Scott A. Gordon

Scott A. Gordon is the current and ninth president of Stephen F. Austin State University. He was named sole finalist for the position on July 23, 2019, and unanimously confirmed by the SFA Board of Regents on August 17, 2019.[1][2]

Scott A. Gordon
President of Stephen F. Austin State University
Assumed office
September 16, 2019
Preceded byBaker Pattillo
Personal details
BornMalone, New York, U.S.
Alma materSUNY at Cortland( BA)
University of Tennessee( PhD)
WebsiteStephen F. Austin State University President

Early life and education

Gordon is a native of Malone, New York, and was a first-generation college student. He received his bachelor's degree in biology from the State University of New York at Cortland and earned a master's degree and doctorate in botany and mycology from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.[3][4] He also holds certifications in educational management and leadership from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

Career

Gordon was affiliated with the University of Southern Indiana for 22 years and served as dean of the Pott College of Science, Engineering and Education. In addition, he served for 10 years as the faculty athletics representative, was named an NCAA faculty athletic representative fellow, and was vice president and treasurer of the Great Lakes Valley Conference, which includes 14 NCAA Division II institutions.

At USI, Dr. Gordon piloted a technology commercialization academy that allowed engineering and business students to develop ideas and business strategies around the commercialization of intellectual property.[5]

As Eastern Washington University[6] provost, Dr. Gordon continued his work to provide students with real-world experience in finding useful applications for existing technologies.[7] He developed partnerships with community colleges, business and industry, as well as government entities – work that was highlighted by a unique partnership of multiple businesses in The Catalyst, a 140,000-square-foot facility in downtown Spokane.[8] He developed a new degree program based on course materials developed by Microsoft to produce graduates with data analytics experience in order to meet the fluctuating needs of 21st-century employers.[9][10]

As EWU's chief academic officer, Dr. Gordon was charged with overseeing more than 500 faculty members in six academic colleges, with responsibility for academic policy and planning, distance education, international programs and institutional research. He led a complete reorganization of EWU's academic affairs unit and managed the development and implementation of the university's strategic plan in 2018.

At SFA, Dr. Gordon established a budget prioritization process, developed new tuition models to lower the cost of attendance.[11]

References
  1. "Stephen F. Austin State University". SFA. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  2. "Dr. Scott Gordon confirmed as ninth SFA president". KTRE. August 17, 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. Gordon, Scott Allen (1990). Mating systems in Marasmius (M.S.). University of Tennessee. OCLC 23172644. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  4. Gordon, Scott Allen (1994). Infraspecific variation within three species of Marasmius (Tricholomataceae, Agaricales, Basidiomycotina) (PhD). University of Tennessee. OCLC 32219287. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  5. "USI spearheads Technology Commercialization Academy - University of Southern Indiana". www.usi.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  6. Press, Cheney Free. "EWU hires Gordon for provost position". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  7. "EWU launches new tech commercialization academy > Spokane Journal of Business". www.spokanejournal.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  8. "EWU plans major expansion into Spokane's University District". The University District. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  9. Marcus, Jon (2017-12-18). "Impatient with universities' slow pace of change, employers go around them". The Hechinger Report. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  10. Drawdy, Ryan (2018-01-22). "How Eastern Washington University Spins Up New Programs in Record Time". Helix Education. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  11. McCollum, Donna. "SFA talks about college's COVID-19 preparations". KTRE. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
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