J. Matthew Simon, Ph. D.

August 1995 – Present

Distinguished Service Professor, Point Park College
Adjunct Professor, School of Education
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
University of Pittsburgh
Institute Associate, Institute for Higher Education Management
University of Pittsburgh

June 1995 – August 1996

Visiting Scholar, School of Education
Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
University of Pittsburgh

June 1986 – June 1995

President, Point Park College

Education

1963 – 1969
University of Pittsburgh –Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry

1959-1963
Albright College –B.S. Chemistry (major)/Mathematics (minor)

Postdoctoral studies and continuing education include Financial Administration and Institutional Instruction and the Educational Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Governance for Nonprofit Excellence, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

Activities/Affiliations

Community College of Allegheny College, Board of Trustees – Vice-Chairman of the board, service on the Academic and Student Policies Committee, and the Committee on Trustee Organization and Governance (ad hoc), Chair of the Personnel Committee and the Presidential Search Committee in 2003.

NEED (Negro Education Emergency Drive) – Board of Trustees 00 Board Chairman, service on the Executive Committee and the Finance Committee.

Areas of Interest

Strategic governance systems for non-profits; new directions and models for governance and professional leadership in a changing educational environment, community support systems for post secondary education; the role of small to midsize institutions in the 21st century. Current sabbatical activity – development of a graduate course for journalists on current issues in science and technology.