Labor: Composites Kansas. In collaboration with the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas, Kansas Workforce ONE, Kansas Works (Department of Commerce), Kansas Career Pipeline, local universities, Via Christi Health Systems, Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, and others ($5.0 million for five years).

New distinguished faculty chairs in the Colleges of Engineering, Health Professions, and Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Dean, College of the Pacific (Arts and Sciences), University of the Pacific, 2002-2006. Institutional Profile: Private, urban, doctoral degree granting university (Carnegie classification: doctoral/research); main campus in Stockton, California; professional school campuses in San Francisco (Art Dugoni School of Dentistry), and Sacramento (Pacific-McGeorge School of Law). Total enrollment (all campuses): 6500. Operating budget: $178 million. Colleges and Schools (Stockton campus): College of the Pacific (liberal arts and sciences), Conservatory of Music, schools of Business, Engineering, International Studies, and Pharmacy. University endowment: $170 million. Pacific has one of the most diverse undergraduate populations in the country. Duties and Responsibilities: Chief Academic Officer for the College of the Pacific. Number of direct reports: 28. Budget authority for $10 million continuing fund budget, $1.5 million restricted and gift account fund. Responsible for all academic program planning and implementation including student learning outcomes and program assessment, curriculum revision, accreditation, scheduling and faculty work load, enrollment, student and faculty recruitment, technology, and academic facilities. Member of the senior management planning group. Planned and conducted the College portion of the University Capital Campaign (College goal was $34 million dollars including one capital project). Collaborated and completed specific initiatives with professional schools of law, dentistry, business, engineering, pharmacy, music, international studies, and education. Significant Leadership Accomplishments: Transformational leadership provided to accomplish the following in collaboration with faculty and staff: College and University Affairs and Management:

Increased tenure-track faculty lines in the College by 14 through reallocation and strategic initiatives.

Establishment of new accounting and fiscal control system in the College.

Completion of college-wide review of departmental tenure and promotion guidelines.

Completion of full revision of the College faculty governance structure and operational documents.

Creation of the College Information Technology Department.

Initiation of the department chair leadership retreat.

Completion of a new Humanities Building.

Completion of successful application for Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

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Significant joint initiatives with: Conservatory of Music (revision of Musical Theatre curriculum), and Schools of Business (development of business writing curriculum), Dugoni School of Dentistry (accelerated dentistry program enhancement; joint fund raising activities), Engineering (development of San Joaquin River demonstration project), International Studies (development of joint faculty positions; development of strategic approach for Latin America), Pharmacy (accelerated pharmacy program enhancements).

Development of the St. Hope-Pacific collaboration, a partnership of the Pacific-McGeorge School of Law, the Barnard School of Education, the College of the Pacific and the St. Hope public charter high school of Sacramento.

Academic Programs, Curriculum and Student Success:

Expansion of the Pacific Humanities Center.

Reaccreditation of the Department of Art and the initial accreditation of a new program in Athletic Training in the Department of Sport Sciences.

Initiation of the privately supported Art Enrichment Program.

Completion of a full revision of the University General Education Program (Pacific Mentor Seminar Series).

Establishment of the position of Assistant Dean for General Education for development and expansion of the innovative Pacific Mentor Seminar Series.

Establishment of a new interdisciplinary major in Environmental Sciences. Research, Community Outreach and Graduate Education:

Reorientation of the Physics department research programs toward theoretical and numerical studies including re-staffing with three tenure-track research faculty.

Completion of national searches for department chairs in the College (Chemistry and Psychology) for the purpose of expanding research and graduate study in those areas.

Creation of the Pacific Natural Resources Institute, a joint project with the School of Engineering and the Pacific McGeorge School of Law.

Refocusing of the mission of the Jacoby Center for Community and Regional Studies leading to the new Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership.

External Affairs:

Establishment of the Campaign Leadership Council composed of members of the Board of Regents and prominent alumni to direct the College Capital Campaign.

Establishment of first college alumni outreach program.

