Richard Artman
President, Viterbo University
Richard Artman was appointed the eighth president at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin in July, 2006. Prior to this appointment, Artman served as president of Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan for twelve years. His administrative career path to the presidencies has been a progression of various positions in student affairs. From 1982-1994 Artman served as vice president for student affairs at Nebraska Wesleyan University. Prior to that, he held various student affairs positions at the University of Miami, Florida where he received his Ph.D. in administration of higher education and his Master of Education in student personnel administration. Artman is a 1990 graduate of the Harvard University Institute for Educational Management.
During his tenure at Siena Heights, the University was rated one of the most wired campuses in the United States. Artman is a member of the boards of directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and the NAIA Council of Presidents, for which he served as chair from 2006 to 2008. Artman served as a consultant evaluator for The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association for 17 years and is a frequent presenter at the CIC New Presidents Program on the topic of fundraising.
