Gerald A. Heeger (born 1942) is an American academic and college administrator. He was the third president of University of Maryland University College.
Gerald Heeger | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of University of Maryland University College | |
| In office 1999–2005 | |
| Preceded by | T. Benjamin Massey |
| Succeeded by | Susan C. Aldridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Iowa, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.A., Ph.D.) |
Early life and education
editHeeger was born in 1942 in Iowa where his father owned a grocery store. He was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1965, he graduated from University of California, Berkeley.[1] He earned a master's and Ph.D. in political science from University of Chicago.[2] He was a Fulbright scholar in India.[1]
Career
editHeeger taught at University of Virginia in the department of government and foreign affairs. In 1980, he became dean of the school of continuing studies at Adelphi University and later became provost and executive vice president.[2][1] He became dean of the New School for Social Research in 1987. Heeger joined New York University (NYU) in 1991. He was the dean of the New York University School of Professional Studies where he created NYU Online. In 1999, he was appointed third President of University of Maryland University College (UMUC), succeeding T. Benjamin Massey who retired the previous year.[1] In 2005, he was succeeded by Susan C. Aldridge. Heeger left UMUC to become the founding president of Whitney International University System Ltd.[3]
Personal life
editHeeger is married to Geraldine, a librarian, college English teacher and a teacher of English as a second language. They have two children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Meyer, Eugene L. (1999-03-03). "NYU Dean to Head University College". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ a b "Chancellors and Presidents | UMUC". www.umuc.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ Gravois, John; Fogg, Piper (2005-12-09). "Labor Strife Hits Labor-Studies Dept. at UMass-Amherst; CUNY to Hire 10 Demographers". The Chronicle of Higher Education. ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 2019-06-15.