Wayne Sigler

Dr. Wayne Sigler is a nationally respected enrollment management practitioner, consultant, author and speaker with particular expertise in transformational leadership and management, strategic planning, recruitment, marketing, performance management and customer service.

Dr. Sigler has served as Director of Admissions at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for nineteen years. Under Dr. Sigler’s leadership the University has realized a 63% increase in new freshman enrollment, including strong increases in the academic preparation and diversity of the freshman class. From 1994 to 2011, new freshman applications increased by 114% (21,061 additional applications).

Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Sigler served as Dean of Admissions and Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Services at the University of Houston, Dean of Student and Academic Services at Texas State University-San Marcos (now Texas State University, San Marcos), Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Maryland, College Park and Associate Director of Admissions at Towson State College (now Towson University). He also served a two-year term as President of the Association of Chief Admissions Officers of Public Universities (ACAOPU).

In 2008, Dr. Sigler received the AACRAO APEX Award which recognizes excellence in education administration and outstanding achievement and influence in the profession. He is also the author of Managing for Change: Shifting from Process-Centric to Results-Oriented Operations, which was published in July 2007 by AACRAO. He earned a B.S. in Political Science from Towson State College, a Master of Arts in Education and an Ed.D. in Higher Education from The George Washington University.