Dr. Jeffrey Buller is the Dean of the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.  Prior to his appointment at FAU, Buller served as the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College at Mary Baldwin College (Virginia).  He also served as the Director of the Honors Program at Loras College (Iowa) before serving as the acting dean at the largest college of Georgia Southern University.

A classicist, Dr. Buller has published widely in the fields of Wagnerian music drama and university administration, and was the official English-language lecturer for the International Wagner Festival in Bayreauth, Germany.  He is author of The Essential Department Chair:  A Practical Guide to College Administration; The Essential Academic Dean:  A Practical Guide to College Leadership; The Essential College Professor:  A Practical Guide to an Academic Career; Academic Leadership Day by Day:  Small Steps that Lead to Great Success; and Classically Romantic:  Classical Form and Meaning in Wagner’s Ring.  In addition, Buller has published more than 20 academic articles, over 60 administrative articles, and more than 100 essays and reviews.

Donald A. Gatzke Dissertation Award:

Michael C. Komos – Adjunct Faculty Members’ Views on Effective College Teaching: A Case Study, Northern Illinois University, 2011

Leo and Margaret Goodman-Malamuth Dissertation Award:

Jesus Fernandez – Factors that Differentiate Persistence Beyond the First Session at a For-Profit University, Florida International University, 2011

AAUA Emerging Leader Award:

Damon P. S. Andrew, Troy University

Nikolai Khaladjan International Award:

James P. Johnson, Rollins College for CUIBE

Case Studies in Current Problems in Higher Education Leadership: Dr. Jerry Neuner and Dr. Dan L. King

Dr. Jerry Neuner is the Associate Vice President at Canisius College, Buffalo, New York.  He joined Canisius College in 1976.  He holds a bachelor degree from Canisius College and a doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo. 

Dr. Dan L. King is the Provost at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology.  Position held prior to joining MSPP in 2009 include: Vice President of Academic Affairs at Queensborough Community College (City University of New York), from 2007-2009; Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rhode Island College from 2003-2007; Associate Vice-President for Teacher Education at Buffalo State College from 1998-2003.  He holds a bachelor degree from Madonna University, master’s degree from University of Detroit Mercy and doctorate from Wayne State University.  He is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Andover Newton Theological School.

Dr. C. Leslie Carpenter is the Regional Campus Dean (chief executive officer) for the University of South Carolina, Sumter.  He joined USC Sumter in 1993 and previously held positions at The Ohio State University at Marion as the Chief Academic Officer and at Morningside College as the assistant academic dean.  He holds a master’s and two bachelor degrees from Texas A & M University and a doctorate from the University of Oregon.

Dr. Sheila Taylor-King is the Dean of Academic Affairs (chief academic officer) for Granite State College in New Hampshire.  She joined GSC in 2007 and previously held positions at Urban College of Boston as the Academic Dean (chief academic officer) and served as the Director of Doctoral Studies and Chair of the Education Department at D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY.  She holds a master’s and bachelor degree from Arkansas State University and a doctorate from the University of Wyoming.