Education:

Ph.D., Duke University, 1961. Fields of primary interest:
    Philosophical Theology and History of Thought.
B.D., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1954
B.A., Rhodes College, 1951

Postdoctoral work in various seminars and management training programs, including:


• Fulbright Senior Research Scholar for Southern Africa, January-May, 1995.
   
  
• Advanced Management Program, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, February-May, 1975
   
  
• Institute for Educational Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Summer, 1970
  
  

Honorary Degrees:

• Doctor of Humane Letters, Ohio University, 1995.
• Doctor of Humane Letters, Central Michigan University, 1994.
• Doctor of Science in Management, Feng Chia University, Taiwan, 1994.
• Doctor of Laws, Kent State University, 1994.
• Doctor of Humanities, Rhodes College, 1994.
• Doctor of Humane Letters, Youngstown State University, 1993.
  
  

Teaching Experience:

• Trustee Professor of Philosophy and Education, Ohio University, 1994-present
• Professor of Philosophy, Ohio University, 1975-94
• Professor of Philosophy, Central Michigan University, 1969-75
• Professor of Philosophy, Tusculum College, 1966-69
• Assistant, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Alma College, 1958-66

Teaching in philosophy has been concentrated in the history of philosophy with particular emphasis on 19th-century philosophy and philosophy of religion. Teaching in education has been primarily in higher education administration, with emphasis on educational planning and on the role of the university in contemporary society.

• Visiting Professor, Manchester University, U.K., May-June 1988
• Visiting Professor, Harvard University, November 1982-March 1983
  
• Lecturer, Institute for Educational Management, Harvard University, Summers, 1971-1986

Teaching in management programs has been primarily in areas of labor relations, policy, and planning.

Administrative Experience:

• Co-Director, Manasseh Cutler Scholars Program, Ohio University, 1994-present
  
  
• Interim Director, Charles J. Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities, Ohio University,   1994-present
  
  
• President, Ohio University, 1975-1994
  

Ohio University is a comprehensive, coeducational, state-assisted residential university located in Athens, Ohio, approximately 75 miles southeast of Columbus, the state capital. 18,500 students are on the main campus at Athens, and another 9,000 attend five regional campuses. Through its ten colleges, the university offers 300 undergraduate majors, master's degrees in nearly all academic areas, doctoral degrees in selected disciplines, and a degree in osteopathic medicine.

• Provost, Central Michigan University, 1969-75
  
  
• Acting President, Tusculum College, 1968-69
  
  
• Dean of Faculty and Vice President, Tusculum College, 1966-68
  
  
• Director of Senior Studies, Alma College, 1962-66
  
  

Current Professional Activity:

• Chair, Board of Directors, Council on International Educational Exchange
  
  
• Member, Board of Directors, Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Scholars Program) and Chair of Africa Subcommittee
  
  
• Member, Board of Directors, David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies, Hong Kong
  
  
• Member, Board of Directors, Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development, Hong Kong
  
  
• Member, Board of Trustees, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  
  
• Member, Board of Trustees, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio
  
  

Other Professional Activity:

• Chair, Academic Evaluation Committee, University of Namibia
  
  
• Co-chair of Executive Committee and founding member, Ohio Campus Compact
  
  
• Member, National Campus Compact Executive Committee
  
  
• Member, Commission on Higher Education, Republic of Namibia
  
  
• Chair, Edison Animal Biotechnology Center Board
  
  
• Ohio Trade Mission to Hong Kong and Japan
  
  
• Ohio Science and Technology Commission
  
  
• Chair, Commission on Planning for the Future of Higher Education, Kingdom of Swaziland
  
  
• Chair, International Affairs Division, and member, Executive Committee, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
  
  
• Ohio Trade Mission to People's Republic of China and Hong Kong
  
  
• Commission on Women in Higher Education, American Council on Education
  
  
• Timken Corporation, Foundation Scholarship Board
  
  
• Board of Directors, Nationwide Corporation
  
  
• Editorial Advisory Board, Educational Record
  
  
• Committee on Educational Telecommunications, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
  
  
• University Advisory Council, American Council of Life Insurance
  
  
• Grant Committee, Independent College Program, Northwest Area Foundation, St. Paul, Minnesota
  
  
• Advisory Council of the Institute for Educational Management, Harvard University
  
  
• Consultant-Examiner, North Central Association
  
  

Background and Personal Data:

Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 15, 1930. Educated in public schools of California, Georgia, and Alabama.
Married Claire Oates of Kerrville, Tennessee, June, 1951.
Children: Andrew (born 1958) and Ann Shelton (born 1961).

