1958: Born in Iowa City, Iowa
1967: Moved to Columbia in the fourth grade
1980: Graduated with bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri's business school
1980: Began career at IBM, he served as a sales representative in Jefferson City and manager in Kansas City; vice president and worldwide leader of the Enterprise Resource Planning Unity; partnership executive for University of Missouri and Cerner
1992: Married wife, Molly
1995: Selected to participate in Harvard’s Advanced Management Program
1999: Named vice president and general manager of global distribution center for IBM
2000: Served as executive vice president of Covansys, a global consulting and technology services company, specializing in outsourcing of personnel and services, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich.
2003: Joined Novell as vice president and general manager of the Southeast region
2005: Graduated from Harvard’s Advanced Management Program and International Senior Management Program
2006: Vice president and general manager of East Region of Novell Americas
Oct. 24, 2007: Appointed president of Novell Americas, a software company in Waltham, Mass. Press release announcing his appointment
Dec. 13, 2011: Named 23rd UM System president
Feb. 15, 2012: Will begin serving as UM System president
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