Milheim Appointed Great Valley Campus Executive Officer

July 17, 2000

University Park, Pa. --- Dr. William D. Milheim has been appointed campus executive officer and associate dean at Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies in Malvern, Pa., near Philadelphia.

Milheim, a faculty member at Penn State Great Valley since 1991, had been serving as acting CEO during the past year.

In announcing his appointment, Dr. Eva J. Pell, Penn State vice president for research and dean of the Graduate School, said, "We conducted a national search to fill this most essential position. I have heard from the majority of staff and faculty and support for Dr. Milheim was overwhelming from both groups. It is clear that campus members recognize Dr. Milheim's capability and his deep commitment to the institution."

A specialist in instructional technology, Milheim joined Penn State Great Valley as program coordinator and assistant professor of instructional systems and advanced to academic division head of education before being named acting CEO.

Prior to joining Penn State Great Valley, he was assistant director of the Institute for Interactive Technologies and assistant professor of mathematics and computer science at Bloomsburg University.

In 1994, Milheim received the College of Education Outstanding Faculty Award and in 1996 he earned the Great Valley Award for Teaching Excellence. In 1990, he won the Young Academics Award of the National Society for Performance and Instruction.

A graduate of the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Milheim earned master's and doctoral degrees at Kent State University. He is a resident of Chester Springs, Pa.

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Contacts:

Barbara Hale (814) 865-9481 (o)/ (814) 238-0997 (h)

Vicki Fong (814) 865-9481 (o)/ (814) 238-1221 (h)