Senior AACRAO Consultant Stanley Henderson Receives AACRAO’s Founders Award for Leadership

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AACRAO Senior Consultant Stanley Henderson was presented the Founders Award for Leadership at the 94th AACRAO Annual Meeting. The award is presented for vision, leadership, and longevity of service to the profession. This award is named in honor of those who founded AACRAO to meet the needs of the profession.

Stanley Henderson is Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Life at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where he leads an institution-wide enrollment management and student engagement initiative. He began his work in the enrollment field as an admissions counselor at Michigan State University in 1970.

Through benchmark contributions to the transition from traditional admission and registrar teams to strategic enrollment management/services on an international level, Stan is one of the most recognized professionals personifying the scholarly activity of SEM. He was one of the founders of the Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Conference, which has become the premier educational experience for enrollment managers.

From Kansas ACRAO to other state and regional organizations, Stan served the profession. Rising out of the state and regional realm Stan served AACRAO on the Board of Directors as Vice President for Admissions and Enrollment Management, and also as President, as a Task Force Chair, and as an author and session contributor. He is currently a senior consultant with AACRAO Consulting.

Stan authored the chapter “On the Brink of a Profession: A History of Enrollment Management” in The SEM Revolution; “Admissions at the Front Door: From Gatekeeper to Strategic Partner” in The College Admissions Officer’s Guide; and the article “Refocusing Enrollment Management: Losing Structure and Finding the Academic Context” in College and University journal. He also edits and contributes to the Handbook for the College Admissions Profession.

As Chair of the AACRAO Centennial Committee, Stan received the AACRAO Distinguished Service Award in 2007. A member of Who’s Who in America, he is a frequent national presenter and has consulted at a wide range of institutions, including public research extensive universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), regional state universities, and small private colleges.

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Posted on April 15, 2008