Mount Vernon Nazarene University - Faculty, Professors, Academics

Photo of Dr. Margie Bennett Dr. Margie Bennett
margie.bennett@mvnu.edu
(740) 392-6868 Ext. 4121

Education:

Ph.D. University of Illinois, Educational Psychology, 1975.
M.Ed. University of Illinois, Educational Psychology, 1971.
B.A. Olivet Nazarene University, Mathematics, 1969.

MVNU Professional Experience:

Director, Institutional Research and Compliance, 1980-present.
Professor of Mathematics, 1989-present.
Member, President's Administrative Cabinet, 1996-2007.
Executive Assistant to the President, 2004-2007.
University Compliance Officer, 2004-2008.
Title IX Compliance Officer, 1997-2002.
Self-Study Coordinator and Report Editor for HLC/NCA Accreditation Visits, 1987-1989 and 1997-1999.
Self-Study Steering Committee for HLC Accreditation Visit, 2007-2009.

Professional Service, Educational Consulting, and Leadership Experience:

Elected to the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), 2007-2011. (The IAC consists of twenty-six members (twenty HLC consultant-evaluators and six public members) that meet as a decision-making body to review all HLC evaluation team and staff recommendations concerning institutional accreditation of all public and private, 2-year and 4-year institutions located throughout the HLC region.)
Appointed Consultant-Evaluator (since 1989), Reader's Panel (since 1991), Accreditation Review Council (since 1991), Assessment Plan Review Panel (1994-97), and Team Chair (since 2003) of the Peer Review Corps, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC/NCA), 1989-2011.
Elected to the Executive Committee, Central Region, Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), 2008.
Appointed OSBA Representative to the Ohio Department of Education Stakeholders' Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, March 4, 2008.
Appointed MVNU Representative, Governor Strickland's Meeting with College Presidents of Ohio, Columbus, January 22, 2007.
Scholastic Judge, Ohio Junior Miss, February 2000 and 2006.
Participant, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) Conference, Measures that Matter, Chicago, IL, June 9, 2006.
Participant, Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Board Leadership Institute, Columbus, OH, April 28-29, 2006.
Coordinator, MVNU Team Attendance at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Forum, Dallas, TX, March 30-April 1, 2006.
Appointed MVNU Representative, Association for Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio (AICUO) Presidents' Reception, Ohio Statehouse, Columbus, OH, October 2, 2005.
Educational Consultant, Reviewed Measures of College Effectiveness and Assessment Progress of a Private Liberal Arts College in Wisconsin, May-June 2004.
Executive Council, Ohio Association for Institutional Research and Planning (OAIRP), 2002-2006.
Elected Ambassador, Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce, 1999 - present.
Member, Business Advisory Board, SIFE, MVNU, 1996-1998.
Member, Editorial Review Board, Research on Christian Higher Education, 1994 to 2002.
President, Ohio Association for Institutional Research (OAIR), 1992-1993.
Academic Judge, Rolls Royce (formerly, Cooper Energy Services) Scholarship Program, 1988-present.
President, Ohio Conference for College and University Planners (OCCUP), 1987-88.
Consultant, Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory, Kansas City, MO, 1980-82.
Member, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, 1974-present; current Chair, Finance Committee, Alpha Delta State, Alpha Pi Chapter.

Awards and Recognition:

Awarded the Distinguished Board Member award "for 20 years of service to public education and the school children of Ohio," presented by the Ohio School Boards Association at the OSBA Central Region Spring Conference and Dinner, Westerville, Ohio, February 27, 2008.
Awarded certificate for outstanding leadership and service to public schools, the Ohio School Boards Association, January 2008.
Elected to Who's Who in America, 62nd Edition, 2008.
Elected to Who's Who in American Education, 8th Edition, 2007-2008.
Nominee, Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce Athena Award - Outstanding Woman Community Leader, January, 2006.
Awarded the Certificate of Appreciation "In Sincere Appreciation for Exemplary Leadership and Service to Public Schools," Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), January 2006.
Awarded the Certificate of Recognition "for work on the Readers Panels and Review Committees", The Higher Learning Commission - A Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, August 8, 2005.
Awarded a crystal plaque "In Sincere Appreciation for Your Commitment to the Building Project," Twin Oak Elementary School, March 2005.
Awarded Certificate of Appreciation "for Outstanding Dedication to Public Education," Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), January 2004.
Awarded Certificate of Recognition "as a member of the Team Chair Corps," The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), April 1, 2001.
Awarded I21st Century Award for Achievement, International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England, June 1, 2001.
Awarded the Distinguished Service Award "in recognition of exceptional leadership and devoted service," Mount Vernon City Schools, September 22, 2000.
Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1997.
Nominee, the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, 1994.
Awarded two NCA Lapel Pins "in recognition of contribution as a member of the Consultant-Evaluator Corps of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education," North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), 1993 and 1994.

