Joan Develin Coley

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Joan Develin Coley is a former American higher education executive. She served as president of McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland from 2000 to 2010.[1] She was then appointed as interim president of Notre Dame of Maryland University, beginning in August 2013, and served in that capacity during the presidential search for that university.[2]

A national higher education policy participant with the Aspen Institute, she was also actively involved with the Wye Faculty Seminar of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.[3]

Formative years

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Coley earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with Honors at Albright College in Reading. She then earned both a Master of Education degree in Secondary Education Reading and her Doctor of Education degree in Elementary Education Reading from the University of Maryland, College Park.[4]

McDaniel College

Coley rose through the ranks of academia during her four-decade career, holding the following increasingly responsible positions:[5][6][7][8]

  • President – 2001
  • Interim President – 2000
  • Provost and Dean of the Faculty – 1994–2000
  • Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty – 1993–94
  • Dean of Graduate Affairs, Professor – 1992–93
  • Professor, Chair of Education Dept. & Director of Graduate Reading Program – 1986–92
  • Director of Admissions – 1985
  • Associate Dean/Academic Affairs – 1983–85
  • Director of Continuing Education – 1982
  • Director, American Publishers Assn. Literacy Project, Washington, D.C. (sabbatical) — 1980–81
  • Associate Professor, Education Dept. & Director Graduate Reading Program – 1977
  • Assistant Professor, Education Dept. & Director Graduate Reading Program – 1973

Accomplishments and honors

  • Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading given by the Maryland Council of the International Reading Association (1989)
  • Good Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America (2010)[9]
  • Circle of Excellence, Top 100 Women in Maryland, Daily Record (2004)
  • Top 100 Women in Maryland, Daily Record (2000, 2002)
  • Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading at the Higher Education Level (1989)
  • Maryland Higher Education Reading Association, president (1975–76)
  • Mid-Atlantic Reading Research Consortium, president (1987–99)

References

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  5. ↑ "WHS plans seminars for college-bound juniors." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, April 7, 1986, p. A5 (subscription required).
  6. ↑ Blubaugh, Bob. "WMC investigation includes athletes." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, December 19, 1995, pp. B1, B3 (subscription required).
  7. ↑ Carpenter, Andy. "NFL camp not expected to be too burdensome." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, May 10, 1996, p. 1 (subscription required).
  8. ↑ "1999 Timeline—November/December." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, December 31, 1999, p. A8 (subscription required).
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