Dr. Leslie H. Garner, Jr.

President
Cornell College , Mount Vernon, Iowa

Degrees and/or Honors
Ph.D., Public Policy, Harvard University
M.A., Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with Highest Honors

Employment
President, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, from 1994 to present
President, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, from 1987 to 1994
Assistant Professor, Business Administration; Director of the Young Executives Institute;
Co-Director, University Management Development Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1985-87
Lecturer/Instructor, Business Administration; Director, Government Executives Institute, University of North Carolina, 1977-85
Special Assistant to the Director, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1974-77

Civic and Community Leadership Roles
Board of Directors, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, 2004-07, Chair 2007-Present
Board of Trustees, North Central Association Higher Learning Commission, September 2007-August 2011
Board of Directors, Associated Colleges of the Midwest, 1994-Present, Chair 2001-03
Executive Committee, Iowa Association of Independent Colleges, Chair 2000-01
Board of Directors, Iowa College Foundation, Chair 2002-03
Board of Directors, National Association of Schools/Colleges of the United Methodist Church, 2004-Present
Board of Directors, Cedar Rapids Symphony Foundation, 2002-05, President 2005
Board of Directors, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 1998-2004, Chair 2002-03
Board of Directors, Cedar Rapids Symphony, 1995-2003, President 2000-02
Board of Trustees, Junior Achievement, 1995-Present