Published Works:

"Student Travel Deepens Education," Ohio School Boards Association Journal, Volume 52, Number 3, April, 2008, pp. 22-23.
Creating an Institutional Culture of Collaboration - Summary of Three-Year Highlights August 1999-August 2002," A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement, Volume 1: Establishing and Sustaining Effective Connections, pp. 49-51, The Higher Learning Commission, Chicago, IL, 2003.
"Practical Advice and Useful Survey Tools to Expedite the Collection of Data and Writing the Self-Study Report and to Set the Stage for Ongoing Improvement: A Private Liberal Arts College Shares Its Knowledge and Experience," NCA - A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement 2000 Edition, pp. 388-391, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 2000.
"The Planning Process at Small Colleges," NCA - A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement 1991 Edition, pp. 29-34, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 1991.
"Utilizing the Office of Institutional Research and Taking Advantage of What You Already Know," NCA - A Collection of Papers on Self-Study and Institutional Improvement 1990 Edition, pp. 19-21, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 1990.
In-house, Mount Vernon Nazarene University annual publication of MVNU Facts Sheets, 1990-91 through present academic year.
"Using SPSS/PC+ to Meet the Challenge of Educational Research Graduate Manual," An Individualized Instructional Module for Use in Educational Statistics and Research Procedures, 86 pp., Mount Vernon Nazarene College, January 1996.
"Meet the Challenge of SPSS/PC+," An Individualized Instructional Module for Use in Elementary Statistics, 84 pp., Mount Vernon Nazarene College, April 1995.
"Instructor's Key - Meet the Challenge of SPSS/PC+," An Individualized Instructional Module for Use in Elementary Statistics, 84 pp., Mount Vernon Nazarene College, April 1995.
Contributor, Statistics Test Items and Solutions, "ACT PEP: Regents College Examination Items," Regents College, The University of the State of New York, 1995.

Professional Presentations and Grant Awards:

Presenter, Faculty Litany, MVNU President's Inauguration, November 9, 2007.
Grant Award, Association for Institutional Research (AIR)-Council of Independent Colleges and Universities (CIC) Grant funded for three MVNU administrators to participate in the Data and Decisions Workshop, October 4-6, 2007, Long Beach, CA.
Presenter, OAIRP Workshop entitled, The Focus Group Method and Its Application in Institutional Research, Ohio Association for Institutional Research and Planning (OAIRP) Fall Conferences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, October 20, 2005 and October 12, 2006.
Panelist, MVNU Women's History Month - Women of the Formative Years, MVNU, March 27, 2006.
Presenter, Federal Grants Writing Workshop, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, September 2005.
Grant Award, US Department of Justice Grant funded attendance at the Department of Justice Faith-Based and Community Organizations Information and Training Conference for Educational Institutions, Miami, FL, June 27-29, 2005.
Presenter, Evaluation of Institutional Research, OAIRP Spring Conference, Miami University, Oxford, OH, April 25, 2004.
Presenter, Two Faculty Workshops Focused on Assessment and Test Construction, Circleville College, Circleville, OH, August 19, 2003.
Co-presenter, Creating an Institutional Culture of Collaboration, 108th Annual Meeting of The Higher Learning Commission, Chicago, IL, April 15, 2003.
Chair and Conference Coordinator, Working Together for Positive Change, Regional Collaboration Conference, sponsored by a grant from the Teagle Foundation, MVNU, Mount Vernon, OH, September 14, 2002.
Co-presenter, Collaboration - Dreaming, Scheming, Achieving, Regional Collaboration Conference, MVNU, Mount Vernon, OH, September 14, 2002.
Presenter, The Development and Effective Use of a Survey Technique for Institutional Self-Study, Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Forum 2000, Cincinnati, OH, May 2000.
Presenter, Mentor Groups for Self-Study Coordinators in the Beginning Stages of Self-Study, NCA Annual Pre-Conference Workshop, Chicago, IL, April 2000.
Grant Award of $305,000 from the Teagle Foundation for a Collaboration Grant entitled, A Model for Creating a Campus-wide Culture of Collaboration at Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Editor; Chair, Collaboration Task Force; Chair, Collaboration Steering Committee 1999-2002.
Discussion Leader, Senior Interview Research on Gender Differences: Proportion of Males versus Females ho Experienced Significant Life-Altering Experiences, Round Table Discussion, Council for Independent Colleges and Universities (CCCU) Annual Assessment Conference, San Diego, CA, October 1999.
Presenter, Business and Education Session, Leadership Knox, MVNU, November 26, 1999.
Presenter, Quality Indicators, Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Conference, Columbus, OH, November 10, 1997.
Keynote Speaker, The Historical Perspective and Longitudinal Data on Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Mount Vernon Rotary Club, Mount Vernon, OH, January 21, 1997.
Panelist, Focus on the 21st Century Student, Plenary Session, Faith, Learning, and Living Conference, Bethany, Oklahoma, June 26, 1996.
Keynote Speaker, Ohio Junior Miss Banquet, Mount Vernon, OH, February 14, 1994.
Televised Participant, Creating a Climate for Change . . . Math Leads the Way, National Video-Conference, Ohio Educational Broadcasting Network, Columbus, OH, October 2, 1993.
Conference Coordinator, Ohio Association for Institutional Research (OAIR) Spring Conference entitled, Student Assessment - The Realities and Dilemmas and Multiculturalism, Columbus, March 8, 1993.
Presenter and Mentor, "Planning and Conducting the Self-Study," Self-Study Coordinators Workshop I, NCA Annual Forum, Chicago, IL, March 17, 1991.
Presenter and Mentor, "Writing the Self-Study Report and Making the Most of the Team Visit," Self-Study Coordinators Workshop II, NCA Annual Forum, Chicago, IL, March 19, 1991.

