Daniel T. Kline, Ph.D., is a professor of English and director of general education at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where he specializes in medieval literature and culture, literary theory, and digital medievalism. His formal research concerns children, violence, and ethics in late-medieval England and neomedievalism and digital gaming. Recent publications include Digital Gaming Re-Imagines the Middle Ages (Routledge, 2014), and he is a co-editor of the recently launched Open Access Companion to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (https://opencanterburytales.dsl.lsu.edu/). In Fall 2018 UAA enacted an Alaska Native GenEd requirement, which requires all incoming UAA students to take an Alaska Native themed course. Kline earned his Ph.D. from Indiana University.
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Clif Stratton, Ph.D., is associate professor of history, career track, and director of university common requirements at Washington State University. He joined WSU in 2010 after completing a Ph.D. in history at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His research and teaching interests explore the intersections of racism and imperialism, especially in US contexts. Stratton is the author of Power Politics: Carbon Energy in Historical Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2020) and Education for Empire: American Schools, Race, and the Paths of Good Citizenship (University of California Press, 2016). He is the recipient of multiple teaching awards, including the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Historical Association.
Amy Clark is the University Registrar at Western Oregon University. Clark is responsible for oversight of all academic records. In that role, she provides leadership and policy direction related to academic records systems, services, and data and is the data custodian responsible for FERPA compliance for the university. She aids the university in strategic planning and implementation of initiatives. Prior to joining WOU, Clark was at Chemeketa Community College for two years and Oregon State University for 12 years. She holds a B.A. in History from Oregon State University.
Ann Murray has served as director of institutional research at Laramie County Community College (LCCC) since 1999. Previously, she taught mathematics and statistics at LCCC for 8.5 years. Murray holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Colorado State University and an M.S. in Mathematics from Syracuse University.
Belle Wheelan currently serves as president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is the first African American and the first woman to serve in this capacity. Her career spans over 40 years and includes the roles of faculty member, chief student services officer, campus provost, college president and Secretary of Education. In several of those roles she was the first African American and/or woman to serve in those capacities. Dr. Wheelan received her bachelor’s degree from Trinity University in Texas (1972) with a double major in psychology and sociology; her master’s from Louisiana State University (1974) in developmental educational psychology; and her doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin (1984) in educational administration with a special concentration in community college leadership.
Beverly Meinzer teaches chemistry and physical science at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB). She has been chairman of the curriculum committee for five years. Previously, she did adjunct work at Jackson State Community College and worked in the lab for the State of Tennessee Department of Health in Jackson, TN. Meinzer earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry at Arkansas (Lyon) College, and her master’s degree in chemistry at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Blair Carruth, Ph.D., is assistant commissioner for academic affairs at the Utah System of Higher Education. For over 35 years he has served in a variety of administrative and teaching assignments within higher education. He has also consulted and trained for private industry, served on several local and national boards, and presented at multiple state and national conferences. He currently works with Utah’s higher education institutions to support academic programs throughout the state. Carruth received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah, master’s degree in business administration from Utah State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming.
Brandi Nelson serves as the director of academic affairs at Lake Region State College. Her responsibilities include faculty and program support and development, accreditation, assessment, strategic planning, institutional research, and campus safety and security. Lake Region State College is a founding member of the Interstate Passport Network. In 2015, Nelson participated in the IPP-Phase II project, helping to develop the learning outcomes for the Human Cultures knowledge and skill area. Nelson received her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mayville State University, a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Dakota, and a graduate certificate in higher education assessment and institutional research from Sam Houston State University.