Establishment of the Victor and Marjorie Ornelas Language Learning Center through a private gift.

Successful completion of College portion of $200 million university capital campaign. Diversity and Campus Climate:

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Diversification of the College faculty. Chair, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, 1995-2002. Institutional Profile: Comprehensive, doctoral university (Carnegie classification: high research activity). Main campus in Oxford, Mississippi; Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Branch campuses in Tupelo, Southaven, Grenada. Enrollment (all campuses): approximately 17,300. Operating budget: approximately $1.4 billion. Host to fifteen national research and outreach centers. Endowment: approximately $495 million (managed by the University of Mississippi Foundation). Duties and Responsibilities: Administrative oversight of the undergraduate and graduate programs (M.S. and Ph.D.) and research programs of the Department of Biology (one of the largest undergraduate majors at the university; approximately 500 majors and 1400 non-major students). Departmental budget authority for $1.3 million dollar departmental budget and scholarship, gift and indirect costs accounts. Curriculum program development, faculty recruitment, assessment, and fund raising. Significant Leadership Accomplishments: Transformational leadership provided to accomplish the following in collaboration with faculty and staff:

Renovation of teaching/laboratory facilities for physiology, cell biology and genetics (funded from private sources).

Establishment of new position of Instructor and Coordinator of Laboratory Programs to direct Freshman Laboratory Program and to develop undergraduate research opportunities.

Assisted in development of a program of undergraduate study in Belize.

Review and reshaping of doctoral program in biological sciences.

Substantial upgrades of department computer facilities, networking, and teaching technology.

Establishment of the Walker Freshman Biology Computing Facility (funded from private sources).

Initiation of the development of an honors program in biology to complement the programs of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.

Implementation of three-year budget planning process.

Completion of review of the departmental tenure and promotion process.

Initiation a full review of the undergraduate curriculum.

Recruitment of six new tenure-track faculty.

Development of university assessment processes.

Preparation of SACS self-study (academic affairs portion). FACULTY LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS

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A. Elected Appointments

Graduate Council, University of Mississippi, 2000-2001.

Faculty Senate, University of Mississippi, 1999-2000.

Faculty Senate, Weber State University, 1988. B. Strategic, Curriculum and Academic Planning

Chair, College of Liberal Arts Strategic Planning Committee, University of Mississippi, 1999-2000. Appointed by the Dean.

Member, Steering Committee, Freshman Seminar Program, University of Mississippi, 2000-2001. Appointed by the Provost.

Member, University Freshman Seminar Committee, University of Mississippi, 2000-2001. Appointed by the Provost.

Chair, Bioinformatics Development Committee, College of Liberal Arts, University of Mississippi, 1999-2001. Appointed by the Dean.

Member, Curriculum Committee, Croft Institute for International Studies, University of Mississippi, 1998-2000. Appointed by the Executive Director of the Croft Institute.

Member, University General Education Committee, University of Mississippi, 1998-2000. Appointed by the Provost.

Member, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Curriculum Committee, University of Mississippi, 1997-1998. Appointed by the Vice-Provost.

Member, Curriculum and Policy Committee, University of Mississippi, 1995-2002. The committee was part of the curriculum approval structure of the University. Membership to all department chairs.

Member, Pre-professional Advising Committee, 1995-2002. Appointed by the Dean.

Chair, University Assessment Committee, University of Mississippi, 1992-1994. Appointed by the Chancellor.

Member, College Writing-Across-the-Curriculum Committee, Weber State University, 1987-1988. Appointed by the Faculty Senate.

Chair, Department of Zoology Curriculum Committee, Weber State University, 1987-1988. Appointed by Chair of the Department.

Chair, General Biology Study Committee, Weber State University, 1985-1987. Appointed by the Dean.

C. Student Affairs

Chair, Pre-medical Curriculum Subcommittee of Pre-professional Advising Committee, University of Mississippi, 1995-1998. Appointed by the Dean.