Church and Community Service

Member, Board of Education, Mount Vernon City Schools, 1988-2011; current Vice President.
Member, Board of Education, Knox County Career Center, 1992-2009; current Vice President.
Student Achievement Liaison, Ohio School Boards Association, the Mount Vernon City Board of Education and the Knox County Career Center Boards of Education Representative, 2000-2006. 2008-present.
Chair, Academic Judges, Knox County Junior Miss 1987-present (with exception of 1995 & 1997).
Chamber Ambassador, Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce, 2003-present.
Chair, Finance Committee, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Alpha Delta State, Alpha Pi Chapter, 2007-2008.
Member, Educational Advisory Council, Mount Vernon City Schools, 2007-present.
Board Member, Knox County Republican Central Committee, 1999-2004.
Member, Educational Advisory Council, Mount Vernon City Schools, 1998-present.
Member, Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees, elected for three 3-year terms, 1997-2005.
Attendee, First Statehouse Education Summit, State Capitol Building, Columbus, OH, March 1, 1999.
Member, Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene, 1998-present; elected delegate to North Central Ohio District Assembly, July 2008; formerly Sunday School Board, Sunday School Convention Delegate, and Choir member.
Coordinator, Teacher Appreciation Breakfast, Hosted by Mount Vernon City Schools, MVNU, June 1993.

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Favorite Scripture Verse:
Philippians 4:4-8
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Past jobs and/or current hobbies unrelated to your profession:

Member, Board of Education, Mount Vernon City Schools, 1988-2011; current Vice President.
Member, Board of Education, Knox County Career Center, 1992-2009; current Vice President.
Student Achievement Liaison, Ohio School Boards Association, the Mount Vernon City Board of Education and the Knox County Career Center Boards of Education Representative, 2000-2006. 2008-present.
Chair, Academic Judges, Knox County Junior Miss 1987-present (with exception of 1995 & 1997).
Chamber Ambassador, Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce, 2003-present.
Chair, Finance Committee, Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Alpha Delta State, Alpha Pi Chapter, 2007-2008.
Member, Educational Advisory Council, Mount Vernon City Schools, 2007-present.
Board Member, Knox County Republican Central Committee, 1999-2004.
Member, Educational Advisory Council, Mount Vernon City Schools, 1998-present.
Member, Mount Vernon-Knox County Chamber of Commerce Board of Trustees, elected for three 3-year terms, 1997-2005.
Attendee, First Statehouse Education Summit, State Capitol Building, Columbus, OH, March 1, 1999.
Member, Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene, 1998-present; elected delegate to North Central Ohio District Assembly, July 2008; formerly Sunday School Board, Sunday School Convention Delegate, and Choir member.
Coordinator, Teacher Appreciation Breakfast, Hosted by Mount Vernon City Schools, MVNU, June 1993.