James H. McCormick

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James H. McCormick
3rd Chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system
In office
July 1, 2001 –July 31, 2011
Institutions Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Thesis Differences in the Relationship Between Achievement and Selected Measures of Aptitude Under Programmed and Non-Programmed Instruction.  (1963)

James Harold McCormick (born November 11, 1938) [1] is an American academic administrator who was most recently chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system from 2001 to 2011. He was previously the first chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for eighteen years. His son, Dave McCormick, is an incumbent United States Senator from Pennsylvania.

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Early life and education

McCormick was born in 1938 to Harold Clark and Mary Blanche Truby McCormick. [1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1959. [2] He completed a master's degree in curriculum and administration and a D.Ed. in educational administration from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. [2] His 1963 dissertation was titled, Differences in the Relationship Between Achievement and Selected Measures of Aptitude Under Programmed and Non-Programmed Instruction. [3]

Career

In 1965, McCormick became part of the faculty at Shippensburg State College, starting as an associate professor in the Department of Education and Psychology. [2] Over the years, he took on various roles within the institution, including assistant dean of academic affairs, acting dean of teacher education, assistant to the president, and vice president for administration. [2] He actively participated in the faculty senate and played a significant role in negotiating the initial faculty contract in from 1971 to 1972 as one of the two vice-presidents on the commonwealth team. [2]

In 1973, McCormick became the president of Bloomsburg State College, succeeding Robert Nossen. [2] He served in the role until 1983. [2] He was later the first chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for eighteen years. [2] [4] From July 1, 2001, to July 31, 2011, McCormick was the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. [5]

Personal life

McCormick married Maryan Kough Garner, a college professor. [6] They are the parents of two children, Douglas Paul and businessman and U.S. Senator Dave McCormick. [7] [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Pennsylvania Manual . Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. 1993. pp. 4–95. ISBN   0-8182-0177-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Dr. James H. McCormick". library.bloomu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. ↑ McCormick, James Harold (1963). Differences in the Relationship Between Achievement and Selected Measures of Aptitude Under Programmed and Non-Programmed Instruction (D.Ed. thesis). University of Pittsburgh. OCLC   24025467.
  4. ↑ "Minnesota State - Dr. James H. McCormick named chancellor emeritus". www.minnstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota State - MnSCU Chancellor receives emeritus status". www.minnstate.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  6. ↑ "Bloomsburg University dedicates the Maryan G. McCormick Serenity Garden". NorthcentralPA.com. 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  7. ↑ Glueck, Katie; Beier, Hannah (2024-04-19). "This G.O.P. Senate Candidate Says He Grew Up on a Family Farm. Not Exactly". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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