Chair, Academic Standards Task Force, University of Mississippi. 1995-1996. Appointed by the Chancellor upon the recommendation of the Faculty Senate.

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Co-Founder and Faculty Advisor, Students for Environmental Awareness, University of Mississippi, 1989-1997.

Member, Administrative Standing Committee on Credits and Graduation, Weber State University, 1987-1988. Appointed by the President.

Chair, University Admissions, Standards, and Student Affairs Committee, Weber State University, 1987-1988. Appointed by Faculty Senate.

Member, University Student Affairs Committee, Weber State University, 1986-1987. Appointed by Faculty Senate.

Selector, Presidential Scholarship Competition, Weber State University. 1986-1987. Appointed by the President.

Chair, School of Natural Sciences Scholarship Committee, Weber State University, 1985-1987. Appointed by the Dean.

Member, Administrative Standing Committee on Scholarships, Weber State University, 1985-1987. Appointed by the President.

D. Research

Chair, College of Liberal Arts, Faculty Summer Grant Program, 2000-2001. Appointed by the Dean.

Member, University of Mississippi Patent Disclosure Committee, 1998-2002. Appointed by the Chancellor.

Member, Advisory Board, National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, 1998-2001. Appointed by the Provost.

Member, University of Mississippi Biological Field Station Building Committee, 1995-1998. Appointed by the Chancellor.

Member, Advisory Board, University of Mississippi Biological Field Station, 1995-2002. Appointed by Associate Vice-Chancellor for Research.

Member, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, University of Mississippi, 1991-1993. Appointed by the Chancellor.

Member, School of Natural Sciences Committee on Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, 1986-1987. Appointed by the Dean.

E. Accreditation and Program Review

Member, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Re-accreditation Visiting Team for Clemson University, March 2002.

Chair, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Self Study Committee, Section IV, Educational Programs, University of Mississippi, 1998-1999. Appointed by the Chancellor.

Member, Validation Panel, National Teacher Examination, 1989. Appointed by Chair of the Department.

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Member, External Review Committee, Utah State Board of Higher Education accreditation review of the Department of Economics, Weber State University, March 1988. Appointed by the President.

F. Other

Chair, Search Committee, Executive Director of Public Relations and Marketing, University of Mississippi, 1999. Appointed by the Vice Chancellor for University Relations.

Voting Representative, Ecology Section, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, University of Mississippi, 1999-2002. Nominated by the Chancellor.

Chair, College of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Mathematics Fund Raising Committee, University of Mississippi, 1999-2001. Appointed by the Dean.

Member, Senior Advisory Board, Croft Institute for International Studies, University of Mississippi, 1999-2001. Appointed by the Executive Director of the Croft Institute.

Chair, Search Committee for Director of Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, University of Mississippi, 1997-1998. Appointed by the Vice-Provost.

Member, Liberal Arts Faculty Development Committee, University of Mississippi, 1991-1994. Appointed by the Dean.

Member, University Commencement Committee, University of Mississippi, 1990-1991. Appointed by the Faculty Senate.

State Co-Coordinator for State of Mississippi, USDA-APHIS Cooperative National Plant Pest Survey and Detection Program, 1984-1985.

Chair, National Committee on Administrative Processes, 1985. USDA-APHIS Cooperative National Plant Pest Survey and Detection Program.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Oversight Committee – National Post Collegiate Outcomes Group, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.

Board of Directors, Campus Compact, Term begins June 2014.

Executive Committee, Council of Urban and Metropolitan Universities, Present.

Executive Committee, North Carolina Campus Compact, Present.

Board of Directors, Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Present.

Board of Directors, Wilmington Downtown, Present.

Senator Pat Roberts, Advisory Committee on Science, Technology and the Future. 2009- present.

Member, Kansas Board of Regents, State Task Force on Admissions, 2008-2009. Appointed by the Chair of the Kansas Board of Regents.

Chair, Core Outcomes Project, Kansas Board of Regents, present. Appointed by President and CEO of Board.

