Winter/Spring 2003 - The Council of Independent Colleges

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSEXECUTIVE COMMITTEERichard Detweiler, Hartwick College (Chair)Delbert W. Baker, Oakwood CollegeDorothy G. Blaney, Cedar Crest CollegeDoreen E. Boyce, The Buhl FoundationMargaret A. McKenna, Lesley UniversityScott D. Miller, Wesley CollegeJake B. Schrum, Southwestern UniversityMary Pat Seurkamp, College ofNotre Dame of MarylandRichard Ekman, Council of IndependentColleges (Ex Officio)DIRECTORSEsther L. Barazzone, Chatham CollegeKathleen Bowman, Randolph-MaconWoman’s CollegeJoAnne W. Boyle, Seton Hill UniversityJohn F. Budd, Jr., The Omega GroupWilliam H. Crouch, Georgetown CollegeRichard Dalrymple, National Centerfor Disability ServicesAnne L. Deming, Notre Dame CollegeJames L. Doti, Chapman UniversityLarry Earvin, Huston-Tillotson CollegeE. LeBron Fairbanks, Mount VernonNazarene UniversityRobert M. Frehse, Jr., The WilliamRandolph Hearst FoundationsAntoine Garibaldi, Gannon UniversityWilliam E. Hamm, Foundation forIndependent Higher EducationPaul LeBlanc, Marlboro CollegeMichael Lomax, Dillard UniversityJohn Morning, John Morning Design, Inc.Jeanne H. Neff, The Sage CollegesAnita Pampusch, The Bush FoundationJerold Panas, Jerold Panas, Linzy & PartnersGlenda D. Price, Marygrove CollegeMatthew J. Quinn, Jack Kent Cooke FoundationHenry N. Tisdale, Claflin UniversityRichard P. Traina, George I. Alden TrustJeanie Watson, Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityEdwin H. Welch, University of CharlestonKatherine H. Will, Whittier CollegePeggy Ryan Williams, Ithaca CollegeHONORARY DIRECTORSArthur C. Frantzreb, Consultant in PhilanthropyWilliam H. Gray, III, The College Fund/UNCFCharles A. Johnson, Lilly Endowment, Inc. (retired)J. Richard Munro, ATC Corporation (retired)Richard White, Bayer Corporation (retired)DIRECTORS EMERITITheodore Q. Demeritte,Demeritte & Associates, Inc.John Mason, Monsanto Fund (retired)Joel D. Weiner, Kraft (retired)Patricia L. Willis, BellSouth Corporation (former)The voluminous literature on “leadership”is so intent on articulatinguniversal truths that generalizationsoften crowd out concrete examples. Yetit is in the specific cases that one canunderstand best the marks of a leader’sunusual success and distinguish it fromthe responsible, but more conventionalperformance of duties.On a national stage, it is easy to seethe exemplars. When Nathan Pusey,Harvard’s president in the 1950s, refusedto cooperate with Senator JosephMcCarthy’s reckless search forCommunists on American campuses,the newspapers reported it widely, andwith admiration. More recently (andfocused on the academic enterpriseitself), Richard Levin, Yale’s currentpresident, eliminated binding EarlyDecision procedures, and was praisedby countless high school students, parents,and guidance counselors for easingthe pressure on students.Similarly impressive acts of leadershipoccur on less visible campuses allthe time and, unfortunately, they passwithout wider notice. It took courage,for example, for Bill Crouch, presidentof Georgetown College in Kentucky, todefend an art exhibition in the college’sart gallery, “Beatitudes Betrayed,” whichfocused on religious injustice. Some inthe community initially considered theexhibit obscene, and Crouch organizedguest lectures, including some by religiousleaders, to turn the controversyinto a learning experience for all, and atestament to the principle of freedom ofexpression. It took leadership for SusanPierce, president of the University ofPuget Sound, to deaccession the university’slocally popular law school, becauseit detracted from the university’s aspirationsto become a national liberal artsFROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESKStanding Up When It MattersBy Richard Ekmaninstitution. Fervent commitment tobreaking the escalating tuition spiralprompted Samuel W. Speck and AnneC. Steele, successive presidents ofMuskingum College in Ohio, to carryout a direct assault on this nationalproblem by reducing Muskingum’stuition in 1996 by 29 percent and sincethen, maintaining Muskingum’s lowertuition rate. And Pace University’spresident, David Caputo, demonstratedheroic calm, confidence, and a rationalplan to prevent panic in the hours anddays following the terrorist attacks andcollapse of the World Trade Center,which