Henry Lindborg, Ph.D.

CEO of National Institute for Quality, Consulting Firm, Graduate Professor at Marian College in Fon du Lac, WI in Leadership and Quality
hlindbor@powercom.net

Dr. Henry J. (Hank) Lindborg is a professor of leadership studies and consultant. He has worked with the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) since its inception in 1999, facilitating its original design team, contributing to development of survey instruments, forums, seminars, and workshops, as well as serving as a senior reviewer for all of the program’s action projects and lead facilitator and designer of its Strategy Forum..

 

Dr Lindborg is also a designer of the Quality Opportunity Index (QUOIN) survey and the Leadership Circle, a 360-degree leadership assessment instrument, and consults on leadership, strategic planning and values-based management with business, industry and heath care as well as higher education.  His clients range from an Indian nation to large manufacturers and utilities.

 

He has served as a professor, division chair, academic vice president and dean of faculty, senior vice president, and Executive Director of the International Values Institute. Dr. Lindborg founded the graduate programs in organizational leadership and education in which he teaches leadership and values. He also conducts leadership and project management, and career development workshops for higher education and professional societies. He began his career as a professor of literature and holds degrees from Fordham University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

 

A pioneer in introducing quality disciplines to higher education, he helped establish the nation’s first four-year degree in quality management. He writes a regular column on careers for Quality Progress, is a founding member and past Chair of the Education Division of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and has served on the Society’s Education and Training Board. He chaired the E.L. Grant Award Committee, which honors distinguished contributions to quality education.

 

Dr. Lindborg publishes widely on education, quality, and teams. He has authored books on teams and career development.
Daniel M. Litynski, Ph.D.

Director, Division of Undergraduate Education

Education and Human Resources Directorate

National Science Foundation

dlitynsk@nsf.gov

Dan Litynski currently serves with the National Science Foundation (NSF) as Program Director (Physics) and has served as Acting Division Director within the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) under the provisions of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA). He is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western Michigan University (WMU) where he served as Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Interim President. Brigadier General (retired) Litynski served in the US Army in many command, staff, research, and development positions including Head of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at West Point before joining WMU.

Teaching, research, and educational innovations in physics, optics, electrical engineering and computer science are included in numerous publications, awards, and a patent. Education includes Ph.D. and B.S. in Physics (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) and M.S. in Optics (University of Rochester) degrees. National service education includes the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and Bronze Star. Appointed to six honor societies, is a member of seven professional societies, and has several professional honors and awards. Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Past President of the IEEE Education Society.
Robert H. McCabe, Ph.D. Senior Fellow at the League for Innovation in the Community College
Executive Director of the National alliance of Community and Technical Colleges

Dr. McCabe came to Miami-Dade Community College in 1963, during its third year of operation. There, he served as Executive Vice President for 10 years and District President for the remaining 16 years. During this time, he was responsible for planning the buildings on five campuses; he retired in 1995.

Dr. McCabe has received over 50 awards and has been a member of more than 70 commissions and boards. These honors and recognitions include: The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. prize in Education; The College Board Medal for Distinguished Service to Education; the American Association of Community Colleges National Leadership award; and Distinguished Fellow of the Educational Commission of the States.

Since retiring from Miami-Dade Community College, Dr. McCabe has published numerous articles and reports, as well as a video, "What Should Trustees Know about Serving Underprepared Students?" He is the author of No One to Waste, which deals with the national crisis concerning the number of students who are not college-ready and Yes We Can, which features colleges that offer best practices when dealing with underprepared students. Dr. McCabe currently serves on the board of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, as Chair of The Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Community, and as Director of the Bridge Partnership.

Dr. McCabe earned his doctorate in community college leadership from the University of Texas. He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Miami, Barry University and Florida International University.