Background
Ernst, Richard James was born on February 3, 1933 in Niagara, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Seymour and Rose Marie (Berger) Ernst.
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Richard James Ernst
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science with high honors, University Florida, 1956. Master of Education (university fellow), University Florida, 1959. Doctor of Education, Florida State University, 1965.
Career
Teacher, Pinellas and Hillsborough County public schools, Florida, 1958-1962. Administrative intern Pinellas County Public Schools, 1962-1963. Instructor, assistant dean instruction Saint St. Petersburg (Florida) Junior College, 1963-1965, dean academic affairs, 1965-1968.
President Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, 1968.
Board of directors Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia, 1972, Chairman of the Board, 1978. Member extension public service advising committee Virginia Council Higher Education, 1972-1973, member general professional advisory council, 1978.
Member of national commission on academic affairs American Council on Education, 1972-1974, member of commission on military-higher education relations, since 1978. Member of advisory committee national organizations Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1972-1974.
Member Virginia Advisory Council Vocational Education, 1976.
Member Virginia advising committee National Identification Program for Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration, 1977. Member Virginia Forum on Education, 1978. Chairman finance committee, chairman personnel committee, member Executive Committee, advisory council president"s, member research and education committee, academy and student affairs committee, chairman intellectual property task force on continuing education and non-credit instruction Virginia Community College Sys.
Advisory board Junior Service League Northern Virginia, 1969-1971.
Vice president board of trustees Fairfax Hospital, 1972, also member Executive Committee, chairman planning and program development committee, chairman joint conference committee. Member finance committee, member of advisory panel on hospital-physician contracts Fairfax Hospital.Assn., 1978.
Board directors Interfaith Center on Corporation Responsibility, 1975. Cooperative for Advancement Cmty.-Based Community College Education, 1975.
Chairman academic affairs committee, trustee Mary Baldwin College, 1976.
Member Executive Committee board of trustees. Member general assembly misson board.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia, from 1972, chairman board, 1978. Member extension public service advisory committee Virginia Council Higher Education, 1972-1973, member general professional advisory council, 1978. Member national commission on academy affairs American Council on Education, 1972-1974, member commission on military-higher education relations, 1978.
Member advisory committee national organizations Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1972-1974. Member Virginia Advisory Council Vocational Education, since 1976. Member Virginia advisory committee National Identification Program for Advancement of Women in Higher Education Aminstrn., from 1977.
Member Virginia Forum on Education, 1978. Chairman finance committee, chairman personnel committee, member executive committee, advisory council president's, member research and education committee, academy and student affairs committee, chairman intellectual property task force on continuing education and non-credit instruction Virginia Community College Systems. Advisory board Junior Service League Northern Virginia, 1969-1971.
Vice president board trustees Fairfax Hospital, since 1972, also member executive committee, chairman planning and program development committee, chairman joint conference committee. Member finance commission, member advisory panel on hospital-physician contracts Fairfax Hospital Association, from 1978. Board directors; Cooperative for Advancement Cmty.-Based Community College Education.
Chairman academy affairs committee, trustee Mary Baldwin College. Member executive committee board trustees. Member general assembly mission board Presbyterian Church in the United States, from 1974, chairman investment committee, from 1974, chairman long-range planning task force, vice chairman division central support services, chairman fiscal and data sub-division.
Member trustees' assembly United Way National Capitol. Area; member Washington Dulles Taks Force Advisory Committee, 1983-1984, Governor's Task Force Science and Technology, 1982-1983. Founding member Congressional award Council.
Board directors American American Cancer Society Served with Army of the United States, 1956-1958. Member Northern Virginia Educational television Association, Southern Association Colleges and Schools (committee on standards and reports, chairman commission on colleges, chairman accrediting committees), American Association Community College (national commission on instruction, c.c. satellite network commission), National Council Community Services and Continuing Education (Regional Person of Year award 1992), American Council on Education (commission on educational credit and credentials), Virginia Council President, Association Virginia Colleges (past president), Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (past chairman advisory board directors), George Mason Institute (industrial policy board), Virginia Community College Association (legislation action commission), Virginia Community College Systems (executive committee, advisory council president, academy and student affairs committee, advisory council president, chairman, intellectual property task force, chairman task force on continuing education and non-credit instructional), Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married Elizabeth Lyle McGeachy, December 23, 1959. Children: Marie Elizabeth, Theresa Ann, Richard James.
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Presbyterian