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Dr. John Pickelman is chancellor emeritus of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD). He held the position of chancellor from March 1, 1991 until his retirement August 31, 2007. NHMCCD, a public community college district located in the greater North Houston, Texas area, comprises five comprehensive colleges with a combined fall 2007 headcount enrollment of 49,000 students. Pickelman serves as adjunct professor, Community College Leadership Program, The University of Texas at Austin and held the position of chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. He is a former president of the Texas Association of Colleges and Universities and the Texas Association of Community Colleges. Pickelman was recognized by Phi Theta Kappa with its Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award. He received the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, Albion College
Dr. Pickelman came to NHMCCD from Galveston College, where he had served as president from 1983. Prior service includes several administrative positions with the Dallas County Community College District: special assistant to the chancellor, vice president for student services and vice president of instruction at the District’s Brookhaven College. Before his employment with Dallas, he held administrative and teaching posts at two private liberal arts colleges, Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas and William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.
Dr. Pickelman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Albion College, Albion, Michigan, a Master of Arts degree in Education (Counseling) from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and the Doctor of Philosophy degree (Educational Administration) from The University of Texas at Austin.
A native of Saginaw, Michigan, he is married to Barbara Wiersema Pickelman, recently retired director of organizational and leadership development at Service Corporation International in Houston. He has two sons, Jason, M.D. and Matthew, J.D. Among Dr. Pickelman’s personal interests are gourmet cooking, golf, boating and fishing, but his fondest interest is in the time spent with his grandchildren Ryan, Grace, Case and Elle.
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