james p. clements president
president
J
im Clements is West Virginia University’s 23rd president. WVU
the 81st Joint Civilian Orientation Conference through the U.S. Depart-
is the flagship university of West Virginia, with an internation-
ment of Defense.
ally diverse student body of more than 33,000 undergraduate
Before coming to WVU, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice
and graduate students across approximately 200 degree programs in
president for academic affairs at Towson University, the second-largest
the University’s 13 constituent colleges, two divisional colleges, and
public university in Maryland. Prior to becoming provost, he served as
multiple healthcare
Towson’s vice
sites.
president for eco-
nomic and com-
Dr. Clements
chairs the boards
munity outreach,
of the West Vir-
and as the Robert
ginia United Health
W. Deutsch Distin-
System, the WVU
guished Professor
Hospitals, and the
and chair of the
WVU Research
Department of
Corporation. In
Computer and
total, WVU and its
Information Sci-
affiliates represent
ences.
a $2.3 billion
Dr. Clements
enterprise and
earned a B.S. in
employ more than
computer science
18,000 people.
and an M.S. and
WVU and its affili-
Ph.D. in opera-
ates are currently
tions analysis from
in the midst of
the University of
more than $600
Maryland Bal-
million of capital
timore County
improvements.
(UMBC), as well
as an M.S. in
Region-
ally, he is a board
computer science
member of the
from Johns Hop-
National Energy
kins University.
Technology Labo-
The fourth edition
ratory Regional University Alliance.
WVU’s first family, standing from left: Jim, Beth and Tyler Clements. In rockers: Hannah and Maggie. Seated on lawn: Grace
He chairs the Committee of the Power of 32, a visioning initiative across 32 counties
published in four languages and used in
in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. In the state, he
multiple countries; the fifth edition was
recently co-chaired the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Com-
released in spring 2012.
mission’s Diversity Initiative Council, and co-chaired the West Virginia
Higher Education Policy Commission’s College Completion Task Force.
professor in the Statler College of Engi-
In addition, he serves on the board of the West Virginia Business
neering and Mineral Resources’ Lane
Roundtable.
Department of Computer Science and
Electrical Engineering.
(APLU) and the American Council on Education (ACE). He is currently
and they have four children – Tyler,
co-chair of the APLU Energy Forum and is the chair of the ACE Com-
twin daughters Hannah and Maggie,
mission on Leadership. Dr. Clements was the only university president
and Grace.
Department of Commerce. He was also nominated and participated in
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At WVU, Dr. Clements is a tenured
organizations such as the Association of Public Land-Grant Universities
selected to join a 15-member Innovation Advisory Board to the U.S.
management textbook was
Implementation
On a national level, he is active with national higher education
of his project
He is married to Beth Clements,