 2012-13 Winter NATYCAA Cup Standings Released NATYCAA announced the winter leaders of the 2012-13 NATYCAA Cup Standings. April 2013 NATYCAA Corner President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges Walter Bumphus to Keynote NATYCAA Convention President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (CCAA) Walter Bumphus will address the NATYCAA Convention attendees in the Association's Keynote Address on Thursday, June 13 from 8:15-9:00 a.m. Capping more than three decades of service that has included senior administrator, college president, system chancellor and contributions in the private educational sector, Walter Bumphus now fills a role apropos to his distinguished career - as a professor in one of the most prestigious leadership programs in the nation. Bumphus began his career in higher education administration in 1972 as director of minority affairs at Murray State. In 1974, he became dean of students at East Arkansas Community College and later served for 14 years as vice president and dean of students at Howard Community College. In 1991, Bumphus became the fourth president of Brookhaven College, one of seven colleges of the Dallas County Community College District (Texas), the state's largest higher education institution. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges in 1993 and became board chair in 1996. In 2000, he was named chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College, which became one of the fastest growing colleges in the nation under his leadership. In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Bumphus led an arduous recovery effort that began with the development of a call center to re-establish critical internal and external communications and quickly organized temporary offices for the affected institutions. Currently, Bumphus continues to serve community colleges as a professor in the Community College Leadership Program and as chair of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Texas at Austin. He has received national accolades for his work including the Marie Y. Martin CEO of the Year award from the Association of Community College Trustees, the National Initiative for Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness Lifetime Achievement Award and the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development International Leadership Award (NISOD). (more) March 2013 NATYCAA Corner February 2013 NATYCAA Corner NATYCAA Announces 2012-13 NATYCAA Cup Standings The 2012-13 NATYCAA Cup standings have been releaed. December 2012 NATYCAA Corner November 2012 NATYCAA Corner October 2012 NATYCAA Corner NATYCAA Elects 2012-13 Officers and Executive Committee Members The members of the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) selected Jim Forkum, director of athletics at Santa Rosa College, to serve as President for 2012-13. (more) |
