March 14, 1997 ­­ Carson City, Nevada

The UCCSN Board of Regents today approved the appointment of Dr. John Richardson as Acting President of Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), effective March 14, 1997 through June 30, 1998. A national search will be conducted during this period to identify a new president for the College.

Dr. John Richardson has served the University and Community College of Nevada as Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs (1992­93, 1994 to present) and as Interim Chancellor from 1993­94. He served previously as Chancellor of the North Dakota University System from 1981­90 and as Commissioner of Higher Education and Chief Executive Officer for the Board of Regents of the Montana University System from 1979­81. Dr. Richardson also held the positions of Assistant Chancellor and Associate Professor from 1975­79 and Assistant to the Chancellor from 1970­75 for the Oregon State System of Higher Education.

Dr. Richardson has a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Sociology from Stanford University and an M.S. in Student Personnel and Counseling and a B.S. in History from the University of Oregon .

JOHN A. RICHARDSON
Biography

Name: John A. Richardson

Position: Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

Family:
Spouse: The Reverend Kristin E. Richardson
Priest Associate, Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno, NV;
Part-time Chaplain, Washoe Medical Center, Reno, NV

Children: Mark (28), graduate of University of Oregon; Owner of a Construction Company in Eugene, OR
John J. (26), graduate of University of Puget Sound; University of Wisconsin-Madison (M.A., M.F.A.); Sculpture instructor at Milwaukee Institute for Art Design, Milwaukee, WI.


Education:
Ph.D., Higher Education and Sociology (Organizational Theory)
Stanford University, 1975

M.S., University of Oregon
Student Personnel and Counseling, 1965

B.S., University of Oregon
History, 1961

Graduate, Institute for Educational Management,
Harvard University, 1978

Previous Positions:

University and Community College System of Nevada, 1992 - Present
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, 1992-93; 1994 to present
Interim Chancellor, 1993-94

University of Pennsylvania, 1991-92
Research Associate, Graduate School of Education

North Dakota University System, 1981-90
Chancellor, Professor, Chief Executive Officer for the State Board of Education

Montana University System, 1979-81
Commissioner of Higher Education, Chief Executive Officer for the Board of Regents
President, Board of Directors, Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corp.

Oregon State System of Higher Education, 1970-79
Assistant Chancellor, Associate Professor, 1975-79
Assistant to the Chancellor, 1970-75
Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Oregon

Stanford University Center for Research and Development in Teaching, 1968-69
Research Assistant, Social Science Division

Washington State University, 1965-66
Counseling Assistant, Dean of Students Office

Selected Awards/honors:

Distinguished Achievement Award, Bismarck State College, 1991

Chancellor Emeritus, North Dakota University System, 1990

Visiting Scholar, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, 1978-79

Kellogg Foundation Fellowship, Stanford University, 1967-68

Letter of Commendation from Chief, Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1964


Military:
Officer, United States Navy, Combat Information Center Officer and Navigator on two Pacific Fleet vessels, 1961-64, two deployments to the Far East, Vietnam era veteran