LEE G. CALDWELL NAMED NEW PRESIDENT of DIXIE COLLEGE
The State Board of Regents, Tuesday, selected Dr. Lee G.Caldwell as the 16th president of Dixie State College (DSC). Caldwellis currently the Executive Vice President of Academics for DSC and willassume his duties before fall semester. He succeeds President Robert D.Huddleston who will retire this summer and then return to teaching atDSC in 2006.
Caldwell’s selection comes after an extensive national searchthat considered 74 candidates from 31 states. A search committeecomprised of 25 individuals representing the Regents, DSC Trustees,faculty, staff, students, and community members selected four finalistswho were announced last week.
“The role of Dixie State’s president is not only critical tothe mission of the college, but it is also important to the economicdevelopment of Washington County,” said Board of Regents ChairmanNolan E. Karras. “Dr. Caldwell brings vision and leadership that willhelp meet the growing needs of students and the community.” In accepting this appointment Caldwell stated, “Dixie Statehas a long tradition of quality faculty and dedicated and talentedstudents. In the year we have been here, we have enjoyed the vitalityof the community and the cooperative spirit that continues to flourishin Southern Utah. Bonnie and I look forward to continued work with aninspiring faculty and staff, wonderful students and to building evenstronger ties to the community and other educational institutions in thestate.”
Caldwell has extensive experience in both academicadministration and the high-technology industry. Currently, he guidesdevelopment and improvement of all academic programs and facultyresources at DSC. Prior to his current position, Caldwell served as theAssociate Dean for Programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology inAtlanta from December 2002 to May 2004. He has also served as theAssociate Vice President and Dean of Academic Computing at IndianaUniversity in Bloomington and the Assistant Dean for the College ofBusiness and Graduate School of Business at the University of Utah. Hewas an assistant professor of management and business for the Universityof Utah and Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
Caldwell has also worked in the high-technology industry forHewlett-Packard Company, IBM Corporation, Novell, Inc., and UnisysCorporation.
He earned a doctorate in management policy and strategy from Texas A&MUniversity, a law degree from Brigham Young University, a master’s insystems management from the University of Southern California, and abachelor’s in personnel management and industrial relations from UtahState University.
Caldwell and his wife, Bonnie, are the parents of two children and haveone grandchild.
Founded in 1911, DCS functions as a full service community collegecatering to associate degree and certificate seekers, but has alsooffered baccalaureate programs since 2000 as part of its two-tieredmission. DSC offers baccalaureate degrees in the areas of businessadministration, computer and information technology, elementaryeducation, nursing, and communications and new media. More than 8,500students are enrolled in lower and upper division courses at Dixie StateCollege.