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The NCAA News - News and FeaturesThe NCAA News -- February 1, 1999 New selections set for Presidents, Management Councils Six new members of the Division III Management Council began their terms at the conclusion of the NCAA Convention. They are: Myrtes Dunn Green, associate vice president for academic affairs and faculty athletics representative, Stillman College; Amy Huchthausen, student-athlete, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; Katherine Keough, president, St. John Fisher College; Leslie Poolman, director of athletics, Dickinson College; and Christopher Walker, professor of communicative disorders and faculty athletics representative, University of Redlands. The outgoing members of the Division III Management Council are: Stanley Caine, president, Adrian College; Mary Jo Gunning, director of athletics, Marywood University; Christy Pearson, student-athlete, Nebraska Wesleyan University; and Richard Rasmussen, executive secretary, University Athletic Association. Myrtes Dunn Green
As interim dean, Green serves as the chief administrative and academic officer of the division of education. She has worked at Stillman since 1985, serving as director of institutional research, assistant to the president for institutional effectiveness, and vice-president for planning and evaluation. She also has taught in the education department at Stillman. Before Stillman, Green taught in the Alabama school system Green has a bachelor's degree in special education, a master's degree in special education and doctorate in higher education administration, all from the University of Alabama.
She also is a member and former chair of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Huchthausen is a senior working toward a bachelor's degree in exercise and sports science, with an emphasis in sports management and a minor in business administration. A member of the dean's list at her university, she is also the captain of the softball team and winner of the Wisconsin-La Crosse Golden Glove Award. She was selected as a member of the WIAC West Division all-conference team in 1997-98. Huchthausen was a representative from her university to the NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference in 1997, and she served as an assistant to the conference's facilitators in 1998.
Previously, Keough had been dean of the school of education and human services at Canisius College, which she also served as a faculty member. Before that, she was associate dean of the college of social sciences at Xavier University. Keough has a bachelor's degree in English literature from Pace University; a master's degree in science and education/reading from Hofstra University; a doctorate in education administration from Virginia Polytechnic Insti-tute and State University; and a graduate certificate from the Management Development Program at Harvard University. Keough has taught graduate and undergraduate courses at a variety of colleges and universities during her career. As a faculty member, she has received grants from the U.S. Center for Disease Control, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, the Sloan Kettering Foundation and the Eli Lilly Foundation. In 1980, Keough was confirmed as president of the Family Liaison Action Group, a family organization housed in the Department of State and formed with the assistance of the Congress and the Carter administration. In this capacity, Keough served as liaison for the White House, Department of State and Department of Defense, assisting in the drafting and implementation of the Hostage Relief Act of 1980 and the Omnibus Terrorist Act of 1985.
Previously, Poolman was the director of athletics and chair of the physical education department at Mount Holyoke College. Before that, he was an associate professor in Mount Holyoke's department of physical education. Poolman has a bachelor's degree in education from Keele University in Staffordshire, England; a master's degree in physical education from West Virginia University; and a doctorate in higher education administration and physical education administration from West Virginia University. Poolman has coached a number of sports, including soccer, tennis and basketball. He also has served the Eastern College Athletic Conference as vice-president, member of the executive council, and member of the nominating committee. A current member of the NCAA men's soccer committee, Poolman is also chair of the Division III Men's Soccer Committee.
Walker also served two years as the university's interim athletics director. Prior to his current position, Walker served as a professor at Redlands, where he has taught since 1978. Walker has a bachelor's degree in rhetorical speech and history from California Lutheran University; a master's degree in speech pathology from California State University, Northridge; and a doctorate in speech pathology from the University of Iowa. Walker serves on the NCAA District 8 Postgraduate Scholarship Committee and on the Division III Convention Planning Subcommittee. Walker is active in the Faculty Athletics Representative Association (FARA), which he has served as Division III vice president for the past two years. He has also served FARA as a Division III member of its executive committee and on its legislative review committee. Presidents Council Four new members of the Division III Presidents Council also began their terms at the conclusion of the NCAA Convention. The new members are: Ronald Applbaum, president, Kean University; Bette Landman, president, Beaver College; M. Lee Pelton, president, Willamette University; and Marlene Springer, president, College of Staten Island. The outgoing members of the Presidents Council are: David Beckley, president, Rust College; Judith Kuipers, chancellor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse; and Robert Neff, president, Juniata College.
