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CIC is pleased to announce the election of nine new member presidents to serve on the Board of Directors.
barazzone photoEsther Barazzone, president of Chatham College (PA) since 1992, has led significant institutional renewal and expansion on her campus, including an increase in enrollment that has doubled over the past six years. She has published numerous articles on higher education, and currently serves as the chair of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania.
boyle photoJoAnne Boyle has been president of Seton Hill College (PA) since 1987. Among her accomplishments, she created the National Education Center for Women in Business and a National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education. She serves as chair of the Pennsylvania chapter of the International Women’s Forum, and has been elected to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Commission on State Relations.

deming photoAnne L. Deming, president of Notre Dame College (OH) since 1996, has previously held administrative positions at Trinity College (DC), Middle Tennessee State University, West Chester University (PA), and SUNY at Fredonia (NY). Her wealth of higher education experience has led to elections on many state and national boards, including the Northern Ohio Fulbright Association and Leadership Cleveland.

doti photoJames Doti has been president of Chapman University (CA) since 1991, and is the Donald Bren Distinguished Professor of Business and Economics. His years of dedicated service to Chapman date back to 1974, when he became an assistant professor and director of the Center for Economic Research.
fairbanks photoLeBron Fairbanks, president of Mount Vernon Nazarene College (OH), is deeply involved in the Church of the Nazarene, and has held positions as academic dean at European Nazarene Bible College (Switzerland) and president of Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary (Philippines).
house photoDavid House has been president of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine since 1995. He previously served as vice president for academic affairs at Bellarmine College and as associate dean for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University.
seurkamp photoMary Pat Seurkamp has been president of College of Notre Dame of Maryland since 1997. She previously held administrative positions at Saint John Fisher College (NY). In 1998 and 2001, Seurkamp was selected by the Daily Record as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women of the Year.

tisdale photoHenry Tisdale is president of Claflin University (SC). He has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) Distinguished Alumni Award and the NAACP Educator of the Year Award.

williams photoPeggy Williams, president of Ithaca College (NY) since 1997, is involved in many professional activities of community service, including the SUNY Advisory Council on Teacher Education and the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education. Williams is a frequent speaker at educational workshops and meetings throughout the country.



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