Member, Wichita State University Crisis Management Team, present. Provost is a member by policy.

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Member, Committee on Faculty, Council of Chief Academic Officers, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (formerly NASULGC).

Facilities Master Plan Steering Committee, Wichita Unified School District 259, 2008.

Board of Directors, Kansas Council on Economic Education, January 2008 - present.

United Way of the Plains, Campaign Cabinet, Community Unit Chair-Elect, Wichita, Kansas, 2007.

University Press of Kansas, Board of Directors, 2006-present.

Cooperative Education and Work-Based Learning Employer Advisory Board, Wichita, 2006-present.

Member, Board of Directors, Harold S. Jacoby Center for Public Service and Civic Leadership, 2002-2006. Appointed by the President.

Member, University of the Pacific Institutional Planning Council, 2002-2006. Appointed by the President.

Board of Directors, YWCA of San Joaquin County, California, 2005-2006.

Government Liaison, American Red Cross, San Joaquin County, 2004-2005.

Board of Directors, P20 Consortium (A California Public Benefit Corporation), Sacramento, California, 2006 - present.

Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy of Mississippi, 2000-2002. PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP

1. “Voluntary System of Accountability: learning outcomes.” Panel Member, AASCU, Academic Affairs Annual Meeting, February 2008, Tempe, Arizona.

2. “Voluntary System of Accountability: campus leadership challenges.” Panel Member, AASCU, Academic Affairs Annual Meeting, February 2008, Tempe, Arizona.

3. “Accountability in Higher Education: The role of NSSE.” National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Regional Conference, Wichita, Kansas, April 2007. Keynote Address.

4. “The Challenges and Opportunities of Private Higher Education,” Panel Leader, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., November 2006.

5. “New Deans Workshop,” Panel Member, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass., November 2006.

6. “Leadership Challenges for New Deans,” Council for Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Workshop for New Deans, Chicago, July 2006 (Invited Speaker).

7. “General Education in Transition: The Pacific Experience.” Council for Arts and Sciences in Urban Universities, Sedona, Arizona, April 2005.

8. “The Pacific Mentor Seminar Series,” Co-Presenter, National Resource Center for the First-year Experience, 18th International Congress, Southampton, England, July 2005.

9. “Secondary Education Programs: Partnerships with the School of Education,” Panelist, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, November 2004.

10. “Capital Campaigns and the Role of the Dean,” Council for Arts and Sciences in Urban Universities, Annual Meeting, Monterrey, California, April 2004.

11. “Law related K-20 School Reform: Consortia for Constructive Change,” Virginia Education law Conference, Richmond, Virginia, April 2004.

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12. “Academic Leadership,” Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Seminar for Department Chairs, Savannah, Georgia, February 1997 (Invited Speaker).

13. “Recruitment and Retention of Faculty,” Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Seminar for Department Chairs, Savannah, Georgia, February 1997 (Invited Speaker).

14. “Conflict Resolution in Academic Departments,” Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Seminar for Department Chairs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August 1996 (Invited Speaker).

15. “Resource Management in Academic Departments,” Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Seminar for Department Chairs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, August 1996 (Invited Speaker).

16. “Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness,” Four State Dean’s Meeting, Biloxi, Mississippi, February 1994 (Invited Speaker).

17. “Outcomes Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness,” University of Southern Mississippi, March 1994 (Invited Speaker).

EDITORSHIPS AND NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLES

Member, Educational Testing Service (ETS), National Advisory Panel, 2010 – present.

Member, Educational Testing Service (ETS), North Central Regional College and University Advisory Council, January 2008-present.

Member, Voluntary System of Accountability, Student Learning Work Group, 2006. Appointed by Presidents of APLU (formerly NASULGC) and AASCU.

President, American Arachnological Society, 2003-2004.

Executive Committee, American Arachnological Society, 1994-1995.

Associate Editor, The Journal of Arachnology, 1989-1995 and 1997-1999.

