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Dr. Courtice

Thomas B. Courtice assumed the presidency of Academic Search on July 1, 2008, after serving for four years as senior consultant.  Prior to joining Academic Search, he served a total of 27 years in the academic presidency:  Ohio Wesleyan University (1994-2004), West Virginia Wesleyan College (1986-94), and Westbrook College (1977-86).  Earlier he served in a variety of faculty and administrative positions over a ten year period at Hamline University (Vice President of University Affairs, Assistant to the President, and Instructor in Economics).

Among Courtice’s professional involvements have been serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Committees of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Foundation for Independent Higher Education, and the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church; Board of Directors, Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators; Consultant Evaluator, North Central Association; Board of Trustees, Council for Ethics in Economics; Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges; North Coast Athletic Conference; Five Colleges of Ohio Consortium.  He has also been active in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), having served as Chair of the Division III Presidents’ Council (2001) and as a member of the NCAA Executive Committee (1999-2001).

Courtice has been an invited speaker or presenter at national meetings of several higher education professional organizations.  In the last 12 months he has participated in AGB’s National Conference on Trusteeship, CIC’s President’s Institute, and ACE’s Advancing to the Presidency Seminar. 

Courtice recently served on the Board of Trustees at Ripon College (WI), Hilbert College (NY),  and he continues on the Advisory Board of the Appalachian College Association.

Dr. Courtice graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. in Mathematics. He  holds the M.B.A. in Organizational Behavior from Indiana University and  Ph.D. in Education and American Studies from the University of Minnesota.