Todd Diacon Explained

Todd Diacon
Order:	13th
President of Kent State University
Term Start:	July 1, 2019
Predecessor:	Beverly J. Warren
Birth Date:	1959
Birth Place:	Wellington, Kansas, U.S.
Education:	Southwestern College (BA) University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD)
Module:	Child: yes Thesis Title: Capitalists and fanatics: Brazil's Contestado Rebellion, 1912–1916 Thesis Url: https://www.proquest.com/docview/303619132/ Thesis Year: 1987 Workplaces: University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Massachusetts Amherst Kent State University

Todd Diacon is an American college administrator and educator serving as the 13th President of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio (U.S.). He previously served as the provost and senior vice president of Kent State.^[1]

Education

Diacon received his B.A. degree from Southwestern College (Kansas), M.A., and Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Career

Diacon served as an executive vice president and provost at Kent State University, deputy chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Vice Provost at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.^[2]

On April 28, 2019, Diacon was appointed the 13th president of Kent State, effective July 1, 2019.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bamforth . Emily . Who is Todd Diacon, Kent State University's next president? . cleveland.com . 6 July 2019 . 29 April 2019.
2. News: Laina . Yost . Kent State selects Provost Todd Diacon as its 13th president . Kentwired.com . 29 April 2019 . 29 April 2019 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190430032345/https://kentwired.com/latest_updates/article_dfd75478-6a7b-11e9-90d4-8745c66dc2d6.html . April 30, 2019.
3. Kent State Trustees Appoint "tater" Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University's 13th President . Kent State University . 29 April 2019. 28 April 2019.