Editor, Aquatic Ecology News Section, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 1989-1992.

GRADUATE THESIS ADVISING A. Doctoral Dissertations Directed to Completion

Dr. Wendell Haag. 2002. The University of Mississippi. Dissertation title: “Spatial, temporal, and taxonomic variation in population dynamics and community structure of freshwater mussels.” Currently employed by the U.S. Forest Service.

Dr. James Morrow. 1998. The University of Mississippi. Dissertation title: “Early life history of Northern Pike, Esox Lucius, and emigration from spawning wetlands.” Currently employed in environmental consulting.

Dr. Wendy Garrison. 1997. The University of Mississippi. Dissertation title: “Functional morphology of ballistic seed dispersal in two angiosperms.” Currently employed as instructor, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

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Dr. Chester Figiel, Jr. 1996. The University of Mississippi. Dissertation title: “Life history characteristics and foraging tactics of an aquatic spider.” Currently employed in environmental consulting.

Dr. Jack Killgore. 1995. The University of Mississippi. Dissertation title: “Influence of water velocity on the behavioral ecology of the cypress darter, Etheostoma proeliare” Currently employed at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

B. Masters Theses Directed to Completion

Dr. Micky Eubanks. 1991. B.S. University of Mississippi. Completed Ph.D. at University of Maryland.

Dr. Kari Benson. 1992. B.S. Middlebury College. Completed Ph.D. at University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

Ms. Elizabeth Germano. 1998. B. S. Cornell.

Mr. Edgar Leighton. 1998. B.S Keene State University.

Dr. Cheryl Atkinson. 1989. B.S. University of Mississippi. Completed Ph.D. at University of Alabama, Birmingham.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED Twenty-five (25) grants and contracts totaling $426,350 received between 1984 and 1997 including awards from the National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, USDA Forest Service, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Complete list available upon request). PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Host and organizer, North Carolina Campus Compact Community Engagement Annual Meeting, Wilmington, February 2014.

Panel Moderator, BioNext Conference, December 2007, Wichita Kansas. Panel 1: Developments in Biofuels; Panel 2: BioIndustrial Products.

Program Organizer, “Developing a Delta Vision: How to Connect the Dots,” University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, June 2006. Co-sponsored by University of the Pacific Natural Resources Institute, Water Education Foundation of California, Delta Protection Commission, California Department of Water Resources.

Member, Program Committee, Joint Conference of the American Conference of Academic Deans and the Phi Beta Kappa Society, “Liberal Arts Education in America and the World,” October 2005, Washington, DC.

Program Chair, Annual Meeting, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences at Urban Universities Annual Meeting, Sedona, Arizona, April 2005.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Re-accreditation Visiting Team for Clemson University, March 2002.

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Consultant, University of Central Florida, Student Learning Outcomes, January 1997.

Organizer and Host, Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, June 1991, Oxford, Mississippi.

Organizer and Moderator, Symposium on the Ecology of Spiders. Annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, December 1991, Reno, Nevada.

HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

Selected as one of the “Twelve to Watch in Wichita 2007,” Wichita Eagle.

Honorary Member, Golden Key. Inducted at University of Mississippi, 1996.

Sigma Xi PUBLICATIONS A. Books

1. Ecology, Fourth Edition. 1999. Freeman Publishers, New York, 820 pages (with R. L. Ricklefs).

B. Articles

1. “Substrate-dependent signaling success in the wolf spider Schizocosa retrorsa.” 2008. Animal

Behavior 75:605-615. (with E. A. Hebets, D. O. Elias, A. C. Mason, and G. E. Stratton.) 2. “A Preliminary View of the Pacific K-20 Initiative: A Law-related Consortium for

Constructive Change.” 2004. Proceedings of the Virginia Law Education Conference, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. pp 55 – 70. (with J. Nagle, C. Kelso, S. Redfield.)

3. “Ballistic seed projection in two herbaceous species.” 2000. American Journal of Botany 97: 1257-1264.

