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Illinois State Swimming & Diving 2 Dr. Timothy J. Flanagan was appointed 18th president of Illinois State University May 10, 2013. He began his service Aug. 15. e former president of Framingham State University has a successful history in leading uni- versities, including serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs and a professor of criminal justice at the College at Brockport, State University of New York. Flanagan received his master's and Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Albany, State University of New York. He has done post-graduate work at the Graduate School of Educa- tion at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Flanagan's recent accomplishments include creating academic programs in Science, Technol- ogy, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, nursing, environmental science, criminol- ogy, and an MBA program while at Framingham State University. In his six-year tenure there, he also secured $175 million in capital investment and established record-setting levels of fundraising and private support. He launched the first comprehensive fundraising campaign in the university's history. e president also served as a leader in a national effort to improve the transition of first-year students, Foundations of Excellence in the First Year of College. He has been active in creating partnerships between colleges, school districts and employers in the STEM fields, along with working on enhancing STEM teaching in grades K-12. Prior to joining Framingham State, Flanagan served as dean in the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Under his leadership, enrollment increased by 20 percent and he quadrupled research and sponsored funds awarded to the college. He also collaborated on the development of a doctoral program in forensic psychology. Flanagan began his academic career as a criminal justice instructor at Marshall University in Huntington, W. Va. His awards include being ranked 11th among the most-cited authors in criminal justice journals; being chosen as a delegate to the White House Leadership Conference on Youth, drugs and Violence; being honored for outstanding contributions in the field of corrections in the United States and Canada by the American Probation and Parole Association; and receiving a Fellow Award for distinguished teaching and scholarly achieve- ment from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Flanagan is active in the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, National Committee on Teacher Education; the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the American Council on Education, Council of Fellows; and the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Commissioner's Working Group on Graduation Rates and Student Success. His wife, Nancy, holds a Ph.D. in nursing. ey have two children and four grandchildren. Illinois State Administration

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