Background
DIBIAGGIO, John was born on September 11, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Ciro DiBiaggio and Acidalia DiBiaggio.
DIBIAGGIO, John was born on September 11, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Ciro DiBiaggio and Acidalia DiBiaggio.
AB, Eastern Michigan U., 1954;D of Education (honorary), Eastern Michigan U., 1985;Doctor of Dental Surgery, U. Detroit, 1958;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Detroit, 1985;Master of Arts, University of Michigan, 1967;Doctor of Science. (honorary), Fairleigh Dickinson U., 1981;Doctor of Laws (honorary), Sacred Heart U., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1984;Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Maryland., 1985;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University New England, 1987;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tokyo U. Agriculture, 1991;Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Nigeria, Nsukka, 1992;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Fitchburg State College, 1994;Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), America College of Greece, 1998.
General practice dentistry, New Baltimore, Michigan, 1958-1965;assistant professor, assistant to dean, department chairman school dentistry, U. Detroit, 1965-1967;assistant dean student affairs, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1967-1970;professor, dean school dentistry, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1970-1976;vice president for health affairs, executive director health center, U. Connecticut, Farmington, 1976-1979;president, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1979-1985;president, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1985-1992;president, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, since 1992. Board directors Kaman Corporation. Member Knight Foundation Commision on Intercollegiate Athletics, since 1990, PEW Health Professions Commission, 1990-1993.
Chairman advising committee dental scholars R.W. Johnson Foundation. Member President Committee for Argonne National Laboratory 6, since 1986. Trustee U. Detroit, 1979-1986, American FilmInst., since 1988, Forsyth Dental Center, since 1993, American Cancer Society Foundation, since 1993, Oral Health American, 1995-1997.
Member board nominators American Institute Public Svc., 1989-1992. Member county president Universities Research Association, 1989-1992. Board directors Council for Aid to Education, 1994-1996, Massachusetts National and Comty.
Svc. Commission, 1994-1997, American Council on Education, since 1995, vice chairman, 1998, board directors Black Child and Family Institute, 1990, Massachusetts Campus Compact Executive Committee, since 1995, member, executive director search committee, 1996, chair development committee, since 1996, member governance committee, 1996-1998, chairman, 1998. Member board associations Whitehead Institute for biomedical Research, since 1995, chairman, 1998. Member Business Higher Education Forum, since 1996, WGBH Ednl.
Foundation, since 1992, chairman governance committee, since 1997. Fellow American College Dentist, International College Dentists. Member American Dental Association (consultant journal), APHA, American Association Dental Schools, International Association Dental Research, National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls.
(chairman 1986-1987), National Collegiate Athletic Association Foundation (board directors since 1988, member division III president's county since 1997), American Automobile Association (board directors since 1994), American Film Institute, Massachusetts Automobile Association(board directors since 1992), National Italian American Foundation (board directors 1988-1994), Golden Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, Beta Gamma Sigma, AlphaOmega Alpha (Achievement award 1993), Alpha Sigma Chi, Alpha Lambda Delta.
Children from previous marriage: David John, Dana Elizabeth, Deirdre Joan. Married Nancy Cronemiller, May 27, 1989.