4. “Geographic variation in male courtship behavior and sexual isolation in wolf spiders of the genus Schizocosa.” 1998. Animal Behaviour. 56:937-951. (With G. E. Stratton, P. R. Miller and E. A. Hebets.)

5. “Density, size, and foods of larval northern pike in natural and artificial wetlands.” 1997. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17: 210-214. (With J. V. Morrow and K. J. Killgore.)

6. “Pattern and duration of copulation in wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae).” 1996. Journal of Arachnology 24:186-200. (With G. E. Stratton, E. A. Hebets, and P. R. Miller.)

7. “Habitat and courtship behavior of the wolf spider Schizocosa retrorsa (Banks) (Araneae, Lycosidae).” 1996. Journal of Arachnology 24: 141-147. (With E. A. Hebets and G. E. Stratton.)

8. “Early life history of Northern Pike in artificial wetlands of Conesus Lake, New York.” 1995. Wetlands Research Program Technical Report WPR-SM-6, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. (With J. V. Morrow and K. J. Killgore.)

9. “Larval fish dynamics in oxbow lakes with varying connections to a temperate river.” 1995.Wetlands Research Program Technical Report WRP-SM-11, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. (With K. J. Killgore.)

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10. “The frequency of chelae autotomy and its influence on the growth and survival of crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda, Cambaridae).” 1995. Crustaceana 68:472-483. (With C. R. Figiel.)

11. “Effects of fish on the growth and survival of two fishing spider populations (Dolomedes triton, Araneae, Pisauridae).” 1994. Journal of Arachnology 22:185-189. (With C. R. Figiel.)

12. “Temporal and spatial dynamics of larval and juvenile fish abundance in a temperate floodplain river.” 1994. Copeia 1994(1):174-183. (With T. F. Turner, J. C. Trexler, K. E. Toyer.)

13. “Influence of season, size, collection site on surface area of fine particulate organic matter in streams.” 1993. Journal of the North American Benthological Association 12:410-417. (With C. Atkinson and N. Aumen.)

14. “Sound propagation in shallow water: implications for acoustic communication by aquatic animals.” 1993. Bioacoustics 4:259-270. (With T. G. Forrest and J. R. Zagar.)

15. “Sexual differences in behavioral response to conspecifics and predators in the wolf spider Gladicosa pulchra (Araneae: Lycosidae).” 1993. Journal of Insect Behavior 6: 641-648. (With M. D. Eubanks.)

16. “Life cycle and habitat preference of the facultatively arboreal wolf spider, Gladicosa pulchra (Araneae, Lycosidae).” 1992. Journal of Arachnology 20:157-164. (With M. D. Eubanks.)

17. “Influence of particle shapes and size distribution on fine particulate organic matter surface area in streams.” 1992. North American Benthological Association 11:261-268. (With C. Atkinson, N. Aumen, and M. Ward.)

18. “In vitro post-dispersal burrow sharing in Geolycosa turricola.” 1992. Journal of Arachnology 19: 27-28.

19. “Dispersal and survivorship in a population of Geolycosa turricola (Araneae, Lycosidae).” 1991. Journal of Arachnology 19: 49-54. (With P. R. Miller.)

20. “Calling position in the tree frog Hyla cinera.” Copeia 1991, no. 2: 521-524. (With S. L. Mitchell.)

21. “Subsocial organization and behavior in broods of the obligate burrowing wolf spider Geolycosa turricola (Treat).” 1989. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67: 819-824.

22. “Modeling vertebrate dispersal distances: Alternatives to the geometric distribution.” 1989. Ecology 70: 977-986. (With B. W. Carroll.)

23. “The oldest freshwater decapod crustacean, from the Triassic of Arizona.” 1988. Palaeontology 31 part 2: 273-279. (With S. R. Ash.)

24. “Life cycle and courtship behavior of the burrowing wolf spider Geolycosa turricola (Treat) (Araneae, Lycosidae).” 1987. Journal of Arachnology 15: 385-394. (With P. R. Miller.)

