Dale K. Nesbary serves as
Vice President
and Dean for
Academic Affairs at
Adrian College.
The
VPAA appointment is concurrent with an appointment
as Professor of Political Science in the Department of
Political Science.
The VPAA at Adrian College leads all academic departments and programs as well
as Academic Services, Career Services, Information Services, Institutional
Research, the Registrar, and Shipman Library. He also chairs Renaissance
II at Adrian College, a comprehensive review of academic affairs at AC and
successfully led the recently completed North Central-Higher Learning Commission
Re-Accreditation process.
From August 1994 through June 2006, Dr. Nesbary served as Professor of Political Science
(Associate and Assistant) and Director of the
Master of Public Administration Program at Oakland University in Rochester,
Michigan. He taught courses on Technology, Budgeting, Public
Administration, Politics, Criminal Justice and
Leadership.
He was a recipient of a 2003-04 American Council on Education
Fellowship, the premier higher education leadership development program in the
country. He spent his fellowship year at three California institutions
including Alliant International University, San Diego State University, and the
Community College District of San Diego..
Dr. Nesbary completed his PhD in Law, Policy and Society at
Northeastern
University in Boston, Massachusetts. He also holds a
Master of Public Administration degree from Western Michigan University, and
a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Political Science and Anthropology from Michigan State University.
In addition to his academic appointments, Dr. Nesbary has held a
number of administrative positions. Most recently, he served as Research Director and Technical Services Director with the
Boston Police Department, and held the positions of
Assistant Budget Director and Director of Contract Management (Procurement) with
the City of Boston. Other professional
positions include Principal Staff Associate with the National Conference of State
Legislatures in Denver, Colorado, and Fiscal Analyst
with the Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency.
Dr. Nesbary's research interests include Internet taxation, police management, state tax
expenditure policy, public budgeting systems, and web development. He has
published a wide range of papers, books and monographs in these areas. His most
recent book, Survey Research and the World-Wide-Web examines the use of
the Web as a market and survey research tool. He is published in many journals
including The Journal of Public Affairs Education, The Journal of Contemporary Criminology, Social Science Computer Review, The British
Journal of Educational Technology, The International Journal of MS Care, and State Legislatures.
Dr. Nesbary has trained or consulted with many institutions, including the Federal
Highway Administration, the Archdiocese of Detroit, the Oklahoma Legislature,
the Michigan Legislature, the Harvard University Police Department, the Boston
Police Department, Aeroquip Corporation, ABB Robotics, the Detroit Edison
Company, the National Conference of
State Legislatures, and numerous political officeholders,
candidates and organizations.
Originally from Twin Lake, Michigan, he currently resides in
Adrian, Michigan with his wife of 29 years, Connie.
He is the proud father of two adult children, Nicole and Matthew.
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