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On August 1, 1997 James C. Votruba became President of Northern Kentucky University, a 14,000 student metropolitan campus located in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area. He came to NKU from Michigan State University where he was vice provost for university outreach from 1989-97. Prior to his tenure at MSU, he was dean of the College of Education and Human Development (1983-1989) at Binghamton University. He previously held faculty and administrative positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Drake University. Dr. Votruba earned his B.A. in political science, M.A. in political science, and his Ph.D. in higher education administration from Michigan State University. He is a frequent lecturer, author, and advisor in the areas of higher education leadership, planning, and the management of institutional change. Since 1995, he has been a faculty member in Harvard University's Institutes for Higher Education. Dr. Votruba's wife, Rachel, is an adjunct professor in NKU's School of Education where she teaches in the area of school discipline and classroom management. Their family includes three children, Chris, Emily, and Elizabeth, son-in-law Peter Drzal, and grandsons Anthony and James.
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Associate Provost for Economic Initiatives and the Dean of the College of Business John M. Beehler is the Associate Provost for Economic Initiatives and the Dean of the College of Business at NKU. Dr. Beehler came to NKU from Wichita State University where he was Dean of the Barton School of Business and Professor of Accountancy for the past seven years. Prior to Dr. Beehler’s tenure at Wichita State University, he served as Associate Dean and Chair in the University of Texas at Arlington College of Business Administration. Dr. Beehler earned his B.S. from Penn State University with Highest Distinction in the Accounting Honors Program. He earned his MBA in Finance and Taxation and his Ph.D. in Accounting and Taxation with a minor in Law from Indiana University. Dr. Beehler and his wife Pamela live in Union, Kentucky and have one daughter who is a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point studying international affairs and foreign languages and competing on their NCAA Division I tennis team.
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