David Smallen, Director of Information Technology Services, has been named Vice President for Information Technology, Hamilton College President Eugene M. Tobin announced today. In his new role, Smallen will continue to supervise operations in Information Technology Services, while working with his fellow officers to plan for the future development of technology on campus.
The educational technology vision Dave has put in place at Hamilton has helped make him a nationally recognized speaker, writer and leader in the IT field. In the late 1980s, he served on the board of directors for both CAUSE and EDUCOM, the two national education technology associations that merged to form EDUCAUSE in the late 1990s. Prior to the merger, he was the first person from a small college elected to these boards and the first from a small college to chair the Board of Directors of CAUSE. In October he was honored with the 2000 EDUCAUSE Award for Leadership in the Profession, for "exceptionally effective leadership in campus information technology use and management, and mentoring of other professionals." He currently is the director of the EDUCAUSE Leadership Institute, a program to develop new IT leaders.
Smallen came to Hamilton as an assistant professor of mathematics in 1972, the same year he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He was named director of the College's Computer Center in 1974 and became director of Information Technology Services 12 years later. In addition to the leadership and vision he has provided Hamilton, Smallen has mentored many professionals in the IT field, conducted external reviews of education technology programs at more than two dozen colleges and universities, and served as a member of several Middle States Reaccreditation teams.
