Curriculum Vitae
LOU ANNA KIMSEY SIMON
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
1974 Doctor of Philosophy (Higher Education), Michigan State University
1970 Master of Science (Student Personnel and Counseling), Indiana State University
1969 Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics), Indiana State University
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY:
President (January 2005–2018)
Dr. Simon was the principal executive officer of the university, elected by and serving at the pleasure of the MSU Board of Trustees. She was, ex officio, a member of the Board of Trustees without the right to vote, and its sole administrative officer. She presided at meetings of the board and has the authority and performs the duties usually attached to the office as presiding officer. In addition, she served as a member of the MSU Foundation Board and on the MSU College of Law Board.
Interim President (April–Sept. 2003)
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (1993–2004)
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (1992–1993); Associate Provost (1987–1992); Assistant Provost for General Academic Administration (1981–1987)
Office of the President (1978–1981); Office of Institutional Research (1974–1978)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY:
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor (appointed 2017)
Professor, Educational Administration (appointed 1984)
Associate Professor, Office of Institutional Research (1979 - 1984)
Assistant Professor, Office of Institutional Research (1974 – 1979)
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
Current Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship
Current American Council on Education (ACE)
• National Challenge for Higher Education Committee
Current Anchor Institutions Task Force Board
Current APLU Commission - The Challenge of Change: Engaging Public Universities to Feed the World
• Executive Committee
Current Aspen Institute
• Invited Participant in "The Future of the College Presidency"
Current Association of American Universities (AAU)
• Past President
• Board of Directors
• Internationalization Committee
Current Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)
Current Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU)
Current Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C)
• Executive Committee
Current Business Leaders for Michigan
• Board of Directors
• Executive Committee
Current Centurion Medical Products
• Board of Directors
Current Council on Competitiveness
• Executive Committee
• U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative (USMCI)
Current Council on Foreign Relations
Current Detroit Economic Club
• Board of Directors
Current Detroit Innovation District Advisory Committee
Current Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Advisor Committee
Current Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
• Board of Directors
Current Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP)
Current Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities, Inc. (MUCIA)
• Chair
Current Michigan Association of State Universities
Current National Commission on Financing 21st Century Higher Education
Current National Football Foundation
• Board of Directors
Current National Security Higher Education Advisory Board
• Chair
Current Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
• Executive Committee
Current Universities Research Association, Inc.
• Executive Chair, Board of Trustees
• Vice Chair, Fermi Research Alliance Board of Directors
Past Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit Branch
• Chair, Board of Directors
Past National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I
• Board of Directors
• Executive Committee, appointed Chair in August 2012, through August 2014
• Academic Performance Program Historical Penalties Appeals Subcommittee
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
“Public Research Universities: Serving the Public Interest in Michigan,” with Mark S. Schlissel, Mary Sue Coleman, Patrick Doyle, and M. Roy Wilson. In The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Bulletin. Vol. LXIX, No. 4. Summer 2016.
“From Land-Grant to a ‘World-Grant’ University: Musings of a State University President.” in “View from Out Here.” International Educator Vol XXII, No. 5. NAFSA. September/October, 2013.
“From a Land-Grant to a World-Grant Ideal: Extending Public Higher Education Core Values to a Global Frame,” with John Hudzik. In Precipice or Crossroads? Where America’s Great Public Universities Stand and Where They Are Going Midway through Their Second Century, Eds. Dan Mark Fogel and Elizabeth Malson-Huddle. Albany: University of New York, 2012.
“Boldness for the World: Advancing the Frontiers of Knowledge in Times of Economic and Social Turmoil.” The Presidency, Winter, 2011.
“World Grant Universities: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century.” Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning. September/October, 2010.
“The Federal Role in Supporting Public Universities’ Global Missions.” Metropolitan Policy Program. Washington, DC :Brookings Institute, September 2010.
“Engaged Scholarship in Land-Grant and Research Universities.” In H. E. Fitzgerald, C. Burack, & S. Seifer (Eds.). Handbook of Engaged Scholarship: Contemporary Landscapes, Future Directions: Vol. 1. Institutional Change. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2010.
“Embracing the World Grant Ideal: Affirming the Morrill Act for a Twenty-first-century Global Society.” East Lansing: Michigan State University, 2009.
Learning to Serve: Promoting Civil Society through Service Learning. Ed. with Maureen E. Kenny, Karen Brabeck, and Richard M. Lerner. Norwell: Kluwer Academic Publishers, June, 2002.
“A Provost’s Perspective: Constructive and Complex Tensions in the Art of Engagement,” Journal of Public Service and Outreach, 1999.
“Fostering Community Guardianship: Serving Children and Families through Community-University Partnership.” with Lorilee Sandmann. Serving Children and Families through Community-University Partnerships: Success Stories. Eds. T. Chibucos and B. Lerner. Norwell: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
“Creating Outreach Universities: Challenges and Choices,” with Richard M. Lerner and Darcy B. Mitchell. Universities and Communities: Remaking Professional and Interprofessional Education for the Next Century. Eds. J. McCroskey and S. Einbinder. Westport: Greenwood, 1999.
University-Community Collaborations for the Twenty-First Century: Outreach Scholarship for Youth and Families. Ed. with Richard M. Lerner. New York: Garland, 1998.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
December 13, 2016 “5th Global Forum of Leaders for Agriculture and Science and Technology.” Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lingshui, China.
November 16, 2015 “Diversity, Inclusion and Free Speech.” Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, Indianapolis, IN.
January 26, 2015 “Global Conference on Inland Fisheries.” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Headquarters, Rome, Italy.
June 27, 2014 “Kindred Spirits.” Awards Ceremony Address, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Loughry, Ireland
April 26, 2008 “The 21st Century Citizen Scholar.” Commencement Address, Grand Valley State University, Allendale Charter Township, Michigan
February 8, 2007 "Boldness in a Time of Challenge." Founders' Day State of the University Address, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
November 15, 2005 “Teachers for a New Era: More than a Project—A New World View.” Keynote Presentation, TNE Learning Network Meeting (Annenberg Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Academy for Educational Development), Chicago
November 4, 2005 “Now More Than Ever: Higher Education for the Public Good.” CIC Faculty Leadership Luncheon, MSU
November 2, 2005 “Higher Education at a Crossroad.” Higher Education Leaders’ Issues Panel, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
September 8, 2005 “Boldness By Design.” Academic Convocation Sesquicentennial Address, MSU
April 28, 2005 “Leadership in the 21st Century: The Revolutionary Vision.” 2005 International Athena Leadership Conference, Chicago
February 11, 2005 “The Next Bold Experiment: A Land-Grant Revolution for the World.” Founders’ Day Celebration, MSU
November 16, 2004 “Partnerships and the President’s Perspective: Marketing the University of the Future Today.” 15th Annual Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education, American Marketing Association, San Diego
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS:
The Higher Learning Commission: Board of Trustees Nominating Committee, 2018
Michigan Business Hall of Fame, 2018
MSU Council of Graduate Students Circle Award, 2017
Michigan Campus Compact John DiBiaggio Beacon Award for Presidential Leadership, 2017
Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame, 2016
Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship, 2016
Honorary Degree, University of Michigan, 2013
Honorary Degree, Grand Valley State University, 2008
ATHENA Award, Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2005
Crystal Apple Award, MSU College of Education and the Richard Lee Featherstone Society, 1999
Distinguished Member for Outstanding Scholarship, Leadership and Service Award, The National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 1999
Spirit of Detroit Award, Detroit City Council, 1999