Kevin J. Manning
President, Stevenson University
Kevin J. Manning assumed his role as the fourth president of Stevenson University on July 1, 2000. He was selected for the position after an extensive national search process that involved the Board, students, faculty and staff of Maryland's third-largest independent college.
President Manning's career in higher education spans more than four decades. Before coming to Stevenson University, he was vice president for development and college relations at Immaculata University in Pennsylvania. Previously, he held key administrative positions at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania, and at Washington University in Missouri.
Widely acknowledged as a visionary leader (he received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® Award in 2007), President Manning guided the development of the institution's second campus, thus transforming the University from a commuter school to a residential one. In addition, he oversaw the process through which a name change and move to university status were implemented. Under his tenure, full-time enrollment has grown from 1,648 to 2,596.
President Manning's commitment to Stevenson extends far beyond campus boundaries. He is on the board of directors of the United Way of Central Maryland and is the co-chair for the current campaign. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Greater Baltimore Committee, the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, and the Maryland Chamber of Commerce.
President Manning earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Webster University, a Master of Science in Counseling and Student Personnel from Shippensburg University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from The Ohio State University.
