Mike Edmonds (educator) explained

Mike Edmonds
Birth Place:Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Office:President of Colorado College
Status:Acting
Alongside:Robert Moore
Term Start:July 1, 2020
Term End:July 1, 2021
Predecessor:Jill Tiefenthaler
Successor:Song Richardson
Education:University of Mississippi (BA, (MA, PhD)

Mike Edmonds is an American academic administrator, and former acting co-president of Colorado College, alongside former acting co-president Robert Moore and succeeding Jill M. Tiefenthaler.[1] He served as co-president from July 2020 until July 1, 2021, at which point he became the Senior Vice President[2] to Song Richardson. On June 9, 2022, Mike Edmonds announced that he would be retiring from Colorado College at the end of the 2022–23 school year.[3]

Early life and education

Originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, Edmonds attended the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, where he earned two bachelor's degrees in theater arts and speech communication, as well as a master's degree and PhD in higher education.[4]

Career

In 1991, Edmonds was hired by Colorado College to be dean of students, and in 2005 was promoted to also be the vice president for student life.[5] In July 2020, along with Colorado College senior vice president for finance and administration, Robert Moore, Edmonds was appointed as the acting co-president,[6] and the first black president in the college's history.[7] He served in this role until July 2021 at which point he became the Vice President and Chief of Staff to Colorado College's 14th President Song Richardson. He served in this role until early 2023, at which point he was placed as Senior Vice President of the President's Office.[8] On June 9, 2022, Mike Edmonds announced that he would be retiring from Colorado College at the end of the 2022–23 school year.[9]

Awards

Edmonds is a University of Mississippi Hall of Fame graduate.[10]

In 2012, the Barkley Forum at Emory University awarded him with a Gold Key award.[11]

In 2019, he was inducted into the University of Mississippi School of Education Hall of Fame,[12] as well as the National Speech and Debate Association Hall of Fame.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: President's Office Home • President's Office Colorado College. 2020-09-21. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  2. Web site: Leadership • Presidents Cabinet. 2021-07-01. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  3. Web site: Mike Edmonds Announces His Retirement. 2023-04-18. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  4. Web site: College of Liberal Arts Dr. Mike Edmonds. 2020-09-21. libarts.olemiss.edu.
  5. Web site: Colorado College Bulletin. 2020-07-04. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  6. Web site: 2020-06-22. Interim Leadership Positions Announced. 2020-07-09. Colorado College. en.
  7. Web site: Interim Leadership Positions Announced - Colorado College. 2021-04-29. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  8. Web site: Leadership • Presidents Cabinet. 2021-07-01. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  9. Web site: Mike Edmonds Announces His Retirement. 2023-04-18. www.coloradocollege.edu.
  10. Web site: Dr. Mike Edmonds. 2021-08-27. University of Mississippi – College of Liberal Arts. en-US.
  11. Web site: BFHS Tournament. 2021-09-02. barkleyforum.emory.edu. en.
  12. Web site: School of Education: Hall of Fame Inductees University of Mississippi - Ole Miss. 2021-08-27. education.olemiss.edu.
  13. Web site: 2019 August Rostrum - Nationals Chronicle. 2021-08-27. Issuu. en.

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