William Ammentorp Professor emeritus, appointed 1966 140c Wulling Hall billa@umn.edu Phone: 612-625-5257 Fax: 612-624-3377 Mailing address: Dept. of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development 330A Wulling Hall University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 55455-0221

I attended a two-year college, earned an undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics from Carleton College, and then earned my Ph.D. in administration from the University of Chicago. For the last ten years, my interest has primarily been in the design of two-year college structures and the growing phenomena of community colleges as engines of social-economic development. This perspective requires continual redesign of programs and delivery systems that can only be addressed by a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. I am currently writing a design manual for the Minnesota state colleges and university system (MnSCU), and I also do some private work with corporations on quality control and management systems.

Additionally, I’m co-director of the Leadership Academy, the only program in the Midwest geared toward preparing faculty leaders for two-year colleges. During the past decade, more than 70 Leadership Academy graduates have joined community colleges around the region, making the University a major source of influence in this important educational arena. This year’s group will include a significant number of students from the region’s increasingly high-profile Tribal Colleges.

My connection to my field is primarily through my students. I’ve had a long academic career, but I am proud to define myself by my students, not by my publications. They are a continuing source of inspiration to me.

Education

• B.A., Carleton College, 1958 (physics/mathematics)
• Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1964 (administration)

Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa, Carleton College, 1958
• Society of Sigma Xi, Carleton College,1958
• Woodrow Wilson Fellow, University of Colorado, 1959
• Bishop Heffran Award, St. Mary's College, 1983
• Trustee Emeritus, St. Mary's University, 1997

Leadership

• Board of directors, Minn. School District 252, 1970-73
• Board of trustees, St. Mary's College, 1970-1980; chair, 1975-1979
• Board of directors, Sangre de Christo Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1975-79
• Board of trustees, Shattuck St. Mary's School, 1994-present, chair 1996-1998
• Board of directors, National Farm Medicine Center, 1998-2000

Positions

• Admissions counselor, Carleton College, 1958-60
• Assistant director of admissions, University of Chicago, 1960-63
• Dean of students, assistant professor of sociology, Carleton College, 1964-66
• Professor, educational administration, University of Minnesota 1966-present; chair, Department of Educational Policy and Administration. 1994-97; co-director of the Leadership Academy, 1993-present
• Director - UCEA Center for International Development in Educational Administration. 1994 - 97.

Publications: (1994 - present)

Books

Paradigms and parables. (1995) Human Resource Development Press with L. deThomasis

New designs for two year colleges. (1998) National Center for    Research in Vocational Education. With G. Copa.

Referred articles and papers

The decision to die: A qualitative perspective on rural suicide. (1994) In H. McDiffie, et.al. (eds) Agricultural health and safety: Workplace, Environment, Sustainability. Center for Agricultural Medicine. Saskatoon, Canada. With P. Gunderson and T. Morgan.

The design studio. (1995) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the University Council for Educational Administration. Salt Lake City, UT. With T. Schultz, T. Morgan and G. Copa.

Leadership development for international educators. (1995) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Advancement of International Education. New Orleans, LA. With. K.S. Louis.

Qualitative analysis of financial models. (1994) Paper presented at the International System Dynamics Conference. Stirling, Scotland. With T. Morgan. Published in Proceedings.

Quality control in the human services: An exploration of control structures. (1994) Paper presented at the International System Dynamics Conference. Stirling, Scotland. With T. Morgan. Published in Proceedings.

The global electronic community. (1995) Paper presented at the International System Dynamics Conference. Tokyo, JPN.
With T. Morgan and J. Roca. Published as Proceedings.

Human service systems: A theoretical perspective. (1995) Paper presented at the International System Dynamics Conference. Tokyo, JPN. With T. Morgan. Published as Proceedings.

New designs for two-year colleges: Insights for facility planners. (1996) Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society of College and University Planners. Washington, D.C. With G. Copa and B. Jilk.

New designs for two-year institutions of higher education. (1996) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers. Salt Lake City, UT With G. Copa and B. Jilk.

New design for the two year institution of higher education. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for College and University Planning. Chicago, IL. July, 1997. With G. Copa and B. Jilk.

New designs for vocational education and training. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Vocational Education and Training Association. Helsinki, Finland. August, 1997. With G. Copa and B. Jilk.

Visioning a future for the two year college. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Community Colleges. Annaheim, CA. With G. Copa, B. Jilk and S. Krebsbach. April, 1997

New designs for school to work. Paper presented at the annual meeting of The League for Innovation. Annaheim, CA. April, 1997. With G. Copa and B. Jilk.

Qualitative perspectives on social design. Paper presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning. Cape Cod, MA. May, 1998. With T. Morgan.

Designing learning communities. Paper presented at EDINEB Annual Conference. Cleveland, Ohio. September, 1998 With G. Copa and B. Jilk

Designing post-secondary institutions for the 21st. century. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Association for Vocational and Technical Education. Ankara, Turkey. September, 1998 With G. Copa and B. Jilk.

Leading by design. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the League for Innovation. New Orleans, LA. June, 1999.

Designing the collegiate infrastructure. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Post-Secondary International Network. London, England. June, 1999.