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DeWayne VanAken, Ph.D.

Eagle Street, Greenville, Pennsylvania, 16125

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724-***-**** EDUCATION

Bowling Green State

University, Bowling Green, Ohio

Doctor of Philosophy in

Mathematics, 1994;

Master of Arts in Mathematics, 1991

Specializations:

Combinatorics and Coding Theory; Cognate:

Probability and Statistics

Hillsdale

College,

Hillsdale, Michigan

Bachelor of Science, 1989

Major: Mathematics; Minors: Computer

Science and Physical Education

Completed Secondary Education

Teaching

requirements

FELLOWSHIPS

AND INSTITUTES

Miami University,

Oxford, Ohio, Collegiate Management Institute, 2006Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Institute for Educational Management, 2005

American

Council on Education, Washington D.C., ACE Fellow,

2002-2003

Project

Kaleidoscope, Washington D.C., Faculty for 21st

Century Fellowship, 1996

Project

NExT,

Washington D.C., Project NExT Fellow, Mathematical

Association of America and Exxon

Educational Foundation sponsored program for new faculty, 1995 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Thiel College,

Greenville, Pennsylvania, 2009 - present

President and Professor of Mathematics

The Chief Executive officer of the College, reporting to the Board of

Trustees through its Chair. Responsible for the operations of the

College including, without limitation, all administrative, executive,

academic and institutional advancement functions. Significant areas of

emphasis include strategic plan development, trustee relations, fundraising,

enrollment, and public relations.

Albion

College,

Albion,

Michigan, 1999 - 2009

Executive

Vice President, 2006 -

2009

Responsibilities include college budget

planning and oversight, facilities planning, internal and external

entrepreneurial initiatives, endowment and investment oversight, business

and accounting offices, information technology, sustainability initiatives,

dining and hospitality, facilities operations, conference services, real

estate activities, risk management, and the equestrian center. Significant areas of involvement

include trustee relations, community/economic projects, assisting with

fundraising and grant initiatives, and other special assignments as

requested by the president.

Serve as staff liaison to the audit, finance and business affairs, building

and grounds, and investment committees of the Board of Trustees. Managed and served on the board of

directors for Colchester Properties and Briton Acres; both wholly owned

subsidiary corporations of Albion

College.

Acting

Head of Institutional Advancement, 2007

Oversaw fundraising and advancement operations, including staff of

twenty-four, major gift cultivation, stewardship, annual fundraising,

campaign guidelines, communications and marketing, and alumni and parent

relations. Was assigned several

major gift prospects at various stages in the donor pipeline.

Vice

President for Finance and Management, 2005 - 2006

Served as the Chief Financial Officer during

development of a new financial model.

Accountable for budget planning, endowment and investment oversight, and leadership of finance functions

as well as operations of human resources, business office, facilities

operations, dining and hospitality services, and the equestrian center.

Athletic

Director/Executive Assistant to the President, 2003 - 2006

Supervised athletic staff and coaches for 18

NCAA Division III teams, a new IHSA equestrian team and facility, the campus

recreation and fitness center, intramurals, facilities planning, and media

relations. Assisted with

fundraising activities, alumni events, science faculty development, and

other special assignments as requested.

Vice

President for Information Technology, 1999 - 2006

Provided oversight and strategic planning for

technology initiatives, systems and facilities. Areas of responsibility included

managing a college/community technology grant, campus technology purchases,

implementing technology systems, networks, web sites, network file servers,

public labs, media services, software licensing, and distance learning

facilities.

American

Council on Education Fellow,

2002 - 2003

Placement at San Jose State University,

San Jose, California. In addition to a yearlong curriculum, I

shadowed the President and senior administrators. Areas of focus

included: fiscal stability while undergoing a comprehensive quality

enhancement initiative, continuous quality improvement, budget and

technology planning, and CaliforniaState

system activities. Time was also

spent in athletics working on Division I status and budgets. Maintained permanent employment with AlbionCollege throughout

fellowship.

University

of Evansville, Evansville,

Indiana, 1994 -

1999

Assistant

Vice President for Instructional Technology,

1996 - 1999

Provided oversight and

planning for instructional technology systems and facilities, including Harlaxton College,

the British Campus in Grantham,

England. Areas of responsibility include

implementing technology systems, campus technology purchases,

Y2K initiatives, local area network, Internet and intranet web sites,

network file servers, public computer labs, media services, software

licensing agreements, and distance learning facilities. Additional responsibilities included

membership on the President s Cabinet and Academic Affairs Council,

facilities planning, grant writing, and leading science and

mathematics faculty on interdisciplinary initiatives.

Assistant

Professor of Mathematics, 1994 - 1999

Taught

Database Systems, Probability, Statistics, Calculus I-III, Workshop Science

and Mathematics, Mathematical Ideas, Survey of Calculus, Math for Elementary

Teachers. Departmental duties

included chairing the Assessment Committee, advising, supervising the

network and department computers, and managing

departmental web sites. Constructed

the first University

of Evansville comprehensive website.

