Tony Atwater
| Tony Atwater | |
|---|---|
| President of Norfolk State University | |
| Term | 2011 – Present |
| Predecessor | Carolyn Meyers |
| President of Indiana University of Pennsylvania | |
| Term | 2005 – 2010 |
| Alma mater | Virginia Western Community College Hampton University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Tony K. Atwater, Ph.D., is the current president of Norfolk State University.
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[edit] Education
Atwater holds a 1972 A.A.S. in television and radio production from Virginia Western Community College. He was graduated from Hampton University with a BA, magna cum laude in 1973. Entering graduate school at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University he was awarded an MA in education in 1979. He then earned a Ph.D. in communication research from Michigan State University in 1983. His dissertation was titled: A Market Analysis of Content Diversity in Local Television News. He completed postdoctoral study in the Department of Communication at the University of Michigan in 1989.
[edit] Career
During his career he has served as the Dean of Professional Studies at Northern Kentucky University; held the Chair of the Department of Journalism and Mass Media at Rutgers University; and was Provost at Youngstown State University.
[edit] Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Atwater served as president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the largest member university of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, from 2005-2010. During his tenure at IUP, he attempted to change the institution's “party-school” image. The university also launched an ambitious residential hall construction project under Atwater's leadership.
In December 2009, 84% of voting faculty members chose "no confidence" in Atwater as president. [1] The vote was based on 31 specific complaints identified by the faculty union, including questionable use of university funds, poor leadership style and poor decision-making. The vote of "no confidence" also included allegations of an "imperialistic leadership style." [2]
Atwater resigned as president of IUP on June 30, 2010, to serve as a Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.[3]
Since his departure as president, Atwater has continued to be the subject of news reports probing his spending practices at IUP.[2]
[edit] Norfolk State University
Atwater was announced as the Norfolk State's new president on April 22, 2011, by the NSU Board of Visitors.[4] He officially became president of Norfolk State on July 1, 2011.
[edit] References
- ^ Schackner, Bill. "IUP's Atwater draws faculty rebuke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b Pierce, Paul. "Ex-IUP leader raked in perks". Pittsburgh Tribune Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_694989.html. Retrieved 15 Aug 2010.
- ^ "President Atwater Moving On to Leadership Role with AASCU". IUP Office of Media Relations. http://www.iup.edu/newsItem.aspx?id=2147483676&blogid=6121. Retrieved 9 June 2010..
- ^ "Norfolk State University". Norfolk State University web site. Norfolk State University. http://www.nsu.edu/president/. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- www.nsu.edu/president/ -- biography at NSU
- old.www.iup.edu/president/biography/ -- biography at IUP
- American university and college presidents
- People from Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Living people
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Hampton University alumni
- Virginia Tech alumni
- Michigan State University alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- Northern Kentucky University faculty
- Rutgers University faculty
- Youngstown State University faculty
