Tom Jackson Jr.
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Tom Jackson Jr. (born December 18, 1959) is an American academic who is president of California Polytechnic University Humboldt, where he started in fall 2019.[1] He is best known for overseeing the university's transition to a polytechnic.
Quick Facts 8th President of Cal Poly Humboldt, Preceded by ...
Tom Jackson Jr. | |
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8th President of Cal Poly Humboldt | |
Assumed office June 30, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lisa Rossbacher |
10th President of Black Hills State University | |
In office July 3, 2014 – June 29, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Kay Schallenkamp |
Succeeded by | Laurie Nichols |
Personal details | |
Born | (1959-12-18) December 18, 1959 (age 64) Seattle, Washington |
Spouse | Mona Kumar Jackson |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Highline Community College Southwest State University Shippensburg University University of La Verne |
Website | Office of the President |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Effects of organizational structure on new housing professionals' development of effective mid-level administrative skills (1995) |
Doctoral advisor | W. Donald Clague |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Education |
Institutions | |
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He was previously president of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota,[2][3] vice president for student affairs at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky,[4][5] and president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).[6]