Charles Ronald Kimberling

Background

Kimberling, Charles Ronald was born on September 24, 1950 in Cleveland. Son of Foster Leroy Kimberling and Mary Ellouise Ford.

Education

Bachelor summa cum laude, California State University, Northridge, 1972. Master of Arts in Mass Communications, California State University, Northridge, 1977. Master of Arts in American Studies, University Southern California, 1974.

Master of Arts in English, University Southern California, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in English, University Southern California, 1981. HHD (honorary), Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas, 1984.

Doctor of Laws (honorary), Cincinnati Metropolitan College, 1985. HLD (honorary), Edward Waters College, 1986. Data Control Language (honorary), St. Augustine's College, 1987.

HLD (honorary), West Coast University, 1987.

Career

Editor, news reporter City News Service, Los Angeles, 1972-1974. Assistant professor journalism California State University, Northridge, 1975-1980. Executive secretary United States Department Education, Washington, 1981-1982, deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs, 1982-1985, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, 1985-1988.

Executive director Ronald Reagan Predl. Foundation, 1988-1990. Executive vice president United Education and Software, Los Angeles, 1989-1991.

Senior vice president Phillips Colleges, Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi, 1991-1996. Chancellor Florida Metropolitan University, Tampa, 1996, Sanford-Brown College, Briarcliffe College. System wide vice president, chief operating officer Colorado Technology University.

President Chicago Campus Argosy University, since 2008. Commissioner United States-Japan Friendship Commission, Washington, 1985-1988. Trustee West Coast University, since 1988, College Oceaneering, Wilmington, California, since 1993.

Achievements

• Charles Ronald Kimberling has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Delaware White House Conference on Youth, Estes Park, Colorado, 1971. Volunteer Reagan-Bush Presidential Campaign, California, 1980. Education advisor Bush Presidential Campaigns, 1988, 92.

Member California Scholarship Federation, California State University-Northridge Alumni Association (Distinguished Alumnus award 1987, Distinguished Journalism Alumnus 1987), University Southern California Alumni Association, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha.

Connections

Married Diana Ruth King, March 20, 1992. 1 child, Keith Ronald.

Father:

Foster Leroy Kimberling Ford

Mother:

Mary Ellouise Ford

Spouse:

Diana Ruth King

child:

Keith Ronald Kimberling