Dr. Cindy Gnadinger

Dr. Cindy Gnadinger became Carroll University's 15th president on July 1, 2017. Read more about her career experience and previous accomplishments below.

Education

• University of Louisville, Ed.D., 2001
• University of Louisville, M.Ed., 1995
• Western Kentucky University, B.S., 1989

Positions in Higher Education

• Carroll University, Waukesha, Wis.
• 2017-Present
• President

• Bellarmine University, Louisville, Ky.
• 2016-2017
• Executive Consultant—Office of the President

• St. Catharine College, St. Catharine, Ky.
• 2014-2016
• President
• Provost

• William Peace University, Raleigh, N.C.
• 2013-2014
• Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor

• Bellarmine University, Louisville, Ky.
• 2000-2013
• Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
• Dean, School of Education
• Director of Graduate Education Programs
• Assistant/Associate Professor

• University of Louisville, Louisville, Ky.
• 1994-2000
• Faculty Liaison
• Adjunct Faculty

Professional Training and Certifications

2013

• Senior Leadership Academy-Council on Independent Colleges — Washington, D.C.

2012

• The Principles and Techniques of Fundraising — Indianapolis, Ind.
  • The Lily Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI (Certificate Program)

• Title IX Coordinator Training — San Antonio, Texas
  • Association of Title IX Administrators (Certificate Program)

2008

• AACTE’s New Deans’ Institute — Anchorage, Alaska

Professional Memberships (past and present)

• National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (NAICU)
• Council on Independent Colleges (CIC)
• National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)
• Association for Title IX Administrators (ATIXA)
• American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE)
• Assoc. of Ind. Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE)
• American Educational Researchers Association (AERA)
• National Reading Conference (NRC)
• International Reading Association (IRA)

Professional and Community Service

• Board Member, United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties, 2020-present
• Board Member, Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, 2019-present
• Member of La Casa de Esperanza’s Advisory Board, 2018-present
• Member of the Dominican Roundtable, Springfield, Ky., 2014-2016
• Member of the CRC, Cooperating Raleigh Colleges, Raleigh, N.C., 2013-2014
• National appointment to serve as AACTE Leadership Academy Faculty, 2010-2013
• Served on accreditation site visits for SACS-COC, 2011-2014
• Member of Kentucky Shakespeare Board of Directors, Louisville, Ky., 2008-2012
• Served as a Kentucky Board of Examiner for state accreditation/ NCATE visits, 2007-2010
• Served as the AILACTE Kentucky State Representative for the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education
• Lac Viet Academy Board Member, Louisville, Ky., 2007-2010
• Named to the Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame Selection Committee, 2009-2013
• Served on the Kentucky Reading Journal Editorial Board, 2008-2010
• Association for Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) appointed representative for Collaborative Center for Literacy Development (CCLD) Advisory Board, 2003-2004
• Ursuline-Pitt Academy Board Member, Louisville, Ky., 2002-2003
• Title II Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant Advisory Committee, 2003-2004

Awards and Recognition

• 2020 Women of Influence—Milwaukee Business Journal
• 2013 Fulbright Award—International Education Administrators Program, France
• 2013 Inductee into the Bullitt Central High School Hall of Fame, Ky.
• 2013 Named one of the “Women Who Inspire”—Lou. Chapter of Women in Admin., Ky.
• 2010 Alumnus of the Year, Bullitt Central High School, Ky.
• 2007 Recipient of the President’s Faculty Merit Award, Bellarmine University
• 2006 Recipient of the Provost’s Faculty Merit Award, Bellarmine University
• 2003 Recipient of the Patriotic Employer award from the U.S. Department of Defense