Edward F. Leonard III, Ph.D. EDUCATION Ph.D. University of Missouri-Kansas City, 1992 Concentration: Educational administration M.B.A. Saint Louis University, 1987 (included coursework at Indiana University, spring 1986) A.B. William Jewell College, 1979 (included coursework at Harlaxton College, England, fall 1976) Major: Philosophy EXPERIENCE Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas President, August 2007- Present Strategy, operations & culture Reclaiming our identity and mission, discerning our missional directions, reaffirming our core values, and establishing our promise to students leading to the development of our vision and strategic directions. Cascading strategy to operational planning then to individual performance planning. Building a campus culture where our strategy and brand thrive. Enrollment & marketing Growing enrollment 34% from 537 to 717 the largest seven-year enrollment growth in 40 years and 17% over the last two years. Growing freshmen enrollment 47% from 128 to 188 and increased freshmen-to-sophomore retention by 11 percentage points from 53% to 64%. Broadening the student profile from 21 states and 8 countries to 31 states and 31 countries; racial and cultural diversity from 22% to 34%; and international students from 2% to 7%. Student experience Imagineering the Bethany College of the 21 st century as an integrated student experience for the first twoyears of college grounded in a new interdisciplinary core curriculum (Pathway) and a new cocurricular initiative (Quest). Investing over $27 million in new or enhanced academic, residential, and athletic facilities including a new chapel & welcome center, new laboratories for the sciences, new health & physical fitness center, new landscaping, two new residence halls, renovated cafeteria, renovated performing arts auditorium, and renovated outdoor sports complex and stadium. Developing and funding a technology plan leading to residence hall upgrades from a digital subscriber line (DSL) to dedicated fiber supporting wired and wireless connectivity, added and enhanced wireless hot spots around campus, and increased the number of smart classrooms from one to 12. Establishing international partnerships with Harlaxton College (Grantham, England), Karlstad University (Karlstad, Sweden), and Linnaeus University (Växjö, Sweden). Launching strategic partnerships with MindFire Academy and The Art Connection Academy resulting in new academic initiatives in digital & media arts and applied arts, respectively. Expanding the role of students and faculty in shared governance with the Board of Directors and the college s administrative councils. Receiving reaffirmation of accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the National Schools of Music; and initial and reaffirmation of accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education. Advancement Completing a year earlier than planned the largest fundraising campaign in the college's history, finishing 10% over the goal at $22 million and secured the college s first 3 million-dollar+ gifts. Campus service: Faculty Advisor, Blue Key Honorary Society (2007-Present)
Professional leadership & service: Kansas Independent Colleges Association Chair (2013-Present); Vice Chair (2009-2013) Council of College & University Presidents of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Chair (2011-2014); Secretary/Treasurer (2010-2011); Executive Committee Associated Colleges of Central Kansas Chair (2011-2013); Secretary/Treasurer (2009-2011) Lutheran Educational Conference of North America Secretary/Treasurer (2015-Present); Board of Directors (2013-Present) Kansas Independent College Financing Authority Board of Directors Director (2013-Present); Vice Chair (2011-2012); Secretary/Treasurer (2009-2011) Council of Presidents, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Community service: Board of Directors, Smoky Valley Development Corporation (2014-Present) City of Lindsborg s Sister City Committee (2011-Present) Board of Directors, Swedish Council of America (2007-Present) Board of Directors, Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery Foundation (2007-Present) Executive committee (2007-Present) Board of Directors, International Chess Institute of the Midwest (2007-2013) Vice chair (2007-2013) Lindsborg Tomorrow steering committee (2007-2010) Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio Vice President for College Advancement, August 1998 July 2007 Directed the largest campaign in the college s history, finishing 19% over the goal at $17.2 million. Secured the largest gift in the college s history at $3.5 million to build a Quaker Heritage Center. Grew the annual fund by 128% from $452,462 to $1,032,878. Expanded the annual number of donors by 71% to 3,298 donors driven by constituent participation growth in alumni from 16% to 22%; faculty & staff from 32% to 73%; students from 5% to 26%; and parents from 2% to 22%. Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia Director of Development, January 1997 July 1998 Director of Alumni & Development, July 1995 December 1996 Director of Alumni Affairs, September 1992 June 1995 Directed the first comprehensive campaign for the Alumni Association, finishing 29% over goal at $1.55 million. Received a Special Merit Award for Overall Alumni Relations Programs from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District III, 1995. Doubled alumni giving participation from 6% to 13%. Developed the university s first major and planned gifts program. Established investment and spending policies for the Foundation s and Alumni Association s endowments that, combined with a major and planned gifts program, grew the endowments by 161% to a combined $7.3 million. Increased by 362% the number of alumni program participants to 2,896. Introduced an alumni constituent publication for each of the college s four schools. University of Missouri-Kansas City Graduate Research Assistant, School of Education, Educational Research & Psychology Department, March 1991 June 1992 Leonard - 2
William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri Admission Consultant, November 1989 June 1990 Director of Alumni Programs, May 1988 October 1989 Significant accomplishment: Increased by 27% the traditional male applicants over the previous year resulting in the third largest entering freshmen class in the college s history. Increased by 42% the number of alumni volunteers to 338. Increased by 29% the number of alumni program participants to 1,669. Increased by 36% alumni annual giving to $708,000. Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Indianapolis, Indiana Director of Chapter Services, June 1985 May 1988 Made significant improvements to the organization s membership recruitment program resulting in the largest number of new members (5,941) to join in one year in the organization s history. Developed and launched a gender awareness program, DoubleVision which was the result of a collaborative effort between the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. Developed and launched a comprehensive risk management program that later served as the model for the Fraternity Information and Programming Group s (FIPG) risk management program. Maritz Inc., St. Louis, Missouri Training Supervisor / Performance Management Officer, January 1983 April 1985 Training Supervisor, May 1982 December 1982 Corporate Recruiter / Trainer, November 1981 April 1982 Corporate Recruiter, July 1981 October 1981 Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Indianapolis, Indiana Chapter Consultant, June 1979 June 1981 TEACHING Bethany College Quest 2: Servant leadership, spring 2013, 2014 Quest 1: Discovery, reflection & vocation, fall 2012, 2013 Bethany Freshmen Seminar, fall 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Georgia College & State University, School of Business, Marketing Department Professional Selling, spring 1997, 1998 University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Business & Public Administration, Business Management & Administration Department Leadership Skills in Human Organizations, spring 1992 Baker University, College of Arts & Sciences, Business & Economics Department Fundamentals of Management, fall 1991 Avila College, Philosophy Department Business Ethics, fall 1991 Maple Woods Community College, Division of Social Science & Business Introduction to Marketing, spring 1991, 1992 Accounting Principles I, fall 1990, 1991 William Jewell College, Philosophy Department Business Ethics, spring 1990; Panhellenic Council s Outstanding Teaching Finalist Business Ethics, spring 1989; Panhellenic Council s Outstanding Teaching Award Leonard - 3
PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journals Leonard, E. F. (2005). The advancement value chain: An exploratory model. International Journal of Educational Advancement, 5 (2), 142-161. Leonard, E. F. (1998). Lead by example and precept: Introducing, developing, and recognizing leadership mastery at the collegiate level. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 4 (3), 110-125. Other Leonard, E. F. (2010). Contributor in Robert M. Sheehan, Jr., Mission impact: Breakthrough strategies for nonprofits (pp. 206-214). