Timothy C. Preheim Dean [email protected] Education B.A., Carleton College M.B.A., University of Chicago Areas of Interest Entrepreneurship Business ethics Biography Dean Preheim founded Productivity Point International, which he built into one of the nation's largest software training and services franchise organizations prior to its sale. He has experience in business training, strategic development, and marketing. Prior to his independent business endeavors he managed a consulting team of econometric forecasters for Fortune 500 business organizations. Early in his career he worked as an economist and financial analyst
And the point is? I suspect there are a very large number of deans without doctorates -- not to mention senior distinguished professors. The best-known, most-published, most distinguished faculty member of 26 faculty in the department where my wife did her Ph.D. (Vanderbilt) was also the only one without a Ph.D. She, in fact, primarily chose Vanderbilt over Harvard and Princeton for the opportunity to study with Alisdair McIntyre.
McIntyre is legendary in the field of Ethics, all the more so for having accomplished this without a PhD. There are very few Philosophers out there who could "write their own ticket," but he is undoubtedly one. Jack
I seem to remember that someone asked Kurt Goedel why he didn't take a PhD. He said, "Who would examine me?" The President of the University of New Mexico when I took my JD had nothing more than an LL.B. Lawrence Tribe, probably the greatest living constitutional law scholar int the U.S. also rejoices in an LL.B. Nosborne, JD
Unlike the Master or Arts, the Master of Business Administration is often considered as a "terminal degree" by many universities. Tony Piña Faculty, California State University, San Bernardino
I found an old 1981-2 catalog for the California Institute of Technology. Its "officers and faculty" roster had 745 names. Of these, 26 individuals had a masters degree as their highest degree, two were LL.B.s, 15 only had a bachelors degree and five had no academic degrees at all. Of those with no degrees, there was a lecturer in electrical engineering, a lecturer in computer science, a lecturer in music, a lecturer in video art and one 'visiting associate'. I suppose that the presence of three Nobel Prize winners teaching on campus at the time, including the inimitable Richard Feynmann, kind of balanced that out. I'd hate to see Cal Tech dismissed as a degree-mill.
Great point, Bill. Here's another one that we often use: Number of faculty having their highest degree from that university. That surely would make Harvard a likely suspect as well Tony Piña Faculty, CSU San Bernardino
I suppose that's correct but staring at gnats with respect to the school at issue is particularly ludicrous considering, (a) 90% of the full-time faculty have doctorates; (b) around half of the adjuncts have doctorates (or are in candidacy); and (c) the Associate Dean, Associate Dean for Curriculum, Associate Dean for Research, and Dean Emeritus have doctorates (as do the program administrators).
Years ago I had a professor (tenured, full professor) that I worked with on my undergraduate degree. I was a social science major at the time and he was my advisor. He happened to be the head of the geography department at the university. He did not have a doctorate. Actually he was ABD. He had decided not to defend his research among a group of people that were not really qualified to evaluate his work. At the time he was one of the most prolific wiriters in climatological geography. His work was new and many others were really not qualified to evaluate it. He simply chose not to defend among peers who could not realistically evaluate. On the other hand, he was an incredible teacher that inspired students. I have a geography minor for no other reason than I was drawn to participate in his classes. He was well respected by peers, inside and outside the university. His case is unique, but the doctorate would not have made any real difference. Remember lots of incredible peolpe never made the doctorate leap. Darwin did not have a doctorate, nor did Edison, etc. SOmetimes it is about knowledge, skills and credibility.
