Installation of the Chancellor The Future is Calling: Reaffirming the Bronco Legacy Welcome Dr. James A. Anderson, Chancellor
Salute To James A. Anderson from the Cabinet
Dr. James A. Anderson became the eleventh chief executive officer
April 2, 2009
of Fayetteville State University upon his installation as Chancellor
To Chancellor James A. Anderson, You share a legacy of one hundred and forty-two years and ten chief executive officers at FSU, spanning the 19th, 20th, and now the 21st century. You share the idealism and tenacity of Harris, the hopes of Williams, the intellect of Chesnutt and Seabrook, the expansionism of Smith and Lyons, the academic program growth of Jones, the new era of excellence of Hackley, the communiversity and Bronco Pride of McLeod, the dreams of Bryan, and the interim stewardship of Fairley, Benson, and Hackley. And now in this 21st century, The Future has called you, James A. Anderson, to lead FSU. As members of your Cabinet, we share your commitment to a collective vision for FSU, to shared leadership, to team building, collaboration, diversity, community outreach, globalization, student empowerment, academic excellence, and to continuous improvement. We know that with your transformational leadership you will carry FSU to greatness. We, the members of the Cabinet, Salute you, Chancellor James A. Anderson The FUTURE is now… “Res non verba.”
on April 3, 2009. Raised in Washington, D.C, he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Villanova University in 1970, and a Ph.D. degree in 1980 from Cornell University. Anderson chaired the Department of Psychology at Xavier University in New Orleans (1976-1983) before joining Indiana University of Pennsylvania as a professor of psychology (1983-1992). In 1992 he began his elevenyear tenure as Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Affairs at North Carolina State University where he developed many program initiatives including the First Year College, the Honors Programs, the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, the Minority Engineering Program, and the North Carolina State Diversity Initiative. Having served as Vice President and Associate Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity at Texas A&M University (2003-2005), he left to become the Vice President for Student Success and Vice Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity at the University at Albany (2005-2008) before assuming his duties at FSU on June 9, 2008. He has made numerous scholarly presentations and is the author of many publications, including his renowned work Driving Change Through Diversity and Globalization: Transformative Leadership in the Academy. He is married to Nancy Anderson and they have three adult children. 2
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The Installation of
Chancellor James A. Anderson
Friday, April 3, 2009
1:00 p.m.
The Felton J. Capel Arena
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina