Jill Tiefenthaler

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Jill Tiefenthaler
13th President of Colorado College
In office
July 2011 – July 2020
Preceded byDick Celeste
Succeeded by Mike Edmonds & Robert Moore (Acting)
Personal details
Born1965 (age 55–56)
Iowa, U.S.
EducationSaint Mary's College (BA)
Duke University (MA, PhD)

Jill Tiefenthaler (born 1965) is an American academic and economist who was the 13th president of Colorado College from July 2011 to 2020.[1] Previously, she was provost of Wake Forest University.[2]

Early life and education[]

Tiefenthaler is the daughter of a popcorn farmer[1] from Breda, Iowa. In 1987, she earned her bachelor's degree in economics from Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana. She received her master's and doctoral degrees in economics from Duke University in 1989 and 1991, respectively.[3]

Career[]

Tiefenthaler joined the faculty of Colgate University in Hamilton, New York in 1991. Eventually becoming professor of economics and senior adviser to the president, she chaired the economics department from 2000 to 2003, and from 2003 to 2006 she served as associate dean of the faculty. In 2010 she was inducted as a faculty/staff initiate of Omicron Delta Kappa at Wake Forest University.

Tiefenthaler is a scholar in the discipline of the economics of higher education.[4]

Colorado College[]

During her first year at Colorado College, Tiefenthaler undertook a "Year of Listening" to gather broad community input about the college's strengths, challenges, and opportunities.[5] Over the year, she visited Colorado Springs, Boulder, Denver, Boston, Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Greenwich, Connecticut, and New York to gather over 2,000 comments about what makes Colorado College a distinct liberal arts college. She then went on to be president, where she earned the loving nickname Chief Tief from students.

National Geographic Society[]

On January 14th, 2020, Tiefenthaler announced she would be stepping down as president of Colorado College to become CEO of the National Geographic Society.[6]

Personal life[]

Tiefenthaler is married to Kevin Rask, an economics research professor at Colorado College. They have two children.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Tosches, Rich (September 26, 2012). "From tears to hopes at CC". Colorado Springs Independent. The Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  2. ^ "Woman of Influence: Jill Tiefenthaler". 2012-09-21.
  3. ^ http://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/presidentsoffice/bio.dot
  4. ^ "Economics and Affordability | the Future of the Liberal Arts College".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Colorado College president's double duty benefits class". 2012-02-18.
  6. ^ "CC President Jill Tiefenthaler Named Head of National Geographic Society • Colorado College". Colorado College. 14 January 2020.
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