Timothy Trainor
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Timothy E. Trainor | |
|---|---|
| 26th President of Mount St. Mary's University | |
| Assumed office August 15, 2016 | |
| 13th Dean of United States Military Academy | |
| In office July 1, 2010 – June 23, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Finnegan |
| Succeeded by | Cindy Jebb |
| Personal details | |
| Education | U.S. Military Academy (BS) Duke University (MBA) North Carolina State University (PhD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1983-2016 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Commands | Dean of the United States Military Academy (2010-2016) |
Timothy E. Trainor is a the current President of Mount St. Mary's University.[1] Previously, Trainor was a United States Army brigadier general where he served as the 13th Dean of the United States Military Academy.
Military career
Trainor graduated from West Point in 1983 and was commissioned as an engineering officer. While on active duty Trainor served in a variety positions including in Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Riley, Kansas and Sarajevo, Bosnia.[2]
US Military Academy
Trainor's prior duties at the U.S. Military Academy included the director of the Engineering Management program and head of the Department of Systems Engineering. In the summer of 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Trainor to become the next Dean.[3] As Dean, Trainor oversaw over 800 faculty and staff across 13 departments and 23 research centers.[4]
Mt. St Mary's University
In the summer of 2016 Trainor was selected as Mount St. Mary's University's 26th interim president for a year and then permanently retained the position.[5][6] During Trainor's leadership thus far, he has increased enrollment, championed three new academic programs, a variety of new academic leadership moves, an agreement with the local Frederick Community College, and secured a $1 million donation to create the Palmieri Center for Entrepreneurship.[7][8]
Personal life
Trainor is married to his West Point classmate, Colonel (retired) Donna Brazil and they have three children.[9]
Citations
- ^ "Office of the President". Mount St. Mary's University.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "BG Timothy Trainor Biography". West Point Association of Graduates.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Gates announced Trainor as new Dean Monday" (PDF). Pointer View. 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's University names Timothy Trainor as 26th president". Baltimore Sun. 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Embattled Mount St. Mary's University Appoints Army General As New President". Washington Post. 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Mount St. Mary's University selects new president". AP News. 6 June 2017.
- ^ "Under former West Point dean, Mount St. Mary's reverses enrollment decline". Catholic Review. 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Trainor Appointed Mount's President". Maryland Independent College and University Association. Summer 2017.
- ^ https://www.archbalt.org/interim-mount-st-marys-president-eyes-the-long-haul/
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