Marietta College Cabinet
Jean Scott
President
740-376-4701
Office: Irvine
Degrees: A.B. (Westhampton College, University of Richmond), M.A., Ph.D. (Harvard University)
Year appointed: 2000
Before arriving at Marietta College Dr. Scott was the President of Bradford College in Haverhill, Mass. She is an historian by training. A graduate of the University of Richmond, President Scott earned a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in History at Harvard University. She began her career as assistant professor of history at Duke, then became the Director of Undergraduate Admission there.
She continued her work in admission and enrollment management, serving as Dean of Admission at Case Western Reserve University and the College of William and Mary. She gained experience in planning, affirmative action, academic administration and student affairs as Associate Provost at William and Mary, Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services at SUNY Potsdam, and President of Bradford College.
She was appointed the 17th president of Marietta College on July 15, 2000. Her experience as an enrollment manager and her research on the admission process has been the focus of her publications and presentations. She has received the Duke Endowment Teaching Award (1979), and the Duke Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award (1978).
Gamaliel Perruci
Interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty, Dean of McDonough Center and McCoy Professor of Leadership Studies
Dept: McDonough Leadership Program
740-376-4562
Office: MCDH 108
Degrees: Ph.D. in Political Science (University of Florida), 1991; Master's in International Journalism (Baylor University), 1986; Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Journalism (Baylor University)
Year appointed: 1999
A native of Brazil, Dr. Perruci's current research area is the impact of globalization on leadership development. He has been published widely in the area of international politics and Latin American leadership issues.
Aside from teaching and his administrative duties, Dr. Perruci also serves as a consultant to colleges and corporations dealing with international strategic planning. His most recent consulting assignments include a review of the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law (LEL) at the Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.), an evaluation of international initiatives by the Global Leadership Center (GLC) at Ohio University, and an evaluation of the leadership program at Zayed University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
He has been a frequent guest analyst for the London-based BBC World Service and the Paris-based Radio France International broadcast to Brazil. He also serves as the International Leadership Association's Vice President for Internal Affairs and is a review board member of the Journal of Ethics in Leadership, published by Kennesaw State University (Georgia). In the past two years, he has served as a member of the National Selection Committee for the America's Best Leaders Project, a collaboration between the Center for Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School, and U.S. News & World Report.
Dan Bryant
Vice President for Administration and Finance
Dept: Administration Finance
740-376-4718
Office: Irvine
Degrees: Master of General Administration (University of Maryland), Bachelor of Science (Juniata College)
Year appointed: 2001
As the Vice President for Administration/Chief Financial Officer of Marietta College, Mr. Bryant has almost 35 years of experience in administration and business affairs. In 1972, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Juniata College. He received his Master of General Administration from the University of Maryland in 1984.
Mr. Bryant began his career at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. in various positions leading to Director of Business and Operations Services. From 1985 to 1989, he served as Business Manager and Treasurer at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Mo. A career move took Mr. Bryant to Southwestern University where he served as Vice President for Fiscal Affairs from 1989 to 1996.
In 1996, he returned to Washington, D.C. as Associate Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs at Georgetown University Law Center. In 2000, Bryant traveled abroad to the Higher College of Technology in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as the Director of Finance and Administration. He returned to the United States in 2001 and assumed his current role as Vice President for Administration and Finance at Marietta College.
Mr. Bryant and his wife, Evy, are commercial pilots and share ownership of a Piper Cherokee. They are also avid Pittsburgh Pirate fans.
Larry Hiser
Director of Athletics
Dept: Athletics
740-376-4667
Office: DBRC
Degrees: Master of Science in Physical Education/Athletic Administration (Springfield College), Bachelor of Arts in English (Ohio Northern)
Year appointed: 2008
Mr. Hiser joined Marietta College in March of 2008. He directs all functions related to intercollegiate athletics, oversees an NCAA Division III athletics program with 18 varsity sports (nine for both men and women) and the College’s recreation center.
