Experience in Higher Education John M. Hilpert, Ph.D. Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi September 2003 to Present Also hold an appointment as professor President Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota 1997 to August 2003 President Also held an appointment as professor University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota 1996 to 1997 Acting President/Executive Vice-President 1990 to 1996 VP University Relations/Interim Executive Director USD Foundation Also held an appointment as an associate professor Thiel College Greenville, Pennsylvania 1983 to 1990 Vice President for College Advancement Finlandia University (formerly Suomi College) Hancock, Michigan 1978 to 1983 Executive Assistant to the President (Institution s Chief Advancement Officer) Education Doctor of Philosophy Higher Education Administration 1985 University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) Center for the Study of Higher Education Dissertation focused on enrollment marketing; research supported by two grants. Recipient of the John S. Brubacher Award for outstanding scholarship in the history of higher education (1984). Master of Divinity Exegetical Theology 1973 Concordia Seminary (MO) Bachelor of Arts 1969 Concordia Senior College (IN) Diploma (Associate of Arts) 1967 St. Paul s College (MO) Additional professional training: Washington-based federal intern program of the National Council for Resource Development; TRIO programs administrator s training, U.S. Department of Education; Grantsmanship Center proposal development training; administrative workshops sponsored by the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, the Council of
2 Independent Colleges, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, and the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority Grant-winning Proposals of more than $100,000 The following organizations/agencies have funded proposals of more than $100,000 written, negotiated, and/or managed by Dr. Hilpert. (Those marked with * provided a grant of between $1,000,000 and $6,000,000.) Private Foundations and Corporations: ACS Incorporated Arthur W. Phillips Trust Buhl Foundation Dacotah Banks, Inc. Eberly Foundation Eden Hall Foundation First Seneca Bank Corporation Ford Motor Company Fund Freedom Forum* Gateway, Inc. General Mills Foundation Great Plains Education Foundation* Jessop Steel Company Hearin Foundation Kresge Foundation McCune Foundation Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation Phil Hardin Foundation P.M. Moore Foundation PNB Foundation Siebert Foundation Sioux Valley Health System* W.K. Kellogg Foundation Federal and State Agencies: College Housing Program (Loan)* Community Education Cooperative Education Developing Institutions Program (Title III)* Developing Institutions Challenge Grant Program (Title III) Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Housing and Urban Development Health Resources and Services Administration (HHS) International Education National Endowment for the Humanities National Science Foundation Office of Human Development Services Pennsylvania Act 101 Program Special Services for Disadvantaged Students Talent Search Program Upward Bound Program Professional Publications and Presentations Liberal Arts and the Personnel Needs of Complex Organizations, Liberal Education, Spring 1985 (with Richard Alfred) Relationships between Institutional Characteristics and Marketing Success, invited presentation at Marketing Research Seminar, University of Michigan, October 29, 1985 Presidential Leadership Roles and Institutional Marketing Success, invited presentation at Marketing Research Seminar, University of Michigan, October 30, 1985 Strategic Marketing and Leadership for Enrollment Success, invited keynote presentation at Enrollment Management Workshop sponsored by the College Board at Long Island University, June 18, 1986 Marketing Success in Private Colleges and Universities, symposium presentation at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, San Diego, February 17, 1987 Presidential Leadership and Marketing Success, invited keynote presentation at Enrollment Management Workshop at C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, June 1987
3 Improving Enrollment Success: Presidents Hold the Key, Educational Record, Summer 1987 (with Richard Alfred) Determinants of Enrollment Success in Private Colleges and Universities, ERIC system document, abstracted in Resources in Education, September 1987 University and Community Interactions: Dialogues of Significance, invited presentation at SD CASE, August 8, 1990 Crises on the Campus: A Case Study in Image Protection, invited presentation at SD CASE, August 9, 1991 Trends in Institutional Image Promotion and Fund Raising Potential Assessment, panel presentation to summer meeting of advancement professionals of the North Central Conference, August 1993 Creative Ideas in Institutional Advancement, presentation and roundtable discussion at CASE VI, Kansas City, January 17, 1995 How to Jump over Creative Hurdles, presentation and roundtable discussion at CASE VI, Omaha, January 16, 1996 Administrative Consolidation, background research paper prepared at the request of the Executive Director of the South Dakota Board of Regents for the board s annual planning session, August 8-10, 1996 Faculty Salary Insufficiency in South Dakota, background research paper prepared at the request of the Executive Director of the South Dakota Board of Regents for the board s annual planning session, August 7-9, 1997 Building World-Class Education, invited panel presentation at a conference entitled Collaborative Changes, Creating E-learning Solutions, on the campus of the University of South Dakota, April 28, 2001 Higher Education and Economic Trends Affecting the Delta, invited panel presentation at a conference entitled Delta Democratic Times Economic Symposium, Greenville, MS, September 17, 2004. Characteristics of the Regional University, Friday Letter, publication of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, January 7, 2005. Student Achievement in the 21 st Century, invited address for Honors Day, Hinds Community College, Raymond, MS, February 23, 2006. New Accreditation Standards and the Quality Enhancement Plan, invited presentation for the Mississippi Association of Colleges 2006 Annual Meeting, Rust College, Holly Springs, MS, October 23, 2006.
