Joan Develin Coley Explained

Joan Develin Coley is a former American higher education executive. She served as president of McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland from 2000 to 2010.^[1] She was then appointed as interim president of Notre Dame of Maryland University, beginning in August 2013, and served in that capacity during the presidential search for that university.^[2]

A national higher education policy participant with the Aspen Institute, she was also actively involved with the Wye Faculty Seminar of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.^[3]

Formative years

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Coley earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English with Honors at Albright College in Reading. She then earned both a Master of Education degree in Secondary Education Reading and her Doctor of Education degree in Elementary Education Reading from the University of Maryland, College Park.^[4]

McDaniel College

Coley rose through the ranks of academia during her four-decade career, holding the following increasingly responsible positions:^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

• President – 2001
• Interim President – 2000
• Provost and Dean of the Faculty – 1994–2000
• Acting Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty – 1993–94
• Dean of Graduate Affairs, Professor – 1992–93
• Professor, Chair of Education Dept. & Director of Graduate Reading Program – 1986–92
• Director of Admissions – 1985
• Associate Dean/Academic Affairs – 1983–85
• Director of Continuing Education – 1982
• Director, American Publishers Assn. Literacy Project, Washington, D.C. (sabbatical) — 1980–81
• Associate Professor, Education Dept. & Director Graduate Reading Program – 1977
• Assistant Professor, Education Dept. & Director Graduate Reading Program – 1973

Accomplishments and honors

• Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading given by the Maryland Council of the International Reading Association (1989)
• Good Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America (2010)^[9]
• Circle of Excellence, Top 100 Women in Maryland, Daily Record (2004)
• Top 100 Women in Maryland, Daily Record (2000, 2002)
• Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading at the Higher Education Level (1989)
• Maryland Higher Education Reading Association, president (1975–76)
• Mid-Atlantic Reading Research Consortium, president (1987–99)

External links

• McDaniel College

Notes and References

1. Web site: McDaniel Coley announces plans to retire in 2010. McDaniel College. June 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427161518/http://www.mcdaniel.edu/9885.htm. April 27, 2009. dead.
2. Joan Develin Coley, president emerita of McDaniel College, to lead Notre Dame of Maryland University. Notre Dame of Maryland University. September 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130930185513/http://www.ndm.edu/newsroom/detail/joan-develin-coley-president-emerita-of-mcdaniel-college-to-lead-notre-dame-of-maryland-university/. September 30, 2013. dead.
3. Web site: McDaniel Coley announces plans to retire in 2010. McDaniel College. June 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427161518/http://www.mcdaniel.edu/9885.htm. April 27, 2009. dead.
4. Web site: McDaniel Coley announces plans to retire in 2010. McDaniel College. June 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090427161518/http://www.mcdaniel.edu/9885.htm. April 27, 2009. dead.
5. "WHS plans seminars for college-bound juniors." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, April 7, 1986, p. A5 (subscription required).
6. Blubaugh, Bob. "WMC investigation includes athletes." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, December 19, 1995, pp. B1, B3 (subscription required).
7. Carpenter, Andy. "NFL camp not expected to be too burdensome." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, May 10, 1996, p. 1 (subscription required).
8. "1999 Timeline—November/December." Westminster, Maryland: Carroll County Times, December 31, 1999, p. A8 (subscription required).
9. Web site: Former McDaneil President Honored by Boy Scouts. December 2, 2010.