Mark Huddleston

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Mark W. Huddleston was elected the 19th President of the University of New Hampshire on April 18, 2007. Huddleston received his bachelor's degree in political science from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1972. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1973 and 1978 respectively. He has worked extensively in Bosnia and Kazakhstan for USAID and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Europe. He also has managed programs for the United States Information Agency in Slovenia, Mexico, Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. He has published several articles on consensus building in higher education, and several books on the American civil service. Dr. Huddleston will be taking up the position of President of the University of New Hampshire after stepping away from his post as the 15th president of Ohio Wesleyan University.

The current president, Mark Huddleston, was elected after a Board meeting on June 12, 2004. He succeeded Thomas Courtice, who held office for 10 years.[1] Huddleston specializes in public administration, a field in which he has published widely, focusing on the senior federal career service and a variety of international issues.[1] Before coming to Ohio Wesleyan, Huddleston served in the faculty of the University of Delaware for 24 years, ultimately as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Huddleston has been an active consultant for both the U.S. government and international organizations in the past. He worked previously in the Balkans, southern Africa, and central and southeast Asia. He gained international development experience in Bosnia as an advisor on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures following the Dayton Accords.

In April 2007, Huddleston accepted a position as president of the University of New Hampshire and left Wesleyan on June 30, 2007, giving him the second shortest presidential reign in Wesleyan's history, behind David Lockmiller, 1959–1961. On 29 May 2007, the appointment of current university provost Dr. David O. Robbins as interim president was unanimously endorsed by OWU's Board of Trustees.[2] Dr. Robbins' term as Interim President began on 1 July 2007.[2]

[edit] Bibliography

  • Huddleston, Mark (1987). The Government's Managers: Report of the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on the Senior Executive Service. Priority Press Publications. ISBN 0870782134. 
  • Huddleston, Mark; William W. Boyer (1995). The Higher Civil Service in the United States: Quest for Reform. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0822939061. 
  • Huddleston, Mark (2006). The Public Administration Workbook, fifth edition, Longman. ISBN 0321273354. 

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Mark Huddleston named president of Ohio Wesleyan University. University of Delaware Daily (June 12, 2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
  2. ^ a b David O. Robbins Named Interim President of Ohio Wesleyan University. Recent News Releases (May 29, 2007). Retrieved on 2006-06-02.

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