Mark A. Heckler

Mark A. Heckler
Occupation	professor, university president
Title	19th President of Valparaiso University
Religion	Christian (Lutheran)
Spouse(s)	Veronica
Children	4
Academic background
Education	Elizabethtown College, Catholic University
Alma mater	University of Colorado (PhD)
Thesis title	Exploring a comprehensive model for leadership and adaptive organizational change: a case study of the Advisory Committee on Tenure-Related Processes at the University of Colorado
Thesis year	2011
Academic work
Institutions	Siena College University of Colorado, Denver Valparaiso University

Mark A. Heckler became the 19th president of Valparaiso University on July 1, 2008.^[1][2][3] He succeeded Alan Harre.

Heckler was previously chief academic officer for the University of Colorado, Denver. He first had been Director of the School of the Arts and a professor of theatre at that University, then founding dean of its College of Arts and Media and professor of theatre, film, and television, then acting chancellor, and finally, provost and vice chancellor for academic and student affairs, appoint to that role in 2003. He also was coordinator of their International College in Beijing, China from 1996 to 1998.

Prior to U.C. Denver, he had been at Siena College in Loudonville, New York as professor of fine arts and director of theatre.

Heckler graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1977 and grew up in Windber, Pennsylvania. He and his wife have four children.^[4]

He has been president of the major professional association in his field, the Association for Theatre in Higher Education.^[5][6]

References

1. Associated Press (December 18, 2007). "UCD provost chosen to lead Indiana school". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
2. "Valpo picks Colorado man for prez". Indianapolis Star. December 18, 2007. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
3. "UC Denver provost off to Indiana". The Denver Post. December 19, 2007. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
4. "VU President Mark Heckler's biography". Northwest Indiana Times. October 18, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
5. Brizzell, Cindy (Spring 1998). "ARTNOW: A (Stumbling) Movement towards Arts Advocacy". TDR. 42 (1 [T157]): 122–158. doi:10.1162/105420498760308715.
6. Dolan, Jill (Winter 1996). "Producing Knowledges That Matter: Practicing Performance Studies Through Theatre Studies". TDR. 40 (4): 9–19. JSTOR 1146587.

External links

• Official page at Valparaiso