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Selected Addresses, Papers, Lectures, Panels:

Paper, "An Expanded International Role for Student Affairs,"

Chapter in Beyond Borders: Borders: How International Developments Are Changing Student Affairs Practice, edited by Jon C. Dalton, Jossey-Bass, 1999.

Address, "Educational Imperatives for a New Era,"
Regional Conference on Higher Education, Tokyo, Japan, July 8-10, 1997. Chapter in Graduate Prospects in a Changing Society, edited by Anne Holden Ronning and Mary-Louise Kearney, UNESCO, 1998.

Address, "A New-Age University,"
Autonomous University of Yucatan, Merida, Mexico, September 23, 1996.

Address, "A Vision of a Developed University,"
Tun Abdul Razak Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 29, 1996. Also published as article in Journal of Studies in International Education; see "Selected Publications."

Lecture, "The Role of the University in Development,"
Chautauqua Institute, July 19, 1995.

Paper, "Differences as the Subject of Scholarship and Teaching,"
Symposium on Higher Education in an Increasingly International World, The University of Michigan, May 1992.

Address, "The Shaking of the Foundations,"
International Conference on Higher Education Reform in Europe and America, Innsbruck, Austria, September 1992.

Paper, "Strategies and Leadership Options for Effective Internationalization,"
National Conference for University Presidents and Senior Administrators, Spokane, Washington, June 1990.

Address, "Education for the Twenty-first Century,"
Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration, Chubu University, Nagoya, Japan National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, March 1990.

Address, "Internationalizing Higher Education,"
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin, Texas, October 1989.

Paper, "Institutional Planning for Effective International Roles,"
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs Conference, Minneapolis MN, May 1989.

Panel, "Impact of International Projects and Programs on University Life,"
National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, November 1988.

Paper, "Educational Research and Planning,"
International Symposium on Planning and Coordination of Educational Research, Maseru, Lesotho, 1987.

Paper, "Universities as Partners in International Educational Development,"
International Symposium on North-South Collaboration in African Educational Development, Athens, Ohio, 1986.

Address, "Education: Part of All of Life,"
Commencement, Mara Institute of Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1986.

Address, "The Role of Education in American History,"
Conference on the Bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio, 1985.

Address, "Corporation and University: What can the Academic Community Expect of Corporations?"
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Chicago IL, 1985.

Address, "The Importance of Internationalism in Institutions of Higher Education,"
Commencement, Mara Institute of Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1984.

Paper, "The Role of the University in American Society,"
Foundation Day Celebration, Chubu University, Nagoya, Japan, 1984.

Paper, "The Role of Management in the Educational Environment,"
Management Development Council, Joint Council on Economic Education, Columbus, Ohio, 1983.

Address, "Christian Ministry in Today's Higher Education from the Perspective of the University,"
Campus Ministers' Retreat, Shelby, Ohio, 1983.

Panel, "Politics and Philosophy of Affirmative Action during Times of Retrenchment," Ohio Conference on Issues facing Women, Black Faculty and Administrators in Higher Education, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1983.

Address, "Economic Growth and Education,"
Tiffin University, Tiffin, Ohio, 1982.

Address, "Four Essentials of Strategic Planning"
Presidents and Trustees of California State Colleges and Universities, Long Beach, California, 1982.
Symposium on Academic and Management Issues in Higher Education, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1982.

Address, "Our Shrinking Expanding World,"
Commencement, Mara Institute of Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1981.

Panel Member, "A Sense of Direction,"
Ohio College Association Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, 1981.

Address, "Planning as If People Mattered,"
Commencement, The Institute for Educational Management, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980.

Paper, "The Fiscal Problems of a University: A Strategy for Response and a Proposal for Collaboration Between Business and Higher Education,"
American Council of Life Insurance, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1980.

Address, "A Dialogue on World Communications,"
Commencement, Mara Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1979.

Paper, "Self-Regulation for Social Goals,"
American Council on Education, Houston, Texas, 1979.

Panel Member, "Planning as If People Mattered,"
Society for College and University Planning, Kansas City, Missouri, 1979.

Paper, "Outlook for Collective Bargaining for Universities,"
College and University Business Officers, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1978.

Panel Member, "The Chairman and Chief Executive: Team Building,"
Association of Governing Boards National Seminar, Miami, Florida, 1977.

Address, "Education for Interdependence,"
Degree Convocation, Mara Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1977.

Address, "Interdependence,"
Chubu University, Nagoya, Japan, 1976.

Paper, "Degrees and Judgments,"
Centennial Celebration, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1976.