Prior to his appointment at Kean, he served as the president of Westfield State College in Massachusetts. Applbaum also has held positions as vice-president for academic affairs for the University of Texas, Pan American, and as dean of the school of humanities at California State University, Long Beach. Applbaum has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in speech communication from California State University, Long Beach, and a doctorate in speech communication from Pennsylvania State University. From 1982 to 1989, Applbaum served as the faculty athletics representative for Texas-Pan American. During his tenure as president at Westfield, he served as the presidential delegate to the NCAA for the Massachusetts Athletic Conference.
Landman graduated summa cum laude and first in her class from Bowling Green University in 1959 with a bachelor's degree in education. She earned a master's degree in physical anthropology and a doctorate in cultural anthropology, both with distinction, from Ohio State University. Landman has been awarded numerous prestigious fellowships, and she spent a research year in Canoun, British West Indies. In addition to her presidential duties, Landman serves on numerous committees and boards. She is a member of the American Council on Education Board and a past chair of their Commission on Leadership Development. She also is a past chair of the Association of American Colleges, and a former president and current member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities.
Previously, he had been dean of the college at Dartmouth College, a position he had held since 1991. Before that, Pelton had been dean of the college and dean of students at Colgate University. He also served as the academic dean of John Winthrop House, one of the 13 residential houses of Harvard College. Pelton has a bachelor's degree in English and psychology from Wichita State University and a doctorate in English and American Literature from Harvard University. Pelton was an adjunct professor of English literature at Dartmouth, a senior lecturer at Colgate University, and a lecturer, instructor and teaching fellow at Harvard University. Pelton has served as a faculty athletics representative to the NCAA, and he also has served as the chair of the NCAA Committee on Amateurism and Agents.
Previously, she had been the vice-chancellor for academic affairs at East Carolina University. Before that, she was associate vice-chancellor for academic affairs and graduate studies at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and dean of the university's graduate school. Springer has a bachelor's degree in English and business administration from Centre College as well as a master's degree in American literature and a doctorate in English literature from Indiana University, Bloomington. Springer was an American Council of Education administrative fellow at the University of Kansas, and she was also acting associate dean of the graduate school at Missouri-Kansas City, as well as being the chair of the English department at Missouri-Kansas City. The author of numerous academic papers and articles, Springer has also written five books. She has lectured in India, Brazil, China and the former Yugoslavia, as well as at national, regional and local conferences. Springer is a member of the executive committee of the American Council on Education, and a past chair of the ACE professional development committee. She also serves on the executive committee of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. |
Green is associate vice-president for academic affairs and interim dean of the division of education at Stillman College, where she also serves as faculty athletics representative.
A student-athlete on the softball team at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Huchthausen is a student-athlete representative on the Division III Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
President of St. John Fisher College since 1996, Keough has introduced 12 new academic programs to the college.
Poolman has been the director of athletics and chair of the physical education department at Dickinson College since 1988.
The chair of the communicative disorders department at the University of Redlands, Walker also has served as the faculty athletics representative for the university since 1986 while continuing to teach numerous courses and supervise clinics.
Applbaum is the 16th president of Kean University, which is New Jersey's third-largest public university.
Landman was appointed the first woman president of Beaver College in 1985. She has been a member of the Beaver College community since 1971, serving as acting president, vice-president for academic affairs, dean of the college and assistant professor of anthropology.
Pelton has been the president of Willamette University since July.
Springer has been president of the College of Staten Island since 1994.