25. “Adhesive hairs in lycosid spiders of various life styles, including the occurrence of claw tufts in Lycosa hentzi Banks.” 1988. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 7: 213-216. (With P. R. Miller and A. Brady.)

26. “Pre-courtship cohabitation of mature male and penultimate female Geolycosa turricola (Treat) (Araneae: Lycosidae).” 1986. Journal of Arachnology 14: 133-134. (With P. R. Miller.)

27. “Considerations of design for insecticide resistance monitoring programs.” 1986. Journal of Economic Entomology 79: 293-298. (With R. T. Roush.)

28. “A multiple-event timer with high-resolution graphics for microcomputers.” 1986. Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station Technical Bulletin no. 67. (With J. D. DeAngelis.)

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29. “Energy lost to exuvia during molting of Lycosa watsoni Gertsch (Araneae: Lycosidae).” 1984. Florida Entomologist 67: 465-471. (With LaSalle, M. W., A. A. de la Cruz).

30. Ballooning in Geolycosa turricola (Treat) and G. patellonigra Wallace: high dispersal frequencies in stable habitats.” 1984. Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 2110-2111.

31. “The influence of microhabitat and feeding on burrow establishment of young Geolycosa turricola (Treat) and G. micanopy Wallace (Araneae: Lycosidae): a laboratory study.” 1984. Psyche 91: 123-132.

32. Seasonal changes in morphological structuring in a guild of benthic stream fishes.” 1984. Oecologia (Berlin) 63: 106-109.

33. “Aspects of trophic ecology of the Frecklebelly Madtom, Noturus munitus, in the Tombigee River, Mississippi.” 1984. American Midland Naturalist 111: 8-15.

34. “Seasonal and sexual trophic resource allocation between Percina sciera and P. ouachitae in the Tombigbee River, Mississippi.” 1983. American Midland naturalist 110: 299-313.

C. Book Reviews

1. “Ecophysiology of desert arthropods and reptiles,” by Cloudsley-Thompson. 1993. Book Review. Journal of Arachnology.

D. Essays and Other Writings

1. “That One Professor.” 2007. The Shocker (Wichita State University Alumni Magazine). 2. “Advice to Hospital Visitors.” 2001. Essay in Oxford Town. 3. “Why Flags are Important.” 2001. Essay in Oxford Town. 4. “Overcoming Fear of Diversity: an open letter to the university community.” 1997. Daily

Mississippian. (With M. E. Stuckey.) 5. “Writing to Learn in Zoology.” 1988. Writing to Learn (Weber State College, Writing

Across the Curriculum Newsletter) 1:3-5. E. Fiction

1. “Man: the one act play.” 2000. Second place, Theater Oxford one act play contest (150 entries). Produced by Theatre Oxford in January 2000.

2. “Revenge.” 1994. Oxford Town. 3. “Parts.” 1994. Oxford Town.

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS A. Invited Presentations

1. “The biology and ecology of spiders.” Department of Biology Tugaloo College, November

1993. 2. “Geographic variation in male courtship behavior in Schizocosa wolf spiders.” Department of

Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, 1993.

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3. “Functional and evolutionary ecology of obligate burrowing wolf spiders.” Weber State University, 1991.

4. “Physical constraints on acoustic communication by insects in shallow water.” Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, 1991.

5. “Evolution of subsocial behavior in the obligate burrowing wolf spider (Geolycosa). Conference on ecology of spiders, annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Reno, Nevada, 1991.

6. “Effects of intraspecific density and predation pressure on a habitat shift of the wolf spider Gladicosa pulchra.” Conference on ecology of spiders, annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Reno, Nevada, 1991 (With M. D. Eubanks.)

7. “The evolution of subsocial behavior in spiders.” Memphis State University, Department of Biology, 1990.

8. “World at risk: global environmental crisis.” Northwest Mississippi community College, 1989.

