Darron Collins Explained

Darron Collins
Office:President of the College of the Atlantic
Termstart:2011
Predecessor:David F. Hales
Birth Place:Morris Plains, New Jersey, U.S.
Children:2
Alma Mater:College of the Atlantic
Tulane University
Occupation:Human ecologist, academic administrator

Darron Asher Collins (born 1970) is an American human ecologist and academic administrator specialized in ethnobotany. He became president of the College of the Atlantic in 2011.

Life

Collins is from Morris Plains, New Jersey.[1] His grandmother, Josephine Collins (née Flynn), was born in County Roscommon and immigrated to Morristown, New Jersey in May 1928.[2] Collins was raised in nearby Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey[3] and graduated from Parsippany Hills High School in 1988.[4] He was awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and graduated from College of the Atlantic in 1992.[5] [6] Collins completed a master's degree in Latin American Studies and a Ph.D. in anthropology at Tulane University. During his studies, he researched ethnobotany in Guatemala and became conversant in Qʼeqchiʼ.[7] His 2001 dissertation was titled From Woods to Weeds: Cultural and Ecological Transformations in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.[8]

Collins worked for the World Wide Fund for Nature for ten years, ending as the managing director of creative assets. He became president of the College of the Atlantic in 2011. Collins is the first COA alumni to hold the position.[9]

Collins is married and has two daughters.[10] Preceding 2011, Collins resided in Decatur, Georgia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trotter. Bill. 2011-06-14. College of the Atlantic names new president. 2021-09-08. Bangor Daily News. en-US.
  2. News: 2007-10-23. Obituary for Josephine Collins (Aged 98). 13. Daily Record. 2021-09-09.
  3. https://www.coa.edu/live/profiles/1248-darron-collins/templates/details/staff.php Darron Collins
  4. Osby, Liv. "Fellowship offers river of travel", Daily Record, August 23, 1992. Accessed September 8, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "After living four years on a college campus, Morris Plains native Darron Collins will spend the next 12 months in an outdoor classroom, studying the rivers of Chile, Egypt and New Zealand.... Collins, 22, is a 1988 graduate of Parsippany Hills High School who completed his studies last spring at the College of the Atlantic, a small school in Bar Harbor, Me."
  5. Web site: Gold. Donna. 2011. COA Announces a New President Darron Collins '92. live. 2021-09-08. The College of the Atlantic Magazine. en. yumpu.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210908001754/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/30115061/coa-announces-a-new-president-darron-collins-92-a-see- . 2021-09-08 .
  6. News: 1992-05-02. 2 COA students receive national fellowships. 18. The Bangor Daily News. 2021-09-09.
  7. Web site: 2015-07-17. Darron Collins President of College of the Atlantic. 2021-09-08. The Maine Mag. en-US.
  8. Book: Collins, Darron Asher. From Woods to Weeds: Cultural and Ecological Transformations in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. 2001. English. 57317101.
  9. News: Trotter. Bill. 2011-09-06. COA head discusses changes, traditions. 7. The Bangor Daily News. 2021-09-09.
  10. Web site: Khullar. Amanat. 2015-07-10. College president and family climbing 40 peaks in Acadia. live. 2021-09-08. Acadia Visitor. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027032504/https://www.acadiavisitor.com/college-president-and-family-climbing-40-peaks-in-acadia/ . 2020-10-27 .

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