Milton A. Gordon
President, California State University, Fullerton
Education
B.S., Xavier University of Louisiana, mathematics and secondary education (1957)
M.A., University of Detroit, mathematics (1960)
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, mathematics (1968)
Postgraduate work: Harvard University, Institute for Educational Management (1984)
Professional Background
California State University, Fullerton: President and Professor of Mathematics (1990- )
Sonoma State University: Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Mathematics (1986-90)
Chicago State University: Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Mathematics (1978-86)
Project Director, Title III, Strengthening Development Institutions Program, HEW (1980-82)
Loyola University of Chicago: Director, Afro-American Studies Program (1971-77) and Assoc.
Professor of Mathematics (1966-77)
Mathematics Instructor, Illinois Institute of Technology, and elementary and secondary school teacher in the Chicago Public School System (1962-66)
University of Chicago: Mathematician, Laboratory of Applied Sciences (1959-62)
Recent Professional Activities
National
Member, U.S. Army ROTC program Subcommittee
Member, Governing Board, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
National Collegiate Athletic Association: Chair, Baseball Research Panel; Committee to Study Division I Basketball Issues; Presidents Commission; Executive Committee, Board of Directors NCAA Division I; National Task Force on Gender Equity; Presidential Search Committee; Board Task Force
American Association of State Colleges and Universities: Committee on Access and Inclusion; Chair, Task Force on Emerging Issues in Higher Education; Working Group on Access, Inclusion and Affirmative Action; Committee on International Education; representative for California universities
Board of Directors, Associated Western Universities, Inc.
American Council on Education: Commission on Leadership Development
Board of Directors, Interactive Mathematics Project to Improve the Teaching of Mathematics
Board of Directors, American Association of University Administrators
Chairman, Board of Directors, American Conference of Academic Deans
Executive Committee, National Association of Boards of Education
State and Local
Chair, CSU Admissions Advisory Committee
Member, CSU San Marcos Presidential Search Committee
Chair, CSU Commission on Institutional Management and Information Technology
Chair, CSU Task Force on Systemwide Technology Application Project
Governing Board, The CSU Alliance for Minority Participation
CSU Management Advisory Group for all Collective Bargaining Units
Board of Directors, California Coalition for Mathematics
Chair, CSU Systemwide Committee on the Impact and Redirection of Students (1988-89)
CSU Commission on the Older, Part-Time Student (1988-90)
CSU Task Force for the Recruitment and Retention of High Quality Faculty
(1987-88)
University Project Director for Title III Program to Improve Student Retention
CSU Systemwide Committee to Evaluate Non-Traditional Programs in Universities
Recent Civic Activities
Orange County Workforce Investment Board
Board of Directors, El Dorado Bank
Board of Trustees, St. Jude Medical Center
Board of Trustees, South Coast Repertory
Boy Scouts of America, Orange County Council
Board of Directors, Orange County Business Council
Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Board of Advisors, Partnership 2010 (a coalition planning for Orange County's economic growth)
Board of Directors, Pacific Symphony Orchestra
Board of Directors, Orange County Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, Fullerton Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors, United Way of Orange County
Board of Directors, YMCA of Orange County
World Affairs Council of Orange County
Executive Council, United Way of Orange County
Board of Governors, The National Conference for Community and Justice, Orange County
Board of Governors, Orange County Community Foundation
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Honors and Awards (Partial List)
Educational Partnership Award, Orange County Business Council
Cesar Chavez Community Service Award, Hispanic Bar Association (1999)
National Conference for Community and Justice 2000 Humanitarian Award
Profiled in the Orange County Business Journal as one of the 50 most influential business people
Manager of the Year Award, Society for the Advancement of Management, Orange Co. Chapter (1998)
African American Citizens of Distinction Award, NAACP (1998)
Education Award, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
North Orange County YMCA Humanitarian of the Year award
Tree of Life award, Jewish National Fund; establishment of the Milton A. Gordon Water Project in Ein Hanatziv, Israel (1994)
Distinguished Service Award, Orange County Black Chamber of Commerce
Access Greater Los Angeles "Success Guide," selected for Top Achievement for Black Excellence in
Los Angeles for Outstanding Contributions in the Community
Honor Milton A. Gordon Day at Chicago State University (1992)
Selected as Administrator of the Year, Chicago State University (1979)
Appointed Honorary Admissions Counselor for the United States Naval Academy (1979)
American Academy for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Foundation, Treatment
and Critical Evaluation of Experimental Data, Miami University (1975)
Professional Organizations
Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
California Coalition for Mathematics
American Conference of Academic Deans
American Association of Higher Education
American Council on Education
American Association of University Professors
American Mathematical Association
Association of Institutional Research
Phi Delta Kappa Educational Society
Consultantships (Partial list)
Lecturer, Harvard University, New Presidents Program
Co-Chair, Evaluation Team, Western Association of Schools and Colleges for the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
Member, Evaluation Team, Western Association of Schools and Colleges for United States International University (1989) and for CSU San Marcos (1990)
Member, Evaluation Team, North Central Association for Central Missouri State University (1984) and for Tilden High School (1983)
Evaluator, Graduate and Professional Programs, Title IX, U.S.Department of Education (1983 and 1984)
Evaluator, Strengthening Development Institutions Program, Title III, U.S. Department of Education (1982 and 1985)
Educational Consultant, Better Boys Foundation of Chicago (1976)
Statistical Consultant for a variety of business corporations
Evaluation committees for a variety of universities and secondary schools
Papers and Presentations (Partial List)
"The Impact of Desegregation on Historically Black Colleges," presentation to American Association of Higher Education, March 1987, M. Gordon and M. Burger
"Obstacles to the Advancement of Women in Higher Education Administration," presentation to Women in Higher Education Conference, January 1987, M. Gordon and M. Faulwell
"An Analysis of Career Paths of Male and Female Academic Deans," presentation to National Association for Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors, March 1986, M. Gordon and M. Faulwell
Commencement Address, Chicago State University, July 22, 1985
Discussant Leader, Association of American Colleges Report on "Project on Redefining the Meaning and Purpose of Baccalaureate Degrees," February 11, 1985
"A Comparison of Males and Females in Higher Education Administration," presentation to National Conference of Women in Higher Education, January 1985, M. Gordon and M. Faulwell
The Humanities and Careers in Business," discussant, Association of American Colleges, April 1983
"Critical Legal Issues Facing the Academic Dean," panelist, American Conference of Academic Deans, January 1983
Publications (Partial List)
With Margaret Faulwell Gordon, "Finding a Balance," New Directors for Higher Education, Leadership Transitions: The New College President, No. 93
With Margaret Faulwell, "A Comparison of Males and Females in Higher Education Administration," ERIC document number ED253183, June 1985
"An Analysis of Enrollment Data for Black Students in Institutions of Higher Education, from 1940-72," The Journal of Negro Education, Spring 1976
"Correlation Between High School Performance and ACT and SAT Test Scores by Race and Sex," College and University, the Journal of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Fall 1976
"Correlation and Regression for ACT and SAT Test Scores," College and University, the Journal of The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Fall 1974
Personal Data
Married: Margaret Faulwell Gordon
Children: Patrick, Michael, Vincent