Mark Huddleston

Mark W. Huddlestonwas the 19th president of theUniversity of New Hampshire(UNH), having been elected to that position on April 18, 2007.

Mark Huddleston
19th President of theUniversity of New Hampshire
In office 2007–2018
Preceded by	Ann Weaver Hart
Succeeded by	James W. Dean Jr.
President ofOhio Wesleyan University
In office 2004–2007
Personal details
Alma mater	University at Buffalo(B.A.) University of Wisconsin–Madison(M.A.,Ph.D.)

Biography

Huddleston received his bachelor's degree inpolitical sciencefrom theUniversity at Buffalo, The State University of New Yorkin 1972. He earned his master's and doctoral degrees in political science from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madisonin 1973 and 1978 respectively. He has worked extensively inBosniaandKazakhstanforUSAIDand theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europein Europe. He also has managed programs for theUnited States Information AgencyinSlovenia,Mexico,Botswana,South Africa,andZimbabwe.He has published several articles on consensus building in higher education, and several books on the Americancivil service.Huddleston took up the position at UNH after stepping away from his post as the 15th president ofOhio Wesleyan University.

Huddleston specializes inpublic administration,a field in which he has published widely, focusing on the seniorfederalcareer service and a variety ofinternational issues.Before going to Ohio Wesleyan, Huddleston served in the faculty of theUniversity of Delawarefor 24 years, ultimately as the dean of the college of arts and sciences.Huddleston has been an active consultant for both theU.S. governmentand international organizations in the past. He worked previously in theBalkans,southernAfrica,and central and southeastAsia.He gainedinternational developmentexperience inBosniaas an advisor on rebuilding financial and administrative infrastructures following theDayton Accords.Prior to assuming his current position, Huddleston served as the president ofOhio Wesleyan University,located inDelaware, Ohio,from 2004 to 2007.

Huddleston was the highest-paid public employee in the state of New Hampshire in 2016, with a salary of $492,800. Huddleston earned $385,000 in base pay during the 2013-14 year — plus an additional $94,710 in bonus pay, his total compensation was $479,710.

On May 3, 2017, the university announced that Huddleston would retire from his position at the end of the 2017-2018 school year.It was announced in the spring of 2018 that James W. Dean Jr. would succeed Huddleston as President, having previously served as executive vice chancellor and provost atUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,where he is also a professor oforganizational behavior.

Bibliography

• Huddleston, Mark (1987).The Government's Managers: Report of the Twentieth Century Fund Task Force on the Senior Executive Service.Priority Press Publications.ISBN0-87078-213-4.
• Huddleston, Mark; William W. Boyer (1995).The Higher Civil Service in the United States: Quest for Reform.Pittsburgh:University of Pittsburgh Press.ISBN0-8229-3906-1.
• Huddleston, Mark; Dennis L. Dresang (2006).The Public Administration Workbook(fifth ed.).Longman.ISBN0-321-27335-4.

External links

• UNH President's Office
• Full list of University Presidents (including interim Presidents),University of New Hampshire Library
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