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Consultants
- Thomas B. Courtice
- Bruce T. Alton
- James B. Appleberry
- Herman E. Collier, Jr.
- Constantine W. Curris
- James A. Davis
- James H. Day
- John A. DiBiaggio
- James P. Ferrare
- Bill J. Franklin
- Karen L. Goldstein
- Elaine H. Hairston
- R. Stanton Hales
- John B. Hicks
- Maya Ranchod Kirkhope
- Harold M. Kolenbrander
- Jessica S. Kozloff
- Robert W. Lawless
- Theodore J. Marchese
- Garry W. Owens
- Robert E. Parilla
- John E. Pickelman
- Susan Resneck Pierce
- Frank G. Pogue
- Peter H. Ruger
- Roy B. Shilling
- Carol A. Stack
- Ronald S. Stead
- Julie E. Tea
- Patricia T. van der Vorm
- Judith B. Ward
- Michael C. Weston
- R. Thomas Williamson
- Research Associates
- Support Staff
Academic Search in the News:
Senior Consultant Dr. Susan Resneck Pierce recently wrote an article for Inside Higher Education entitled: On Being Presidential (Inside Higher Education)
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Dr. Tobie van der Vorm has been a senior consultant with Academic Search, Inc. in Washington, D.C. since 1998, and has served a variety of institutions including liberal arts colleges, universities, divinity schools, art schools, technical institutions and foundations in their searches for presidents and senior administrators.
Before joining Academic Search, Dr. van der Vorm was an administrator at American University for 18 years, where she worked extensively with faculty and representatives of the corporate and public sectors to develop experiential learning and career development programs for students in all disciplines. She began her career in higher education as an admissions officer at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.
Dr. van der Vorm has presented at conferences both in the United States and abroad and been interviewed by national media on a variety of topics regarding higher education and the workforce. She has served as consultant to a number of two year and four year institutions and as a program evaluator for the U.S. Department of Education. In the past two years she has been an invited speaker for the American Council on Higher Education (ACE), the Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences (CCAS), the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the American Conference of Academic Deans (ACAD) and the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
A former chair of the Wells College board of trustees, Dr. van der Vorm earned her bachelor’s degree from Wells College and her master’s and Ph.D. degrees from American University.
| Institution | Position | Region | Consultant(s) | Posted | |
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| American University in Bulgaria View Profile |
Provost | International | 12/11/09 | ||
| American University of Sharjah View Profile |
Dean of Arts and Sciences | International | 10/05/09 | ||
| College of Notre Dame of Maryland View Profile |
Vice President for Academic Affairs | Maryland | 10/05/09 | ||
| Drew Theological School View Profile |
Dean | New Jersey | 09/28/09 | ||
| The College of Wooster View Profile |
Provost | Ohio | 08/07/09 | ||
| William Paterson University View Profile |
President | New Jersey | 09/28/09 |
Recently Completed Searches
| Institution | Position | Region | Consultant(s) | Posted | |
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| Delaware College of Art and Design | President | Delaware | 03/09/09 | ||
| Episcopal Divinity School | President | Massachusetts | 03/30/09 | ||
| Hartwick College | Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | New York | 03/30/09 | ||
| Lexington Theological Seminary | President | Alabama | 08/19/08 | ||
| The College of New Jersey | Dean of Business | New Jersey | 04/28/09 |