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SUSAN C. ALDRIDGE, Ph.D.
President, 2006-12
President, University of Maryland University College, February 1, 2006 to March 31, 2012.
Member, Commission to Develop the Maryland Model for Funding Higher Education, 2006-08; P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland, 2007-12.
Vice-Chancellor, University College, Troy University, Troy, Alabama, 2004-06 (director, western region, 1996-2000; director, international programs, 2000-01; vice-president, 2001-04). Member, Governor's Distance Learning Task Force, Alabama, 2004-06.
Chair, U.S.-China Forum on Distance Education, 1996-. Co-Chair, Task Force on Distance Learning Standards, U.S. Department of Defense, 2005. Member, Board of Visitors, Air University, U.S. Air Force, 2008-.
Colorado Women's College, B.A. (sociology, psychology), 1977; University of Colorado, M.P.A. (public administration), 1987; University of Colorado, Denver, Ph.D. (public administration), 1991. Vice-President, Aldridge & Associates, 1974-78. Division Director, Denver Regional Council of Governments, 1980-92 (planner, 1978-80). Faculty, National University of Singapore, 1992-94. Vice-President, World Marketing Inc., Las Cruces, New Mexico, 1995-96. Member, International Committee, American Council on Education, 1997; Distance Education Committee, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, 1997-. Board of Directors, Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges, 1997-. Board of Directors, Alabama World Trade Association, 2003-06; International Academy of Business Disciplines, 2005-12. Member, Commission on Presidential Leadership and Global Competitiveness, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2008-09. Co-author, Wired for Success: Real-World Solutions for Transforming Higher Education (2014). Outstanding Public Service Award, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1989. Distinguished Service Award, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1990. National Innovations in Long-Term Care Award, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and Lifeline Systems, Inc., 1990. Recognition Award for Outstanding Contributions Toward Improving the Lives of Older Americans, Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1992. Recognition Award for Outstanding Leadership, State of Colorado, 1992. Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, 2008.
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