Paper, "Students' Rights and the Unionization of Faculty,"
National Briefing Conference sponsored by the Federal Bar Association and the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association in cooperation with the Bureau of National Affairs, Washington, D.C., 1975.

Paper, "The Importance of Winning,"
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, Houston, Texas, 1975.

Paper, "Collective Bargaining: Impact on Administration,"
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1974.

Paper, "Planning and Bargaining: Two Modes of Decision-Making,"
Society for College and University Planning, Denver, Colorado, 1974.

Paper, "Potential Effect of Collective Bargaining on the University as an Organization,"
North Central Association, Chicago, Illinois, 1974.

Paper, "Universities and Unions,"
Canadian Association of Deans of Arts and Science, Ottawa, Canada, 1973.

Papers, "Potential Effect of Collective Bargaining on the University as an Organization" and "Motivation to Organize,"
College and University Personnel Association Seminar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tampa, Florida, 1973.

Paper, "Unionization: Stimulant or Deterrent to Planning,"
New England Board of Higher Education, Conference on Collective Bargaining, Boston, Massachusetts, 1972.

Lecturer, Institute for Educational Management, Harvard University, Summers, 1971-1986.
Fields: Labor Relations; Policy and Planning.

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Selected Publications:

"A Vision of a Developed University,"
Journal of Studies in International Education, Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 1997, Council on International Educational Exchange.

"Educational Ideologies and National Development Needs: The 'African University' in Namibia,"
Higher Education 33: 1-15, 1997.

Article, "African Universities Beset by Financial, Social Calamities,"
Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 12, No. 15, September 21, 1995.

Ohio University in Perspective II and Ohio University in Perspective,
Ohio University Press, 1994 and 1985.

"Accountability in Higher Education,"
The Ohio CPA Journal, Vol 52, No. 2, April 1993.

"Campus Internationalization and Multiculturalism in American Life,"
International Educator, Vol. 1, No. 2, Fall 1991.

"Recognizing Problems in State Universities,"
Chapter in Crisis Management in Higher Education, New Directions in Higher Education, No. 55, 1986.

"Universities as Partners in International Educational Development,"
Proceedings of an International Symposium: North-South Collaboration in African Educational Research Development, 1986.

Report of Commission on Planning for the Future of Higher Education in Swaziland, 1986.

"The Role of the University in American Society,"
The Kyoiku-Gakujutsu Shinbun, Japan Private Universities Association, Jan. 9, 1985.

"Setting Priorities to Achieve Selective Excellence,"
Proceedings of the Conferences on Excellence, Regents Advisory Committee on Graduate Study, November 1984.

"Planning as If People Mattered,"
National Forum, Summer 1983.

"Bigger Stake for Business in Higher Education,"
Harvard Business Review, September-October 1981.

"Self-Regulation for Social Goals,"
Quality Higher Education's Principal Challenge, American Council on Education, 1981.

"A Thundering of Prophets on the Campus,"
Christian Science Monitor, October 7, 1980.

"The Search for Community,"
Educational Plan, Ohio University, October 7, 1980.

"Being and Power,"
Phi Kappa Phi Journal, Fall, 1977, Vol. LVII, No. 4.

"Inaugural Address,"
Ohio University, March 1976.

"Education and Athletics,"
Central Michigan University Centralight, January 1974.
National Collegiate Athletic Association News, Vol. 11, No. 4, March 15, 1974.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 12, 1974.

"The Planning and Allocation System,"
Central Michigan University, June 1974.

"Unionization and Institutional Planning,"
Educational Record, Spring, 1973.
Campus Employment Relations: Readings and Resources, October 1975.

"Unionization: Stimulant or Deterrent to Planning?"
Proceedings of a Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, New England Board of Higher Education, 1973.

"On Learning to Live with Collective Bargaining,"
Proceedings of the Ohio College Association, 1972.
Journal of Higher Education, February 1973.

"A Teaching-Learning Community,"
Central Michigan University Centralight, Fall 1970.
Planning for the Future, September 1971.

"Reforming the University,"
Trends, September 1970.

"The Forgotten American and the Response of Liberal Arts,"
Liberal Education, May 1970.

"Numbers and Quality,"
Michigan American Assembly on the Population Dilemma, April 1967.

Meaningful Nonsense, Westminster Press, 1966.

"The Idea of a Christian College: A Rationale for the Relationships Between Liberal Education and Christianity,"
Saturday Review, November 19, 1966. Article reprinted in several periodicals and magazines.

Series of 13 articles dealing with problem of the language of faith, published in Crossroads, 1964.

Man and the Modern World.
Published by Alma College, 1963, 1964, 1965.