Prior to joining Marietta, Mr. Hiser was the Director of Athletics and Head Baseball Coach at Endicott College in Beverly, Mass., from 1995-2008. He played a critical role in transforming Endicott College from a two-year, women's college to a selective, co-educational four-year college. Under his watch the Gulls won 37 conference championships and participated in 47 NCAA or ECAC tournaments. Endicott also successfully launched new programs for equestrian, lacrosse and football, while improving the facilities that now rank among the finest in New England.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Ohio Northern University in 1987, where he was an all-conference shortstop on the Polar Bears baseball team. He went on to earn a Master of Science in Physical Education/Athletic Administration from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where he was a graduate assistant. He joined Endicott College in the fall of 1994 as the Gulls first baseball coach.
The Oregon, Ohio, native is married to the former Susan Chick. The couple has two children, Dan and Allison.
Lori Lewis
Vice President of Advancement
Dept: Advancement
740-376-4711
Office: Irvine, 3rd Floor
Degrees: BA, MA, Ohio University
Year appointed: 2005
Ms. Lewis joined Marietta College in July of 2005. She directs all functions related to alumni programs, prospect development, fund raising, college relations and the overall advancement of the institution's mission.
Prior to joining Marietta College, Lewis directed the strategic planning, and implementing and executing the management of the fund raising and alumni relations efforts for the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech – the state's leading engineering college, which consists of a dozen departments with some 300 faculty, 5,500 undergraduate majors and 2,000 graduate students.
Before accepting the position at Marietta College, Lewis raised more than $30 million of a $129 million campaign goal in the first 22 months of the silent phase. In addition she was appointed the lead Director of the fund-raising effort for an $85 million university initiative, the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science.
Lewis holds both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Ohio University. Lewis was the Assistant Dean of Development for the Russ College of Engineering & Technology at Ohio University. During her tenure at Russ College she played a role in negotiating the details of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize, one of the top two engineering prizes worldwide. The $5.8 million endowment supports a biennial $500,000 prized awarded by the National Academy of Engineering.
She also worked at Ohio University as the Assistant Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs in the College of Health & Human services. Prior to her fund-raising career Lewis was a classroom teacher and administrator for Athens City and County School Districts and a part-time faculty member at Ohio University's College of Education.
David Rhodes
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Dept: Cabinet
740-376-4503
Office: Irvine
Degrees: MBA (Heidelberg), Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Economics (Thiel)
Year appointed: 2006
As the Vice President of Enrollment Management at Marietta College, Mr. Rhodes has nearly 28 years experience in enrollment and admission in higher education. He joined Marietta College in May 2006.
Most recently, Rhodes served as Vice President for Enrollment at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Ga. His previous experience includes eight years as Vice President for Enrollment at Heidelberg University and 12 years in admission at Thiel College in Pennsylvania, the last three years of that time as Director of Admissions.
Rhodes holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Economics from Thiel College and the Master of Business Administration from Heidelberg.
David and his wife, Bonnie, have three sons.
Robert Pastoor
Vice President for Student Life
Dept: Marietta College Cabinet
740-376-4736
Office: Andrews Hall
Degrees: Doctorate of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Technology Leadership (University of Montana), Master of Education in Counseling (McDaniel College), Bachelor of Science in History and Education (Mount St. Mary's)
Year appointed: 2010
Dr. Pastoor has more than 30 years of student affairs experience in higher education, including 20 years as vice president at four institutions. He also brings a wealth of experience in student life, including the development of first-year seminar programs, campus housing, judicial systems, academic warning programs, and a four-year learning model for student affairs integrated with academic learning outcomes.
He joined Marietta College in January of 2010. At Marietta, he is directly responsible for the direction and management of a comprehensive student affairs program serving 1,500 undergraduate students.
Pastoor, who from 2005-2009 was the President of St. John's Catholic Prep in Frederick, Md., will focus on campus life, residential life, student well-being and health and other areas that impact student success and overall experience.
From 2002-04, Pastoor was Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of San Diego. He was Vice President for Student Life at Carroll College in Helena, Mont., from 1995-2002, and Vice President for Student Affairs at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Md., from 1987-95.
Pastoor is married to Ann Marie Lynch, and they have three children, Thomas, Tully, and Marijka.