Inspired by Excellence
Connecting and developing higher education professionals.
The American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) is a non-profit professional organization for higher education leaders and administrative personnel. It is the only professional association for individuals who are interested in the entire range of higher education management (from department chair/unit director through president) in the entire diverse set of American colleges and universities (two- and four-year; public, private non-profit, private for-profit; comprehensive, research-focused, special mission).
Membership in AAUA helps support the association’s mission. In addition, membership provides—for those members who have an interest—opportunities for professional networking and leadership. In addition to enrolling and serving a significant complement of administrators at the most senior levels, the association is also interested in assisting early-career practitioner administrators build/enhance their leadership portfolios by providing leadership opportunities through service on association committees, boards, and taskforces. Opportunities to collaborate on offering professional development services are available as well.
WHAT WE REPRESENT
The association works actively to:
AAUA has developed and promoted a widely-respected policy document: AAUA “Ethical Principles for College and University Administrators.” The Association publishes a quarterly member newsletter, Communiqué.
Each year the Association sponsors a “think-tank type” leadership seminar that enrolls a wide range of practitioner administrators and students of higher education from a variety of institutional types, including a significant international participation.
While membership in AAUA is individually focused, the association does provide for institutionally-supported memberships, with discounted rates to academic institutions that sponsor five or more members. (See our membership for more information).
OUR VALUES
Exceptional Leadership
AAUA Officers and Board Members, 2024-2025
BOARD OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
BOARD MEMBERS – CLASS OF 2025
BOARD MEMBERS – CLASS OF 2026
BOARD MEMBERS – CLASS OF 2027
Past Presiding Officers
1971 – 2013: President
Since 2013: Chair of the Board of Directors
1971 – 1973
Robert W. MacVittie
State University of New York College at Geneseo
1973 – 1975
Earle W. Clifford, Jr.
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1975 – 1977
H. J. Zoffer
University of Pittsburgh
1977 – 1979
John L. Blackburn
University of Alabama
1979 – 1981
Edmund G. Ryan, S.J.
Canisius College
1981 – 1983
Dwight A. Burrill
Howard Community College
1983 – 1984
Charles M. Chambers
Lawrence Technological University
1984 – 1985
Alan Watson
1985 – 1986
John L. Blackburn
University of Alabama
1986 – 1988
Leo Goodman-Malamuth
Governors State University
1988 – 1990
Catherine R. Gira
Frostburg State University
1990 – 1992
Fred J. Kelly
Monmouth University
1992 – 1994
Ronald Stein
State University of New York at Buffalo
1994 – 1996
Mildred Garcia
Montclair State University
1996 – 1998
Jerry W. Young
Chaffey Community College
1998 – 2000
Stephen J. Trachtenberg
George Washington University
2000 – 2001
Jerome Neuner
Canisius College
2001 – 2002
Valerie Epps
Atlanta Metropolitan College
2002 – 2003
William Nunez, III
Louisiana State University Eunice
2003 – 2004
Ruth Person
University of Indiana Kokomo
2004 – 2005
Stefanos Gialamas
Columbia College Chicago
2005 – 2006
C. Leslie Carpenter
University of South Carolina Sumter
2006 – 2007
Richard V. Hurley
University of Mary Washington
2007 – 2008
Wil C. Goodheer
The International University (Austria)
2008 – 2009
Abour Cherif
DeVry University
2009 – 2010
Christine Somervill
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
2010 – 2011
Sheila Taylor-King
Granite State College
2011 – 2013
David Overbye
Realtor University
2013 – 2014
Bashar W. Hanna
Delaware Valley College
2014 – 2015
Jerome Neuner
Canisius College
2015 – 2017
Damon P. S. Andrew
Louisiana State University
2017 – 2018
C. Erik Kirkland
Salem University
2018 – 2019
Michele Cuomo
Seminole State College
2019 – 2022
Christine K. Cavanaugh
Pathseekers II, Inc.