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Leonard, E. F. (2007, Fall). It s all about the experience! Perspectives: The magazine of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors, 19-22. Leonard, E. F. (1992). An analysis of managerial leadership practices and substitutes for leadership in higher education administration. Dissertation Abstracts International, 54 (10), 3646-A. (University Microfilms No. 9407844) PRESENTATIONS / CONSULTATIONS Facilitator/Presenter, You, vocation & vocational leadership, Candidacy Retreat, Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, November 2014. Assessing athletic performance on and off the field, Council of Independent College s President s Institute, January 2013. Integrating advancement: The advancement value chain, Independent College Advancement Association Annual Conference, July 2011. Recruiting and retaining key leadership in the development office, Council of Independent College s President s Institute, January 2009. Challenges of fund raising in the contemporary era - and some successful strategies, Board of Trustees, Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, September 2006. Advancement value chain, Independent College Advancement Association Annual Conference, July 2006. The annual giving link in the advancement value chain, Independent College Advancement Association Annual Giving Workshop, March 2006. Consultant, Butler University Strategic Planning Work Group on University Advancement, August 2003. Keynote speaker, Fall Greek Leadership Conference. Georgia College & State University, October 1997. Facilitator, Volunteer Macon (Georgia) visioning and strategic planning retreat, January 1997. Leading edge alumni relations programming, Georgia Education Advancement Council winter conference, November 1996. Facilitator, Panhellenic / Interfraternity Council strategic planning retreat, Mercer University, January 1996. Facilitator, The LeaderShape Institute, University of Illinois, July 1995. Keynote speaker, Society of Professional Journalists Chapter Leadership annual conference, October 1991. Facilitator, Interfraternity Council Recruitment and New Member Retreat, Lehigh University, March 1988. Consultant, Central Missouri State University Greek Life Office / Interfraternity Council, February 1988. Goal-setting & goal-getting, Association of Fraternity Advisors annual conference, December 1987. Facilitator, Fraternity Executives Association Mid-Year Field Staff Conference, November 1987, 1986, 1985. Facilitator, Fraternity Executives Association New Men s Field Staff Conference, July 1987. Consultant, Johns Hopkins University Greek Life Office / Interfraternity Council, November 1987. Standards of excellence, Interfraternity Institute, University of Indiana, July 1987, 1986. A new approach to member education, Greek Workshop, University of Missouri, February 1985, 1984. A new approach to member education, Greek Leadership Conference, Ohio State University, April 1981. Leonard - 4
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (last five years) 2015 Lutheran Educational Conference of North America; Council of College & University Presidents of 2015 Council of Independent College s President s Institute. 2014 Council of Independent College s Foundation Conversations. 2014 Lutheran Educational Conference of North America; Council of College & University Presidents of 2013 Lutheran Educational Conference of North America; Council of College & University Presidents of 2013 Council of Independent College s President s Institute. 2012 Lutheran Educational Conference of North America; Council of College & University Presidents of 2012 Council of Independent College s President s Institute. 2011 Council of Independent College s Foundation Conversations. 2011 Higher Learning Commission annual meeting. 2011 Lutheran Educational Conference of North America; Council of College & University Presidents of 2011 Council of Independent College s President s Institute. PERSONAL Family: wife (Sheila) and two sons (Quade, 12; Thomas, 5) Hobbies: walking, swimming, reading, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars Honors: William Jewell College Citation for Achievement, March 2012 William Jewell College Athletic Hall of Fame, inducted October 2009 Ernie A. Sheetz Mentor Award, Independent College Advancement Association, July 2004 Community volunteer: Volunteer assistant swim coach, Lindsborg Wavemakers (2011-Present) Den Leader, Cub Scout Pack 120 (2011-2014) Church Leadership Previously: Church Council, Stewardship Chair, Adult Education Chair, Sunday School teacher, and Finance Committee Board of Directors, North American Interfraternity Conference (2011-Present) Member, NIC Presidential Commission on Hazing Awareness and Prevention (2014-Present) Board of Councilors, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity (2010-Present) Board of Directors, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity (1998-2010) Chair (2006-2010); Executive Committee (2000-2010); Chair, Member & Chapter Development Committee (2004-2006); Treasurer / Chair, Finance & Audit Committee (2002-2004); Co-chair, Social Norming Task Force (1999-2000) Chapter Advisor, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity Wilmington College (2005-2007); founding chapter advisor Wittenberg University (1999-2002); 2001 Greek Chapter Advisor of the Year Mercer University (1992-1998) William Jewell College (1988-1992; 1981-1985) Leonard - 5