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Annual Report to Investors - The American College

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New Faculty and Staff<br />

ADAM BECK, JD, joined <strong>The</strong> <strong>American</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> in August 2013 as Assistant<br />

Professor of Health Insurance. He is the<br />

instruc<strong>to</strong>r for HS 345 Essentials of Healthcare<br />

Reform, HS 346 <strong>The</strong> Healthcare Consultant,<br />

FP 77 Introduction <strong>to</strong> Healthcare Reform and<br />

HS 351 Health and Long-Term Care for Seniors.<br />

Adam is an at<strong>to</strong>rney who most recently practiced law in<br />

Philadelphia and has worked for Sellers Dorsey, a national<br />

healthcare consulting firm, two Presidential campaigns and<br />

the U.S. Department of Justice.<br />

C.W. COPELAND, Ph.D., joined <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>American</strong> <strong>College</strong> in July 2013 as Assistant<br />

Professor of Insurance. In this capacity, he<br />

conducts scholarly research in behavioral<br />

economics and teaches graduate-level<br />

business courses. He is the instruc<strong>to</strong>r for<br />

FA257 Essentials of Life Insurance Products<br />

and HS 323 Individual Life Insurance. He is<br />

also a regular guest on radio and television shows, addressing<br />

audiences on financial planning strategies. Prior <strong>to</strong> joining<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong>, Dr. Copeland served for 13 years as an adjunct<br />

professor in the School of Business at Clark-Atlanta University<br />

and 15 years as an instruc<strong>to</strong>r with RS Thomas Training<br />

Associates, providing pre-licensing training, continuing<br />

education and business development advice for financial<br />

services professionals.<br />

FACULTY IN THE NEWS<br />

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A DECADE OF PROGRESS<br />

MELISANDE McCREA, Ph.D., joined <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>American</strong> <strong>College</strong> in July 2013 as Associate Dean of<br />

Academics and Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r of the New York<br />

Life Doc<strong>to</strong>ral Program. In this capacity, she assists with<br />

administration of <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s academic programs<br />

and professional designations. Dr. McCrea most<br />

recently served on the faculty at Eastern University’s<br />

School of Management Studies where she taught research methods at<br />

the graduate and undergraduate level. Earlier in her career, she led the<br />

video communication efforts of Penn State University. Dr. McCrae’s<br />

areas of expertise include outcomes-based curriculum design,<br />

assessment of student learning, Human Performance Technology<br />

and research design.<br />

THOMAS ARMINGTON joined <strong>The</strong> <strong>American</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> as Associate Vice President, Assessment,<br />

Institutional Research and Examinations. He is<br />

spearheading <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong>’s assessment efforts<br />

focused on developing a reposi<strong>to</strong>ry of data on<br />

student and institutional outcomes, and<br />

developing the process for using that data for<br />

continuous improvement. <strong>The</strong> purpose of assessment is <strong>to</strong> demonstrate<br />

the degree <strong>to</strong> which <strong>The</strong> <strong>College</strong> is fulfilling its mission of raising the<br />

level of professionalism of its students and, by extension, the financial<br />

services industry, with the larger goal of strengthening the financial<br />

security of the individuals, families, businesses and societies they serve.<br />

Tom has experience in large-scale data collections in the education,<br />

employment, and workforce training areas, with his most recent<br />

position being Senior Program Analyst with Mathematica Policy<br />

Research in Prince<strong>to</strong>n, N.J.<br />

Dr. Craig W. Lemoine, CFP ® , recently completed<br />

his Ph.D. in Personal Financial Planning from Texas<br />

Tech University. He is also finishing his term as<br />

Chair for the CFP Board’s Council on Education.<br />

Dr. Wade Pfau published, “Analyzing an Income<br />

Guarantee Rider in a Retirement Portfolio,” in<br />

the Journal of Retirement, Vol. 1, No. 1(Summer<br />

2013), and co-authored with Dr. Michael Finke,<br />

CFP ® , and David Blanchett, CFP ® , “<strong>The</strong> 4 Percent<br />

Rule Is Not Safe in a Low-Yield World,” in the Journal of<br />

Financial Planning, Vol. 26, No. 6 (June 2013). He also<br />

appeared on the San Diego radio show, Your Money Your<br />

Wealth, in August 2013; and, in July 2013, on the nationally<br />

syndicated show, Retirement Radio Network.<br />

Dr. David Nanigian recently presented “Capitalizing on<br />

the Greatest Anomaly in Finance with Mutual Funds” at<br />

the World Finance Conference. He also received media<br />

coverage for “5 Things You Should Know about Targetdate<br />

Funds” (Interest.com, July 15, 2013) and “Why Hyperactively<br />

Managed Funds” (Research Magazine, July 2013).<br />

Gerald J. Herbison, DBA, MSM, CASL ® , ChFC ® ,<br />

CFP ® , CLF ® , completed all the requirements for his<br />

DBA in August 2013. He received his degree from<br />

Wilming<strong>to</strong>n University in Delaware.<br />

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