Student Profile Cohort

Ensalaco, Daniel................................................................................................................

• Current Position: Assistant Vice President for Community Development at Waubonsee Community College.
• Research Interests: Studying the Federal Workforce Act in Illinois community colleges.
  

Davis, Jackie L (Ed.D. December 2002)..............................................................................

• Current Position: President Olney Central College
• Former Positions: Former Dean of Instruction at Olney Central College
  Jackie gave up a career of nearly 14 years in the United States Army, where he served two separate tours of duty in Vietnam, to pursue his dream of working in higher education. In his 23 years of community college service he has been Director of Student Financial Aid, Associate Dean of Student Services, full-time Community College Instructor of Psychology, Sociology, and Computer Applications, Dean of Instruction, and President.
• Research Interests: Higher education funding and developmental education.

Hamilton, Scott..................................................................................................................

• Current Position: Associate Dean Business & Applied Technology at John A. Logan College
• Research Interests: Factors affecting the decline of male enrollment in Post Secondary education.
  

Kays, Vernon M..................................................................................................................

• Current Position: Assistant Professor Mathematics at Richland Community College
• Research Interests: Dissertation topic is National Standards, Foundation Mathematics and Illinois Community Colleges: Textbooks and Faculty as the Keepers of Content.
  

Marwick, Judith (Ed.D. May 2002).......................................................................................

• Current Position: Assistant Vice President of Academic Programs at Moraine Valley Community College.
• Former Positions: Dean of Arts & Sciences at Morton College. Mathematics faculty at Prairie State College. Chair of the Placement and Assessment Committee, American Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges.
• Research Interest: Charting a Path to Success: How Alternative Methods of Mathematics Placement Impact the Academic Success of Community College Students.
  

Thomas, Sandra.................................................................................................................

• Current Position: Director of Support Services at John Wood Community College
• Research Interest: Support services for nontraditional students
  

Perkins, Mary (Ed.D. May 2002)..........................................................................................

• Current Position: Director of Enrollment Services, Rock Valley College.
  
• Former Position: Recruitment and Retention Manager, Waubonsee Community College.
  Research Interests: Community college student success and retention; Enrollment management.
  

Tepatti, Eileen G. (Ed.D. December 2002)..........................................................................

• Current Position: Lincoln Land Community College, Associate Vice President of Instruction.
  
• Former Position: Department Chair, Computer & Office Information Systems
  
• Research Interest: Executive Selection in Higher Education.