Timothy Trainor Explained

Timothy E. Trainor
Office:26th President of Mount St. Mary's University
Term Start:August 15, 2016
Term End:June 30, 2024
Predecessor:Simon Newman
Successor:Gerard J. Joyce
Office1:13th Dean of United States Military Academy
Term Start1:July 1, 2010
Term End1:June 23, 2016
Predecessor1:Patrick Finnegan
Successor1:Cindy Jebb
Birth Date:25 January 1961
Birth Place:New York, U.S.
Allegiance:United States
Serviceyears:1983–2016
Rank: Brigadier General
Duplicate-Commands:Dean of Academic Board,
U.S. Military Academy
Commands:Dean of the United States Military Academy (2010–2016)

Timothy Edgar Trainor[1] (born January 25, 1961)[2] [3] was the President of Mount St. Mary's University from 2016 to 2024.[4] Previously, Trainor was a United States Army brigadier general where he served as the 13th Dean of the United States Military Academy.

Early life and education

Born in the state of New York,[2] [3] Trainor graduated from West Point with a B.S. degree in 1983. He later earned an M.B.A. degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Trainor completed a Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering at North Carolina State University in 2001. His doctoral thesis was entitled Scheduling military deployments and his advisors were Thom J. Hodgson and Russell E. King.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Military career

Upon graduation from West Point, Trainor was commissioned as an engineering officer. While on active duty Trainor served in a variety positions including in Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Riley, Kansas and Sarajevo, Bosnia.[5]

US Military Academy

Trainor's prior duties at the U.S. Military Academy included the director of the Engineering Management program and head of the Department of Systems Engineering. In the summer of 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that President Barack Obama had nominated Trainor to become the next Dean.[9] As Dean, Trainor oversaw over 800 faculty and staff across 13 departments and 23 research centers.[10]

Mount St. Mary's University

In the summer of 2016 Trainor was selected as Mount St. Mary's University's 26th interim president for a year and then permanently retained the position.[6] [11] During Trainor's leadership thus far, he has increased enrollment, championed three new academic programs, a variety of new academic leadership moves, an agreement with the local Frederick Community College, and secured a $1 million donation to create the Palmieri Center for Entrepreneurship.[12] [13]

Personal life

Trainor is married to his West Point classmate, Colonel (retired) Donna Marie Brazil and they have three children.[14] [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timothy Edgar Trainor . West Point Association of Graduates . 2022-05-12.
  2. Book: Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy . 1989 . 916 . Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. . West Point, New York . 2022-05-12.
  3. Book: Register of Graduates and Former Cadets, United States Military Academy . 1991 . 814 . Association of Graduates U.S.M.A. . West Point, New York . 2022-05-12.
  4. Web site: Mount St. Mary’s President Timothy Trainor eager to succeed at retirement. The Catholic Review.
  5. Web site: Brigadier General Timothy Trainor . 24 April 2015 . West Point Association of Graduates . 2022-05-12.
  6. News: Embattled Mount St. Mary's University appoints Army general as new president . T. Rees . Shapiro . 20 June 2016 . The Washington Post . 2022-05-12.
  7. Scheduling military deployments . Timothy Edgar . Trainor . 2001 . North Carolina State University . 2022-05-12.
  8. Book: 2001 Fall Graduation Exercises . 19 December 2001 . 82 . North Carolina State University . 2022-05-12.
  9. Web site: Gates announced Trainor as new Dean Monday. Pointer View. 1 July 2010.
  10. Web site: Mount St. Mary's University names Timothy Trainor as 26th president. Baltimore Sun. 3 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Mount St. Mary's University selects new president. AP News. 6 June 2017.
  12. Web site: Under former West Point dean, Mount St. Mary's reverses enrollment decline. Catholic Review. 25 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Trainor Appointed Mount's President. Maryland Independent College and University Association. Summer 2017.
  14. Web site: Interim Mount St. Mary's president eyes the long haul. 20 June 2016.
  15. Web site: Donna Marie Brazil . West Point Association of Graduates . 2022-05-12.