Richard Dorman (academic administrator)

Last updated March 07, 2022

Richard Dorman was the 14th President of Westminster College, a liberal arts college in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.

Education

Dorman obtained an undergraduate degree in music education from Susquehanna University, and a master's in counseling/college student personnel services, and then a doctorate of higher education administration from The Pennsylvania State University.^[1]

Career

Dorman's first job was at Red Lion Senior High School in Pennsylvania where he was the director of choral activities.^[2] He has also served as director of marketing for Prestige Expositions in Ridgewood, New Jersey, as an executive with the Penn State Alumni Association, assistant vice president for development at the University of Louisville, and as vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein College. He became President of Westminster on July 1, 2008 succeeding former President Thomas Williamson.^[1]^[2]^[3]

In May 2015, Dr. Dorman announced that he would leave his position as president at the end of the 2015-16 academic year in order to be closer to family and to pursue writing and academic research on higher education. During his term, he raised over $52 million in gifts and pledges, completed a renovation of the College's largest classroom building, created new Fine Arts studio and classroom space, and completed the construction of the Berlin Village Townhouse complex. He also led Westminster College to be named by Smart Asset, Inc. the "#1 Best Value of All Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania."^[4]

Personal

Dorman is a member and elder in the Presbyterian Church, having served as president of the national Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities (APCU). He and his wife Beverly have two children.^[1]

Additionally, he co-authored the higher education management book "Leadership and Governance in Higher Education" with Robert Hendrickson, Jason Lane, and James T. Harris.

Related Research Articles

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public historically black university in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1837, it is the oldest historically black college (HBCU). It is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. The university offers bachelor's degrees and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Westminster Theological Seminary is a theological seminary in the Reformed theological tradition in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It was founded by members of the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary in 1929 after Princeton chose to take a liberal direction during the Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy.

Westminster College is a private college in Salt Lake City, Utah. The college comprises four schools: the School of Arts and Sciences, the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, the School of Education, and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Union Presbyterian Seminary Seminary in the state of Virginia

Union Presbyterian Seminary is a Presbyterian seminary in Richmond, Virginia. It also has a non-residential campus in Charlotte, North Carolina and an online blended learning program.

Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a private school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1812 under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and the College of New Jersey, it is the second-oldest seminary in the United States. It is also the largest of ten seminaries associated with the Presbyterian Church.

Saginaw Valley State University Public university in University Center, Michigan

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center, Michigan. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on 748 acres (303 ha) in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, approximately 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of downtown Saginaw.

West Liberty University (WLU) is a public university in West Liberty, West Virginia. It is West Virginia's oldest institution of higher education. It offers more than 70 undergraduate majors plus graduate programs, including a master's degree in education and an online MBA. WLU's athletic teams, known as the Hilltoppers, are charter members of the NCAA Division II Mountain East Conference with nearly 400 student-athletes participating in 18 intercollegiate sports, including football, basketball, wrestling, track, tennis, baseball.

University of the Ozarks is a private university in Clarksville, Arkansas. Enrollment averages around 900 students, representing 25 countries. U of O is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Covenant Theological Seminary, sometimes known as Covenant Seminary, is the denominational seminary of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and it is located in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Covenant trains leaders for work in the church and the world — especially as pastors, missionaries, and counselors. It does not require all students to be members of the PCA, but it is bound to promote the teachings of its denomination. Faculty must subscribe to the system of biblical doctrine outlined in the Westminster Standards.

Westminster College (Missouri) Private college in Fulton, Missouri

Westminster College is a private college in Fulton, Missouri. It was established in 1851 as Fulton College. America's National Churchill Museum is a national historic site located on campus. The school enrolled 609 students in 2020.

Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary is a private Christian college and seminary in Ankeny, Iowa.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Richard Kneedler is President Emeritus of Franklin & Marshall College. From 2005-2006 he served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Governor's Commission on Training America's Teachers. From 2006-2008, he served as interim president of Rockford College.He served as Interim President of Wilson College in 2019.

Richard Middleton Freeland was president of Northeastern University from 1996 to 2006 and served as the Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts from 2008 until 2015.

Cairn University is a private Christian university in Langhorne Manor and Middletown Township, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1913, the university has six schools: Divinity, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and Music. As of Fall 2021 the university will be closing their Social Work program to new students, with existing students within the program allowed to complete their existing program. All students take a minimum of 30 semester hours of Bible classes.

Dr. Harvey Kesselman is the fifth president of Stockton University in Galloway Township, New Jersey. He is the first Stockton alumnus to become president and was a member of the first class at Stockton. Kesselman was among those students referred to as the “Mayflower” students, because the first classes in 1971 were held at the Mayflower Hotel, located on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, while construction was being completed on the first academic buildings on the main campus in Galloway.

Paul B. Marion, Jr. is an American university administrator and academic. During his long career in university administration, he served as director of higher education for the State of Arkansas, chancellor of the State College System of West Virginia, and presidents of the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities, Franklin College in Indiana and Tiffin University in Ohio.

Bryan F. Coker is an American academic administrator, and the 12th president of Maryville College. Coker was vice president and dean of students at Goucher College from 2013 to 2020, where he served as acting president during the summer of 2019. Coker was the dean of students at Jacksonville University from 2003 to 2013. He is an advocate for diversity, inclusion, and liberal arts education.

Matthew vandenBerg is an American academic administrator serving as the 19th president of Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. He formerly served as the vice president for advancement and external relations at Alma College in Alma, Michigan.

References

1 2 3 "President Dorman" . Retrieved 2012-09-28.
1 2 "Moving Forward" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-28.
↑ "Dr. Richard H. Dorman Selected as Westminster College's 14th President".
↑ "President Richard H. Dorman to Complete Tenure at Westminster College At Conclusion of 2015-16 Academic Year". www.westminster.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[westminster-1] 1 2 3 "President Dorman" . Retrieved 2012-09-28.

[westminster_a-2] 1 2 "Moving Forward" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-28.

[3] "Dr. Richard H. Dorman Selected as Westminster College's 14th President".

[4] "President Richard H. Dorman to Complete Tenure at Westminster College At Conclusion of 2015-16 Academic Year". www.westminster.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-28.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]