At FDU: Background info on President-elect J. Michael Adams

	FDU · news · campuses · administration · help Background Info: J. Michael Adams press release announcement letter photos from press conference large color photo for press download large monochrome photo for press download J. Michael Adams, Ph.D. Dean, Nesbitt College of Design Arts Drexel University Experience
1984-present	Dean, Nesbitt College of Design Arts Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Doctoral I institution; 10,450 students)
1994-1995	Vice President Gorelick & Associates, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania
1972-1984	Department Head (1978-1980) Professor (1972-1984) State University of New York, Oswego, New York (Master's I institution; 3,940 students)
1975-1976	Congressional Fellow
1971-1972	Mathematics Instructor Aiea Community Schools, Aiea, Hawaii
1969-1970	Instructor, Centennial High School, Champaign, Illinois
	Education
1997	Institute for Educational Management Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1976	Ph.D., Education Administration Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois
1972	M.S., Education Administration University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
1969	B.S., Graphic Communications and Mathematics Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
	Other Activities and Accomplishments: o While Dean, initiated Drexel's first college-based continuing and professional education program. o Serves on the nine-member senior management council to establish priorities for a $149 million annual budget. o Accountable for all dimensions of operations of the second largest Drexel College and turned it around from near closure to being ranked among the largest, most selective design schools in the United States. o Personal development record exceeds $6 million. o Served as a US Congressional Fellow, and worked to develop legislation, served as liaison to a House Committee, functioned as an information clearing-house for state-level elected officials and coordinated hearings on contemporary issues. o National and regional speaker during the 1997-1998 academic year presenting at 17 national conference or corporate meetings and giving three international keynote speeches. o Serves on several boards, including R.R. Donnelley International, Inc., Heritage Preservation Corporation, Mountbatten Surety Company, Inc., and the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Board of Directors. FDU · campuses · web resources · departments · help
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