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'''Tony K. Atwater''', Ph.D., was president of [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] ( '''IUP''') from 2005-2010. IUP is the largest member university of the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]]. On June 30, 2010, Atwater left the IUP presidency. His departure occurred six months after a faculty vote of No Confidence based on allegations of questionable spending and an "imperialistic leadership style." <ref name="pittsburghlive.com">Peirce, Paul. "Ex-IUP leader raked in perks." Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 15 Aug 2010. Available at: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_694989.html</ref>
'''Tony K. Atwater''', Ph.D., was president of [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]] ( '''IUP''') from 2005-2010. IUP is the largest member university of the [[Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education]]. On June 30, 2010, Atwater left the IUP presidency. His departure occurred six months after a faculty vote of No Confidence based on allegations of questionable spending and an "imperialistic leadership style." <ref name="pittsburghlive.com">Peirce, Paul. "Ex-IUP leader raked in perks." Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 15 Aug 2010. Available at: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_694989.html</ref> On July 1, 2011, he will become president of [[Norfolk State University]].


==Education==
==Education==

Revision as of 14:36, 26 April 2011

Tony K. Atwater, Ph.D., was president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania ( IUP) from 2005-2010. IUP is the largest member university of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. On June 30, 2010, Atwater left the IUP presidency. His departure occurred six months after a faculty vote of No Confidence based on allegations of questionable spending and an "imperialistic leadership style." [1] On July 1, 2011, he will become president of Norfolk State University.

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.

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 been Provost at Youngstown State University.

IUP

During his tenure at IUP, Atwater 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.[2] 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.

Atwater resigned as president 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.[1]

NSU

As of July 1, 2011 he will be the new President of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, VA

References

  1. ^ a b Peirce, Paul. "Ex-IUP leader raked in perks." Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 15 Aug 2010. Available at: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_694989.html
  2. ^ Schackner, Bill. "IUP's Atwater draws faculty rebuke. "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette," 19 Dec 2009.
  3. ^ "President Atwater Moving On to Leadership Role with AASCU." IUP Office of Media Relations, 9 Jun 2010. Available at: http://www.iup.edu/newsItem.aspx?id=2147483676&blogid=6121
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