Former Association Executive Officers
William Wachob, 1970 – 1972
Fred A. Bennett, 1972 – 1977
Edmund G. Ryan, S.J., 1977 – 1978
Patricia A. Hollander, 1978 – 1979
Robert W. MacVittie, 1979 – 1981
Charles E. Perry, 1981 – 1984
William C. McInnes, S.J., 1985
John L. Blackburn, 1985 – 1990
Susan B. Kaplan, 1990 – 1993
John L. Blackburn, 1993 – 1997
Alan Watson, 1997 – 2004
Dan L. King, 2004 – 2023
AAUA Pioneers
The Charter Membership of AAUA in 1970
Carl E. Anderson
Howard University
G. Lester Anderson
Pennsylvania State University
Henry L. Ashmore
Armstrong State College
Warren Bennis
State University of New York at Buffalo
Robert C. Berdahl
State University of New York at Buffalo
Robert Bermer
State University of New York at Buffalo
Albert Berrian
New York State Department of Education
John L. Blackburn
University of Denver
Richard G. Brandenburg
State University of New York at Buffalo
Herman Branson
Central State University
Channing M. Briggs
Portland State College
Glen E. Brooks
Colorado College
Neil Brown, Jr.
State University of New York at Albany
Donald R. Brutvan
State University of New York at Buffalo
William R. Butler
University of Miami
George Chambers
Nassau Community College
Douglas C Chapin
National Science Foundation
J. C. Clevenger
Washington State University
Earle Clifford
Rutgers University
William Deegan
California Junior College Association
Richard T. Deters, S.J.
Xavier University
William R. Dodge
State University of New York
Edward Doty
State University of New York at Buffalo
Stanley Drazek
University of Moreford
Morton Ertell
State University of New York
Jerome Fink
State University of New York at Buffalo
Hugh Gloster
Morehouse College
Joseph P. Goddard
University of Tennessee
Harold Goodwin
West Virginia University
Elizabeth A. Greenleaf
Indiana University
Rollo Ilandy
State University of New York at Buffalo
Stanley J. Heywood
Eastern Montana College
Harld L. Hodgkinson
University of California at Berkeley
Andrew W. Holt
State University of New York at Buffalo
Cyril Houle
University of Chicago
William Huffman
University of Louisville
Allen Jossey-Bass
Jossey-Bass Publishers
Robert L. Ketter
State University of New York at Buffalo
Robert Kibbee
Carnegie Mellon University
Daniel R. Lang
Northwestern University
Harry S. Layton
Rutgers University
Frederick T. Lenfestey
Polk Junior College
Charles Lewis
Pennsylvania State University
Robert D. Loken
State University of New York at Buffalo
Sanford Lottor
State University of New York at Buffalo
Robert W. MacVittie
State University College at Geneseo
Richard A. Matre
Loyola University
William C. McInnes
Fairfield University
Ernest E. McMahon
Rutgers University
Richard Meeth
State University of New York at Buffalo
G. A. Mellander
York College of Pennsylvania
H. J. Metcalf
University of Chicago
Martin Meyerson
University of Pennsylvania
Nicholas P. Mitchell
University of South Carolina
Stephen Mitchell
Washington State University
Marjorie Mix
State University of New York at Buffalo
Daniel H. Murray
State University of New York at Buffalo
T. Roger Nudd
University of Houston
James Perch
Manhattan College
Martha Peterson
Barnard College
Frank Piskor
St. Lawrence University
John F. Price
State University College at New Paltz
Claude Puffer
State University of New York at Buffalo
Leslie W. Ross
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Wesley Rowland
State University of New York at Buffalo
Thomas J. Schillo
State University of New York at Buffalo
E. Joseph Shoben
Evergreen State College
Richard A. Siggelkow
State University of New York at Buffalo
Herman B. Smith, Jr.
National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges
Albert Somit
State University of New York at Buffalo
Robert Spencer
State University of New York
Hamilton Stillwell
Rutgers University
Robert Taylor
University of Wisconsin
Clarence H. Thompson
Drake University
Clifton C. Thorne
State University of New York at Albany
Ralph Tyler
Sience Research Associates
William C. Venman
University of Massachusetts
Louis Venuto
U. S. Office of Education
Roman J. Verhaalan
Johns Hopkins University
Raymond P. Witte
St. Mary’s Dominican College
Victor R. Yanitelli, S.J.
St. Peter’s College
H. J. Zoffer
University of Pittsburgh
Contact Information
All inquires and correspondence regarding association matters should be directed to the association’s chief executive officer:
Dean Hoke, AAUA President & CEO
dean.hoke@aaua.org
502-257-1063