Christopher B. Howard
Christopher B. Howard | |
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24th President of Hampden–Sydney College |
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In office July 1, 2009 – January 31, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Walter M. Bortz III |
Succeeded by | Dennis G. Stevens (Acting) |
President-elect of Robert Morris University | |
Taking office February 1, 2016 |
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Succeeding | David Jamison (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | February 12, 1969 |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Noble Howard |
Children | Cohen Howard Joshua Howard |
Residence | Hampden Sydney, VA |
Alma mater | BS, United States Air Force Academy DPhil, Oxford University MBA, Harvard Business School |
Website | President of H-SC |
Christopher B. Howard (born February 12, 1969) is the 24th President of Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. He is the first African American president of the college[1] and is one of the youngest college presidents in the United States.[2] Howard will become the 8th President of Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania on February 1, 2016. [3]
Education
He is a 1987 graduate of Plano Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he helped the 1986 football team win a Texas State Championship. Howard is a 1991 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, earning a bachelor of science in political science. While at the Academy, he served as his class president and as a cadet group commander. He was selected as a First Team Academic All-American as the starting running back on the Air Force Falcons football team and awarded the inaugural Draddy Trophy in 1990 by the National Football Foundation. In 2003 he was inducted into the Academic All American Hall of Fame.[2][4][5]
Howard was named a Rhodes Scholar, and he attended Oxford University from 1991 to 1994, earning a Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Politics. In 2003, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Harvard Business School.
Military career
While in the Air Force, Howard served as a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter pilot and an intelligence officer. He accompanied Secretary of Defense William Cohen to Cape Town, South Africa as a military advisor in 1998. He served with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron and earned the Joint Service Commendation and NATO Medals for service in Bosnia. He is currently a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He was called to active duty for one year during 2003, serving as the Chief of the Human Intelligence Operations Cell in Afghanistan where he was awarded the Bronze Star. He currently serves as the US Air Force Reserve Air Attaché to Liberia.
Civilian career
In 1999, Howard worked in various capacities for Bristol-Myers Squibb, serving as a manager on a $100 million HIV/AIDS initiative in southern Africa called Secure The Future.
Howard is the chairman and founder of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides scholarship and travel opportunities for South African students of color.[6] He also serves on the Advisory Board of Carolina for Kibera, a non-profit that fights ethnic violence and abject poverty in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya.
Beginning in May 2003, Howard served in General Electric’s Corporate Initiatives Group where he reported to the Chief Information Officer. While working with GE, he led several initiatives, including the company’s effort to expand its African businesses.
In September 2005, Howard became Associate Vice President for Strategic & Leadership Initiatives, and later Vice President at the University of Oklahoma where he also served as the Director of the Honors College Leadership Center, Associate Professor, and a President’s Associates Presidential Professor.
Howard is also a Senior Advisor of Albright Stonebridge Group where he advises clients on Africa-related issues.
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Academic offices | ||
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Preceded by | President of Hampden–Sydney College 2009—2016 |
Succeeded by Dennis G. Stevens |
Preceded by
David Jamison
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President-elect of Robert Morris University 2016– |
Succeeded by |
- Living people
- 1960s births
- United States Air Force Academy alumni
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- American Rhodes Scholars
- Presidents of Hampden–Sydney College
- American university and college presidents
- United States Air Force officers
- Recipients of the Bronze Star Medal
- William V. Campbell Trophy winners
- Air Force Falcons football players
- American football running backs