Independent Education Management Professional
Greenville, South Carolina Area
- Past
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- President at American University
- President at The National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences
- Associate Professor and Founding Head, Department of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Education
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- Baylor University
- Duke University
- Southern Seminary
- Industry
- Education Management
Benjamin Ladner’s Summary
Ben Ladner’s education began in the public schools of Mobile, AL, after which he attended Baylor University on a basketball scholarship. He graduated in 1963 with a B.A. degree. Following his interests in philosophy and religion, he graduated from Southern Seminary in Kentucky in 1966 and moved to Durham, NC to attend Duke University for graduate studies. His dissertation was an in-depth exploration of the poetry and epistemology of the poet/thinker Elizabeth Sewell. He received his Ph.D. in 1970.
He taught philosophy and religion at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro for more than a decade before moving to the presidency of the National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences in 1980. This prestigious organization, founded by Phi Beta Kappa and several other leading academic agencies, worked in every state and at every level of education.
In 1994, Ladner became president of American University, which was beset by countless problems from presidential leadership to funding, from enrollments to accreditation. By the time of his departure in 2005, the school had become an international leader in global education and Ladner’s administration had engineered historic records in every area throughout the university, including academic quality, national educational rankings, athletic championships, fundraising, endowment growth, enrollment numbers and quality, campus renovation, diversity of students and faculty, and alumni support.
Benjamin Ladner’s Specialties:
International relations and the role of higher education; education administration; religion and contemporary culture; and NCAA collegiate athletics.
Benjamin Ladner’s Experience
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President
American University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1994 — 2005 (11 years )
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President
The National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences
(Education Management industry)
1980 — 1994 (14 years )
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Associate Professor and Founding Head, Department of Religious Studies
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
(Higher Education industry)
1969 — 1980 (11 years )
Benjamin Ladner’s Education
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Baylor University
B.A. , 1963
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Duke University
Ph.D. , Religion
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Southern Seminary
B.D. ,
Additional Information
Benjamin Ladner’s Groups:
Former member of the board: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; North Carolina Society for Autistic Children. Additional membership: American Academy of Religion; American Philosophical Association; International Association of University Presidents.
Benjamin Ladner’s Honors:
Honorary Doctorates: Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA); Sookmyung Women’s University (Seoul, Korea); Tashkent State Economic University (Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Benjamin Ladner’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
