J. Michael Adams (October 22, 1947 – June 21, 2012) was the president of

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and the president of the

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Biography

Adams received a

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from Illinois State University in 1969, a

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from the

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in 1972, and a PhD from

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in 1976. He also received a degree in Institute for Educational Management from the

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in 1997. He started his academic career at the

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, where he became full professor and Dean of the Alumni College. He was also a Congressional Fellow for Representative

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. He then served as Dean of the Nesbitt College of Design Arts at

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for fifteen years. He also worked for

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and the

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. He became the president of

on July 1, 1999. Among his innovations at Fairleigh Dickinson University was in 2001 the inauguration of PublicMind, an independent survey research group which quickly gained a national reputation;''Inside FDU'',
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" Dec. 2005/Jan. 2006. Retrieved 9.13.11. launching the United Nations Pathways program, which brings members of the diplomatic corps to campus for interaction with students; helped the institution gain nongovernmental organization (NGO) status at the

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; making Fairleigh Dickinson University the first university in the world to earn "Special Consultative Status" with the

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(ECOSOC). In addition, Dr. Adams spearheaded numerous innovative offerings including the Spanish-to-English degree program Puerta al Futuro, community college partnerships, as well as a national model support program for veterans. He was a member of the Danforth Foundation, the Soderstrom Society of Fellows, and the

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. He received an honorary PhD from Kyungnam University in

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in 2006. He was a member of the Governing Council of the

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, Steering Committee of the

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and the Editorial Advisory Board for '' International Educator'', the flagship bimonthly magazine of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Adams died on June 21, 2012, of

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Bibliography

* ''Coming of Age in a Globalized World: The Next Generation'' (co-authored with Angelo Carfagna, 2006) * ''Printing Technology, 5th Edition'' (co-authored with Penny Ann Dolan, 2001) * ''Printing Technology, 4th Edition'' (co-authored with David D. Faux and Lloyd J. Rieber, 1993) * ''Printing Technology, 3rd Edition'' (co-authored with David D. Faux and Lloyd J. Rieber, 1988) * ''Printing Technology, 2nd Edition'' (co-authored with David D. Faux, 1983) * ''Printing Technology'' (co-authored with David D. Faux, 1978) * ''Career Change: A Planning Book'' (1983)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, J. Michael 1947 births 2012 deaths Drexel University faculty Fairleigh Dickinson University faculty Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni Illinois State University alumni Southern Illinois University Carbondale alumni State University of New York at Oswego faculty University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Deaths from leukemia