Foundation President Ed Whipple

Ed Whipple has served as Vice President for Student Affairs and adjunct associate professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State University since 1994. He has an undergraduate degree from Willamette University, an M.A. from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. from Oregon State University. He studied as an undergraduate and graduate student in France. He has held numerous positions in student affairs, including Greek Affairs Coordinator, Associate Dean of Students, Dean of Students, and Vice President for Student Affairs. He began his career in education as a high school English and French teacher and swim and track coach. Ed has taught higher education graduate courses, undergraduate English courses, and courses in speech communications.

Involvement in professional associations includes leadership positions in the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), and the Ohio Association of Personnel Administrators (OASPA). NASPA leadership positions include election as Region V Vice President before his move to Ohio. He is currently the NASPA Foundation Vice President and serves on the NASPA Journal editorial board. He served as Stevens Institute director in 2001 and 2003 and as a Board member of the James E. Scott National Academy for Leadership & Executive Effectiveness. In addition, he has served as NASPA's state coordinator for both Alabama and Montana and as the Region V Newsletter editor. He participated in the September 1995 NASPA France Exchange. Ed is chair-elect of the NASULGC Council on Student Affairs and he served two terms as OASPA president.

Ed is a frequent consultant on other campuses evaluating student services programs and is a member of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges accrediting association. Ed has been invited to speak at various national and international meetings, including the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services and the Australian/New Zealand Student Services Association, regarding various aspects of student affairs programs and services.

Ed is the author of various refereed journal articles and book chapters pertaining to different aspects of student life. He is the editor of the monograph, New Challenges for Greek Letter Organizations: Transforming Fraternities and Sororities into Learning Communities and most recently has updated two chapters in the third edition of Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education.

A frequent presenter and discussant at professional meetings regarding Greek letter organization life, Ed also has served as International President of Phi Delta Theta and is currently National President of Order of Omega, the national fraternity sorority honorary with over 300 collegiate chapters in the United States.