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Mr. Nicholson was elected to the Board of Directors in 2004. Mr. Nicholson served in the US Navy during WWII from 1942-1946. He graduated with an AB in History and Philosophy in 1950 from Wesleyan University. He received an MA in Cultural Anthropology from Syracuse University in 1956 and received a PhD. in the Sociology of Large Scale Organizations/Japanese and Chinese Cultures from Michigan State University in 1971. From 1956-1962 Mr. Nicholson was Director of World Vision Japan. From 1963-1971 he served as the Academic Dean, Lansing Community College Michigan; 1971-1973 President, Daily College-Chicago; 1973-1976 President, Southern Nevada Community College, Las Vegas; 1976-1985 President, Mount Hood Community College-Oregon; 1985-1990 President, Oakland Community College-Michigan; 1990-1992 Chancellor, Higher Colleges of Technology Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates;1992-1994 Christian College Coalition Oregon; 1994-1999 Senior Fellow for Higher Education-Murdock Charitable Trust Vancouver, Washington. Mr. Nicholson has served on various other boards throughout the years, including Mercy Corps International (International Relief and Development); Pontiac, Michigan Manpower Development Authority; American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC; and the World Affairs Council Japan/America Society. Mr. Nicholson served in the Armed Services during WWII, after which he attended college to eventually receive a PhD from Michigan State University.
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