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JAMES WRIGHT
President of Dartmouth
Historian, author and longtime faculty member, James Wright '64a became the 16th president of Dartmouth College on August 1, 1998. He has spent more than 30 years in higher education and has held a series of leadership positions at Dartmouth during one of the most eventful eras in its history.
A native of Galena, Ill., Wright received a bachelor's degree from Wisconsin State University as well as master's and doctoral degrees in history from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
A member of the Dartmouth community since 1969, Wright came to Hanover as an assistant professor of history. He became associate professor of history in 1974 and professor of history in 1980. He was also senior historian at the University of Mid-America (a consortium of nine Midwestern universities in Lincoln, Nebraska) in academic year 1976-77, a member of the faculty at Dartmouth from 1981-85 and dean of the faculty from 1989-97. He was acting president of the college during the first six months of 1995 (when then-President James O. Freedman was on sabbatical), acting provost during the first eight months of 1997 and provost until becoming president. Wright also chaired a succession of key committees which ultimately led to a comprehensive overhaul of the curriculum in 1993; and a committee which reviewed the curriculum and year-round education from 1978-80.
Wright is a specialist in American history, particularly American political history; and the author or editor of five books including Progressive Yankees; Republican Performers in New Hampshire (1987) and The Politics of Populism (1974). He has been a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow and a Charles Warren Fellow at Harvard University.
Wright's wife, Susan DeBevoise Wright '69a, is associate director of career services at the college, specializing in graduate school advising for Dartmouth undergraduates.
Wright has two sons, James (a 1993 graduate of Dartmouth's Amos Tuck School of Business Administration) and Michael; a daughter, Ann; and five grandchildren.
JOSIE HARPER
Director of Athletics
JoAnn "Josie" Harper, a prominent figure in collegiate athletics and a highly regarded coach who was named senior associate director of athletics at Dartmouth in 1999, is the Big Green's director of athletics and recreation.
Harper is Dartmouth's seventh athletic director and the first woman to hold this position both at Dartmouth and in the Ivy League.
Harper joined the Dartmouth staff in July, 1981, as head coach of women's lacrosse. In July, 1987 she assumed additional responsibilities as assistant director of athletics for intercollegiate programs, where she developed and administered recruiting support for coaches and served as liaison to the Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program, among other duties. In July, 1990, she was promoted to associate director of athletics while continuing to coach women's lacrosse.
Harper relinquished her coaching duties in June, 1992, to concentrate full-time on her growing administrative responsibilities. In 11 seasons as coach of Dartmouth women's lacrosse, she led her teams to a record of 88-69 overall, 37-28 in the Ivy League.
She was promoted to senior associate director of athletics in June, 1999, and in that capacity has been responsible for long-range planning, scheduling, recruiting, budget, alumni relations and event management for all of Dartmouth's varsity athletic teams.
As senior associate director, Harper has also represented athletics on numerous Dartmouth committees as well as with numerous national and regional organizations, including the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA).
A graduate of West Chester University, Harper has also figured prominently as a lacrosse coach on the national and international level. In 1986, she coached the U.S. World Cup team, and she assisted with the 1982 United States team that won the World Championship in England.
In May, 1999, she was inducted into Dartmouth's "Wearers of the Green," a celebration every five years that salutes outstanding Big Green coaches and athletes. Harper was honored in the category of coaching a national or Olympic team.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Robert Ceplikas '78 Deputy Director |
Brian Austin Sr. Associate Director of Athletics |
Diane Armento Assistant Director |
Trevor Carlson Assistant Director of Athletics |
Kathy Slattery Sports Information Director Golf Contact |