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Winter/Spring
2002
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 In
Memoriam:
Dorothy
I. MacConkey, 1925-2002CIC and independent higher education lost a true, long-time enthusiast for the independent sector on January 30, when Dorothy MacConkey passed away following post-surgery complications. MacConkey attended, as always, CIC’s 2002 Presidents Institute in Fort Myers, took ill while visiting family members in Naples immediately following the conference, and did not recover from the shock of surgery. While president of Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia from 1985 to 1998, MacConkey was a member of CIC’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Since her retirement, she has served on the CAPHE Engaging Communities Advisory Committee. The MacConkey family requests that contributions in Dorothy’s honor be made to the Dorothy I. MacConkey Memorial Scholarship Fund at Davis & Elkins College. Notes of sympathy may be sent to Dorothy’s husband, Karl Schmeidler, at 7143 Swift Run Trails Drive, Fairfax Station, VA 22039. Splete Honored at NAICU Meeting CIC President Emeritus Allen P. Splete was awarded the 16th Annual Henry Paley Memorial Award during the annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in February. Named for Hank Paley, president of the Commis-sion on Independent Colleges and Universities of New York from 1975 until 1984, the award recognizes an individual "who embodies his spirit of unfailing service toward the students and faculty of independent higher education." In presenting the award, Harold M. Kolenbrander, president emeritus of Mount Union College (OH), said Splete "was a leader in every dimension. He expanded the vision of what membership in CIC meant. He guided its development from a group of small, relatively invisible institutions to one that embraces not only the small liberal arts colleges but serves the elite, highly visible, liberal arts colleges as well. He did this by the force of his humble, honest, dedicated, articulate commitment to independent liberal arts education in all its forms." Splete served as CIC’s president from 1986 to 2000. He is credited with being the catalyst for CIC’s dramatic growth in the 1990s, and for raising the organization’s national visibility, as well as for developing and implementing major projects on the academic workplace, international business, and technology and the liberal arts. He also developed a highly successful ongoing project to enhance leadership at historically black colleges, and raised over $17 million to support CIC’s work during his tenure. Jenzabar Honored The Council of Independent Colleges honored Jenzabar, Inc., for ten consecutive years of supporting CIC’s Presidents Institute. Almost one-half of CIC member institutions benefit from Jenzabar’s Integrated Software with Intelligence, which is accessible over the Internet. Myron E. Congdon, from Jenzabar, was recognized with a plaque during the Annual Meeting Banquet in Fort Myers, Florida on January 6. In receiving the award, Congdon said, "Jenzabar is proud to support independent higher education and appreciates its close partnership with the CIC Presidents Institute. This annual meeting offers the best opportunity to build relationships with and learn about the challenges faced by presidents of independent colleges and universities."  Staff
NotesCIC welcomes David A. Harnett, who was recently appointed Senior Fellow. Among other roles, he will help launch new initiatives, work on the strategic planning process, and assist in the planning and implementation of CIC’s conferences and workshops. Harnett has served, over a 20-year period, as provost or dean at Sacred Heart University, Rosemont College, University of San Francisco, Bradford College, and Nova University. Concurrently with several of these administrative appointments, he also served as professor of history. Most recently, he has been the director of the Eastern regional office of Marquette University, where he has been concerned mainly with advancement. Early in his career, he was the secretary of the faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard University. His undergraduate degree is from Georgetown University and his Ph.D. from Harvard, in European history.... Candace J. Groudine, Vice President for Development, is co-author of an article published in the Spring 2002 issue of the journal, Public Integrity, entitled "Nonprofit Board Culture and the Public Trust: Reconciling Rival Ideals." The article explores the relationship between the underlying culture of a nonprofit board of directors and its ability to negotiate conflict, which in turn may enable the board to better uphold the public trust…. Vice President for Annual Programs Mary Ann Rehnke has been appointed to the External Advisory Board for the $2 million Messiah College Theological Exploration of Christian Vocation grant funded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc…. Jacqueline Skinner, Associate Director of CAPHE, co-presented with Gail Gunst Heffner of Calvin College and Anne Sullivan Smith of Madonna University a program, "Enhancing Student Learning and Community Engagement: The Engaging Communities and Campuses Program," at the 10th AAHE Conference on Faculty Roles and Rewards, January 25-27 in Phoenix, AZ. The session highlighted the work of CAPHE’s Engaging Communities and Campuses grant program (see related story).  In
his role as a board member of the Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation
of America (CFSA), CIC President Richard Ekman accepted a check
for the CSFA for the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund program for
$1 million from the Phillip Morris Company. The check was presented
during a ceremony in former Senator Bob Dole’s office. Dole is
co-chair, with former President Bill Clinton, of the Families of Freedom
Scholarship Fund to help the children and spouses of the vistims of
the September 11 terrorist attacks attend college. Also pictured is
Thomas J. Collamore of The Phillip Morris Company. (Photo by Christy
Bowe/ImageCatcher News).New CIC Members The Board and staff of CIC extend a warm welcome to the following new members since fall 2001: New Institutional Members Missouri Valley College (MO) Pace University (NY) Siena College (NY) Whittier College (CA) New Affiliate Members Council of American Overseas Research Centers Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education Society for Values in Higher Education Independent |