9. “Subsocial organization in the obligate burrowing wolf spider Geolycosa turricola.” Radford University, Department of Biology 1987.

10. “Social organization and dispersal in the burrowing wolf spider (Geolycosa). Georgia Southwestern College, Department of Biology, 1987.

11. “Mechanisms of dispersal in the obligate burrowing wolf spiders (Geolycosa). Utah State University, Department of Biology, 1986.

12. “Sexual communication in spiders.” Mississippi Entomological Society Symposium: Communication in Insects, Jackson, Mississippi, 1985.

13. “Modes of prey selection in spiders: specializations in generalist predators.” Symposium on evolution of feeding strategies.” Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America, New Orleans, 1984.

B. Contributed Presentations

1. “Comparison of daily activity patterns in two groups of Schizocosa wolf spiders from northern Mississippi.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, 1996. (With J. A. Latimore and G. E. Stratton.)

2. “Survey of the morphology and behavior of sound production in wolf spiders.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida 1994. (With G. A. Stratton, T. G. Forrest, T. G. Baker, P. R. Miller and E. A. Hebets.)

3. “Courtship behavior in wolf spiders: comparison of species from Arctosa, Gladicosa, Schizocosa, Lycosa, Rabidosa, and Geolycosa.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 1994. (With E. A. Hebets, G. E. Stratton, J. Hardy and P. R. Miller.)

4. “Geographic distribution, phenology and habitat of Schizocosa from the southeastern United States.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 1994. (With G. E. Stratton and P. R. Miller.)

5. “Geographic variation in male courtship behavior in brush-legged Schizocosa (S. ocreata species group.)” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 1994. (With G. E. Stratton and E. A. Hebets.)

6. “Reproductive isolation among populations of brush-legged Schizocosa (S. ocreata species group.)” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 1994.

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(With G. E. Stratton and E. A. Hebets.) 7. “Habitat and courtship behavior of the wolf spider Schizocosa retrorsa (Araneae, Lycosidae).”

American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Gainesville, Florida, 1994. (With E. A. Hebets and G. S. Stratton.)

8. “Use of floodplain habitats by larval fishes.” Association of Southeastern Biologists, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1992. (With K. E. Benson.)

9. “Ballistic seed dispersal in two legumes Cassia fasciata and C. nictitans.” Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1992. (With W. Garrison.)

10. “Decoupling tactile and chemical communication in spiders: behavior of spiderling Geolycosa.” XIII International Congress of Arachnology, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia. July, 1992.

11. “Effects of intraspecific density and predation pressure on a habitat shift of the wolf spider Gladicosa pulchra.” Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, Boone, North Carolina, 1991. (With M. D. Eubanks.)

12. “Physical constraints on acoustic communication of insects in shallow water.” Animal Behaviour Society Annual Meeting, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1991. (With T. G. Forrest and R. G. Zagar.)

13. “Patterns of occurrence and body size in a field spider community with special reference to the wolf spider Lycosa annexa.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi 1991. (With T. G. Forrest and P. R. Miller.)

14. “Effects of intraspecific density and predation pressure on a habitat shift of the wolf spider Gladicosa pulchra.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Oxford, Mississippi, 1991. (With M. D. Eubanks.)

15. “Habitat selection in the wolf spider Gladiosa pulchra.” Mississippi Academy of Sciences, annual Meeting, 1990. (With M. Eubanks.)

16. “A preliminary model of borrow leaving time in the subsocial spider Geolycosa turricola. American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, 1990. (With T. G. Forrest.)

17. “An analytical model of the influence of habitat size and settling rate on emigrant sex ratio.” Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Snowbird, Utah, 1990. (With B. W. Carroll.)

18. “Dispersal strategies of obligate burrowing wolf spider Geolycosa turricola.” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1989.

19. “Subsocial organization in the obligate burrowing wolf spider Geolycosa turricola (Treat).” American Arachnological Society Annual Meeting, Los Cruces, New Mexico, 1988. (With P. R. Miller.)