4 Successful Community-University Relations A Case Study, invited colloquium presentation at Clemson University, Clemson, SC, October 24, 2006. Fiscal Stewardship Cost Containment Success Strategies, invited presentation for the presidential forum of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Williamsburg, VA, November 23, 2008. (Later published in the 7/13/2009 edition of Campus Technology. ) Remembering Mrs. Kelpe, invited essay, Mississippi Reading Journal, published by Mississippi State University, Spring, 2009. Other Publications Henry Warren Roth: The Early Years, The Bell, Spring 1987 Taft s Grand Flotilla, The Political Bandwagon, June 1995 When Theodore Roosevelt Came Calling in South Dakota, The Political Bandwagon, June 1995 Thousands of Rough Riders and Monster Parades, presentation to the 27 th Annual Dakota History Conference, June 1-3, 1995 (paper published in Conference Proceedings; original research with primary sources became the basis for a bronze historical marker in Sioux Falls) Why Does Pickstown Have an Avon Lady? An Essay on Personal Life Archaeology, South Dakota Magazine, November/December 1995 First To Do No Harm, invited presentation to the University of South Dakota nursing department pledge ceremony, October 22, 1995 Barnstorming South Dakota with Teddy Roosevelt, South Dakota Magazine, May/June 1996 The Fort Sisseton Kid, South Dakota Magazine, September/October 1998 A River by Any Other Name, South Dakota Magazine, March/April 1999 Favorites from a Collection, The Political Collector, September/October 2007 (In addition, wrote and/or edited hundreds of media releases, short articles, scripts, etc. during more than 30 years in educational administration and institutional advancement. Produced a regular monthly column since June 2007 published in several Mississippi newspapers.) Professional Service Since 2003 Memberships The American Association of State Colleges and Universities
5 The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education National/Regional/State Service Since 2003 Vice Chair, Executive Council, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2009 Chair, ad hoc Committee to Evaluate the President, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, February to June, 2009 President, Mississippi Association of Colleges (an organization that includes all public and private postsecondary institutions in the state), 2007/08 Executive Council Member, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2008 & 2009 Commissioner, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, term ending 2009 Member, Subcommittee on Awards, Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 2008 Member, Personnel Committee of Executive Board, Gulf South Conference, 2007/08 Member, University Advisory Committee of the Governor s Commission on the National Civil Rights Museum in Mississippi, appointed by Governor Haley Barbour, September to December, appointed 2006. Member, Delta Council Task Force on International Business Opportunities, appointed 2006 Member, Board of Momentum Mississippi, appointed by Governor Haley Barbour 2004 Member, ad hoc Subcommittee on Business Image and Climate, Momentum Mississippi, invited by President of BellSouth-Mississippi, 2004/05 Member, MS Council for Education Technology, appointed by Governor Haley Barbour 2004, term ending 2008 Member, Delta Council, Board of Directors (Vice Chairman of the Education and Health Policy Committee), elected 2003 Chair, Subcommittee on Schedule/Role, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Presidents Council, Appointed by the Commissioner, 2005 Member, Nominating Committee, Mississippi Association of Colleges, Appointed by the Association s President, 2005 Member, Task Force on Education, Blueprint Mississippi, 2003/04 Member, Council of State Representatives, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (Represented SD from 2001 to 2003; represented MS from 2003 to 2007) Member, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Presidents Council, 2003 to Present Chair, Delta Health Alliance Board of Directors, 2003 to Present Member, Gulf South Conference Presidents Council, 2003 to Present Member, Task Force on Teacher Education, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2002 to 2005