was, literally, adjacent to thecampus.Good leadership fosters change thatis both transformative and sustainable.It can be concerned with moral or organizationalmatters. It can define the college’srole in the world beyond its wallsor it can determine the internal dynamicsof the institution. Most importantly,it requires a worthy goal—a vision, ifyou will—but it also requires persistence.It is no accident that the manyindependent colleges and universitiesthat have enjoyed long periods of enrollmentgrowth and program innovation,are known for especially effective leadershipover long time spans. Of CIC’s 513member institutions, 120 are now led bypresidents who have served for ten yearsor longer. Longevity is not always synonymouswith good leadership, to besure, but it is a measure of both thecourage to take a stand and persistencein working it through—long after theheadlines have shifted to another topic.Does a college president need toengage a controversial issue—especiallyone that has resonance with a national(cont’d on page 27)Independent 2 www.cic.eduWinter/Spring 2003
BOARD UPDATECIC Board of DirectorsWelcomes New MembersCIC is pleased to announce the election of 12 new membersto serve on the Board of Directors.Kathleen Bowman hasbeen president ofRandolph-MaconWoman’s College(VA) since 1994. Shepreviously served asvice provost for internationalaffairs at the University ofOregon. She currently serves as president-electof the Council ofIndependent Colleges of Virginia and onthe executive committee of theWomen’s College Coalition.Larry Earvin, presidentof Huston-Tillotson College(TX) since 2000, previouslyserved asdean of the School ofArts and Sciences atClark AtlantaUniversity (GA), where he led successfulinitiatives designed to expand minorityparticipation in the sciences, mathematics,engineering, and technologyfields. He has been recently elected toserve on the board of ProjectKaleidoscope, a D.C.-based organizationthat promotes innovation in science.Antoine Garibaldi hasbeen president ofGannon University(PA) for the past twoyears. With morethan 30 years ofteaching and administrativeexperience in higher education,he is past chairman of AAHE’s board ofdirectors and a member of the WheelingJesuit University (WV) board oftrustees. Before coming to Gannon, heserved as provost and chief academicofficer of Howard University (DC).Paul LeBlanc, presidentof MarlboroCollege (VT) since1996, has led significantinstitutionalgrowth on his campus,including anincrease in endowment from less than$1 million to $16 million, and the creationof a new technology-based campus.Previously, he was vice presidentand director at Houghton MifflinCompany (MA). LeBlanc serves on anumber of community service boards,including the Vermont BusinessRoundtable.Michael Lomax hasbeen president ofDillard University(LA) since 1997.Previously, he servedas president of TheNational Faculty inAtlanta. He is the founding chair of theNational Black Arts Festival, and currentlyserves on the board of the StudioMuseum in Harlem, the United Way ofAmerica board of governors, and thePresident’s Board of Advisors onHistorically Black Colleges andUniversities.Jeanne Neff, presidentof The SageColleges (NY) since1995, has led a numberof institutionalachievements on hercampus, including agrowth in annual givingand endowment, and the creation ofcollege-community partnerships thathave contributed to regional economicdevelopment. She currently serves onthe American Council on Education’sCommission on Women, and on theboard of directors of the Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities.Glenda Price hasbeen president ofMarygrove College(MI) since 1998.Previously provost ofSpelman College(GA), she has publisheda wealth of articles in the medicalfield and is active in a number of medicalassociations, including theAmerican Society for ClinicalLaboratory Science and the Associationof Schools of Allied Health Professions.Matthew Quinn, executivedirector of theJack Kent CookeFoundation (VA),previously served in anumber of highereducation posts,including presidentof Carroll College (MT), executive vicepresident of Saint Joseph’s University(PA), and dean of the graduate school ofarts and sciences, Iona College (NY).(cont’d on page 4)Independent 3 www.cic.eduWinter/Spring 2003
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