Bowling GreenStateUniversity,

Bowling Green,

Ohio, 1990 - 1994

Research

Fellow,

1993 - 1994

Research

area: communication theory using algebra and combinatorics. Focus was on error correcting codes,

coding theory, and affine difference sets.

Course

Coordinator, 1991 - 1993

Supervised

operation of Intermediate Algebra course, hired/oversaw 4 instructors and

10 tutors that served 200 students per semester, administered budgets,

scheduled sections, counseled students, and formulated curriculum

guidelines.

Teaching

Assistant, 1990 - 1991

Mathematics

for Elementary Teachers I & II, and Intermediate Algebra

ADDITIONAL

EXPERIENCE

Entrepreneurship/Economic/Community

Development

Started

three profitable technology related companies that

employ 25 individuals. Currently own

and assist with strategic oversight of two of these companies. Participated in local and regional

economic development initiatives.

Consulting

Technology,

financial, and strategic planning; instructional technology; e-commerce, and web/database integration; facilities

design; expert witness in federal software

case.

Athletic Coaching

High school football,

junior high track, youth baseball, and youth football.

PUBLICATIONS

T.

VanAken, A Search for Affine Difference Sets of Even Order, Journal of Statistical Planning and

Inference, 1996, volume 62, pp. 125-133.

S.

Broad and T. VanAken, Cyclic Affine Difference Sets of Order 8 Modulo 16,

Congressus Numerantium, 1996,

volume 122, pp. 203-206.

J.

Hayden and T. VanAken, Character Theory and Idempotents in Affine

Difference Sets, Congressus

Numerantium, 1995, volume 112, pp. 185-190.

T.

VanAken, Jobs in Academia, Concerns

of Young Mathematicians, 1995, volume 3, issue 33.

T.

VanAken, Problem 490 Conic Covers, The

Pentagon, 1995, Fall, pp. 35.

T. VanAken, Affine

Difference Sets, Dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 1994.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Conferences/lectures/meetings

attended

Council of Independent Colleges President's Meeting, January 2010 and 2011

Institute for Charitable Giving: Designing a Successful Capital Campaign,

Chicago, 2011

Lutheran Education Conference of North America President's Meeting, San

Diego, 2010

NCAA Annual Convention, January 2004, 2005, 2006,

2010, and 2011

National

Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention, Chicago, 2008

NACUBO Annual Meeting, Chicago,

2008

National Information Technology in Liberal

Education Summit, San Francisco, 2008

Commonfund Endowment Investment Forum,

Orlando, Florida, 2007 and 2008

Advancing to the

Presidency, American Council on Education, Washington D.C., 2007

NACUBO New Business Officers Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2006

NACUBO Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2006

Considering the Presidency, Edgewood College,

Madison, Wisconsin, 2006

Building a Better Board of Trustees with Dick

Chait, Gambier, Ohio,

2006

Integrating Library and Computing Services,

Gambier, Ohio,

2006

American Council on Education Annual Meeting,

2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006

American Council on Education Fellows Weekend,

Washington D.C., 2003

California State University: Advocacy Team

Development Conference, Sacramento; Board of Trustees Meeting, Fullerton,

California; Business Officer Conference, San Bernardino, California, all in

the spring of 2003

American Council on Education: Fellows Mid-year Seminar, San Diego,

2003; Opening Seminar, Snowmass, Colorado; Fellows Weekend, Washington

D.C., 2002

Rethinking Teaching and Learning Spaces for LiberalArtsColleges, Atlanta,

2002

COMDEX, Las Vegas, Nevada,

1998, 2000, and 2001

ASP/XML Connections, New Orleans, Louisiana,

2001

Special Interest Group of University Computer

Services, St.

Louis, Missouri,

2001

Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges

Conference, Crawfordsville,

Indiana, 2000

AIIM 2000, New York, New

York, 2000

EDUCOM,

1997 and 1998

Project

Kaleidoscope National Assembly, 1996 and 1997

Special

Interest Group of University Computer Services, St. Louis, Missouri,

1997

Mathematical

Association of AmericaIndiana Section Meeting, Indianapolis,

1996

Southwest

Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference, Evansville,

1996

Southeastern

International Conference on Combinatorics, Baton Rouge, 1996

Joint

AMS and MAA Mathematical Meetings, Orlando, Florida, 1996

Lectures/papers/workshops

presented

"Student Engagement",

Plenary Session, Lutheran Education Conference of North America President's

Meeting, San Diego, California, 2010.

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Solution Follow Up, panel discussion with state, county, and city

representatives on localized environmental initiatives, Albion, Michigan,

2008.

"Athletics and the Liberal Arts Education - Past, Present and Future",

panel discussion, Albion, Michigan 2004.

Information

Technology in the Service of the Liberal Arts, GLCA Information Technology

Summit, DePauwUniversity,

Greencastle,

Indiana, 2001.

Information

Technology in the Liberal Arts College, NASCUMC Annual President s

Conference, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 2000.

Technology in Education, Southwest Indiana PC Users

Group, Evansville,

Indiana, 1998.

Facilities

for the Future: Accommodating Technologies, PKAL Facilities Roundtable, St. Paul

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